Vista Question

This might be a very basic question but when I install vista will it automaically uninstall xp or do i have to uninstall xp myself first.

 

If you upgrading then you don't need to uninstall XP but if its fresh install then take uninstall XP

 

Depends on where you install it to and how you want it to boot

 

I think you should format you PC, it's better then installing Vista over XP.

 

You may want to do the upgrade first, make sure everything works (heard some horror stories with hardware)... if not you can uninstall it. If you find it works, format then do clean install. A couple extra steps, but, may save a lot of headaches later.

 

The vista upgrade does not allow you to uninstall it the last time I checked! Well, at least for the beta version.

 

Oooh, good point, if this is true with the final release... something to check into before taking my advice, hehe... it figures that it wouldn't, actually... leave it to MS

 

yes formating and fresh installing is a better choice over upgrade

 

Vista isn't great (apart from looks) at the moment so I would....

...learn how to dual-boot XP and Vista here

 

You should format first and than instal Vista. It's better then installing Vista over XP.

 

I have just been quoted £60+vat at my local computer shop to wipe my hard drive and install vista on my laptop, i think it will be best if i do it myself.

 

True. And some of the flash drive need drivers, . Not all flash drive/thumb drive are compatible. Even for printers, you need to downloads drivers from the manufacturer website for the vista drivers.

 

first service pack for vista is ready for launch

 

First hundred you mean

 

You can dual boot. This is when you have two operating systems on the same machine. You can do this by partitioning your hard drive to C and D if it is not already and installing vista on the hard drive that xp is not already on.

You do get a choice when installing vista if you would like to "upgrade" this is where you will not loose your programs or files. Make sure you back up just incase tho

 

it is always better to buy a full software instead of a upgrade it might cost a little more

 

I have not bought Vista yet, but I would do a clean install, which means uninstall / remove xp. Also, as advised, make sure that the hardware is powerful enough. Vista eats a lot.

 

If I were to have taken the plunge and bought Vista, I would first find a blank hard drive, remove my existing XP drive and install Vista on the blank drive to make sure all works as expected.

Also, I would NEVER, EVER do an upgrade. To dirty.

 

If that doesn't include a vista license, WTF are they doing !!

 

yer i have to supply the vista, I told them i would think about it (obviously im never going back)