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Windows XP was not a free upgrade, but Microsoft gave corporate customers 30 days to accept delivery of XP licenses and sign new support agreements or be Previews of Vista have been interesting, but there's nothing really driving demand for Vista. In fact, a 32 bit version of Vista might even be a "hard sell".

We have to ake it all back:-(
I'm quad-booting both the x86 (32-bit) and x64 (64-bit) versions of both WinXP Pro SP2 and Windows Vista (currently build 5219; 5231 is being downloaded now). When I try to install or upgrade and it doesn't work, I'm never sure whether it's bad drivers, bad MMC software, or just that I failed to uninstall the

the futility of upgrading
Frankly, the Microsoft upgrade treadmill is wearing us out. Forget Vista! With the number of web-based applications in use today, just keeping up with the IE lifecycle Last January, after a 'patch' install from Microsoft, my XP install on my IBM Intellistation Z Pro would only load a few drivers before halting.

lizardliz - well, I finally upgraded successfully this morning!...
Imagine also that both versions contain both 32- and 64-bit code, such that any computer could install the OS using the ONE install disc, regardless of whether its CPU Leopard is to OS X as SP2 is to Windows XP (NOT as Vista is to Windows XP). Tiger is, for the most part all of Vista as that's what M$ copied.

LONG [News Digest] Linux News Digest for the 24hrs preceding 17-07-07
However, this all needs to run on the 32 bit version which is my main system. Does anyone have any more ideas? It does not look like MS has a way of supporting install problems with Office. Am I stuck for good? -- Manfred "Manfred" wrote: The installation will start normally, accepts my product key and goes to

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The clean install directions I used successfully were from Mike Murphy - and it was for a 64-bit system eventhough my computewr is a 32-bit. Go figure! "rebell" wrote: I unplugged all of my USB periphials and attempted the upgrade again to no avail - got message simply stating upgrade attemtp failed.

Going from 64 bit to 32 bit.
And as it happens, the answer as to why Vista killed XP all those months ago was answered through this experience. ..... Windows 95, 98, Millenium Edition, NT 4.0, 2000, and XP. Notice how I | stopped there. After over a decade of Windows, I decided to give Ubuntu a try | and now have no reason to install Vista.

Is MS losing it? IE 7 almost as bad as Vista
The s/w hasn't changed Principalpoop: upgrade your man from uncle browser, use I-Spy llanwydd: how's everybody? Mudhead: ok Audrey F. (aka Hope): I'll take the ..... Dexter Fong: Hope: No, that haggis H Stones: vista seems to prevent all the things that xp media edition made possible, if thats progress i can do

LONG [News Digest] Linux News Digest for the 24hrs preceding 10-07-07
schestowitz.com> Subject: [News] Dell: "Vista Ready" But Stuck with Windows XP Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 04:55:32 +0100 Vista Upgrade, Dimension E521, ..... The one thing I would like to see is an > | option is the availability of a 64 bit version down the line as > | most processors now being released are 64 bit.

ATI TV Dies/Freezes on XP SP2
Updated bios from 0119 to latest, 0502, pr manual instruction. Have to update from 32 bit system, so used XP O/S. Updated fine. Rebooted to XP and noted could not view SATA drive on My Computer. Boot attempt into Vista failed. Stated files were corrupted, reboot into install disc and request repair function.

freebsd-questions Digest, Vol 192, Issue 32
If 32-bit, are you using the 32-bit disc to run the repair? Initially, when installing Vista, were you wanting a Dual Boot situation, or wanting Vista to overwrite XP on the same partition? Were you wanting an Upgrade, or Clean installation? No, an hour for Startup Repair doesn't seem right.

LONG [News Digest] Linux News Digest for the 24hrs preceding 15-05-07
It has worked perfectly since I installed Ultimate 32-bit a week ago. I'm not running any 3rd party firewall software and I reset the hub I have it plugged into (off brand no name) I'm also guessing that this could be an issue as a result of doing and upgrade install from XP instead of a fresh install to Vista.

LONG [News Digest] Linux News Digest for the 24hrs preceding 16-10-07
Colin Barnhorst colinbarha...@msn.com microsoft public windows 64bit general Do not do an upgrade when going from 64bit Vista to 32bit Vista (from XP Pro x64 to Vista x86) Printer drivers that I used before failed. Web cam no longer works, and on and on. Even Microsoft's own LiveCare for security won't install.

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If you have installed SketchUp 6 on XP and then upgrade to Vista, your shortcuts will not survive the change. You should export the shortcuts prior to the upgrade The workaround is to use the 32-bit version of Windows Explorer. To do that, follow these steps: * Click "Start" > "Run." * Type the following in the

98 SE UPGRADE
There are no Antivirus programmes that work with x64 and most applications won't work with x64 (unless they run the crippled 32-bit equivalent). Programmes won't install printer drivers because, apparently, no one can figure out how to write a 64-bit printer driver. If Windows XP x64 has this much trouble with

Microsoft publishes detailed Vista SP1 “changelog”
There is no way to upgrade from a 32 bit version to a 64 bit version of Vista with an upgrade version. You can only upgrade from XP or use a full (didnt see 4 anyway),and took out everything down to one grafix card and nothing else but what is necessary and still the same upgrade failed message everytime even

Release notes for IE7 Beta 2 - If having trouble please read!
Installation Errors If you receive notification that the installation failed you should always reboot your system to ensure that any changes made during setup .... When running the 64-bit version, you will be unable to load 32-bit ActiveX controls. (There are no 64-bit ActiveX controls.) As a result, some web pages

the futility of upgrading
http://reverzed.com/wordpress/2007/11/05/why-vista-should-have-been-an-expansion-pack/ Related: An Open Letter to Microsoft: Re-Release Windows XP ,----[ Quote ..... as George Bush's travelling circus has been Microsoft's failed attempt to fast-track its OOXML document format to the status of an ISO standard.

Install hangs as well as startup repair
... of the following operating systems: Windows 2000 (Pro and Server), Windows Server 2003 (32-bit), Windows XP (Home and Pro, 32-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit). .... Also, be sure it is not listed in Device Manager from a previous failed installation. You might want to start in Safe Mode and make sure there are no

Forbes: OEM's Suffer from Microsoft's 'Scare Tactics'
You say you tried to install from the XP to Disk 2. Since the BCD would be writing records for the Vista install, and the XP install, is there anything unusual What exact version are you trying to install. Upgrade - full 32-bit or 64-bit. Your post suggests that it is full and 32-bit, am I right or what is it.