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1. Nick White

   
   Posted on: January 17, 2007 at 1:29PM  

   Hey Elof_Barsk:  looks like no one else has addressed your question.  The x86 and x64 editions of Windows Vista do indeed require separate installations; you cannot upgrade/downgrade from one to the other.
2. chiphead

   
   Posted on: January 26, 2007 at 1:03AM  

   Nick,

   PC Freak posed the following question about the upgrade advisor not working.  I'm having the same issue and I'd like to run the program.  What's up with error about uninstalling and reinstalling the latest version when I have the latest version???

   I'm sure I'll be good to run Vista, I just can't run the advisor to check for drivers, etc..

   Thanks!

   Hi Nick,

   I tried running the upgrade advisor for vista (fresh download), worked well on my desktop but doesn't on my laptop. An Acer Aspire 1694, I do think it meets requirements though (A) (2 Ghz, 1 GB ram, 100 GB hdd, 256 MB ATI X700)

   But I was just curious what the advisor would say, and.. why it doesn't work. It says: "Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor encountered an error while scanning your system. If the problem persists, you can uninstall Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor and reinstall the latest version." I just got it from the MS site :S Tried reinstalling, rebooting.. no answer..
3. Doggy

   
   Posted on: January 31, 2007 at 8:44PM  

   Vista upgrade advisor cleared my PC for the upgrade, I want to keep the full licence of my XP pro for another PC i am building for the kids so would want to buy a full version licence not an upgrade.

   I am currently a mature IT student and (hopefully) will be working in the IT industry shortly.

   I have always liked to have my own copy of any software and that's included windows right back to 3.11 and Dos 6.2. after 6 years working on main frames in the armed forces.

   I was angling towards the ultimate edition as this would give me not only the most feature packed version to learn about but also enable me to have knowledge of the other 32 bit versions

   I have 3 basic questions

   Will Vista allow me to go digging around within its core to learn all the tricks etc that Ive picked up about XP or are we locked out of the system as reported on the net etc.

   An example is the sysoc.inf file in XP, I edit mine to allow me to uninstall certain options such as accessibility or windows messenger.

   and

   Does Vista avoid the filling up of the HDD for the sheer hell of it like XP does

   eg

   very very hidden IE temp files that can only be deleted by 3rd party software or logging in as admin and manually deleting, (WHOS IDEA WAS THAT).

   If you have 2 hard drives and a USB stick it insists on 3 recycling bins but only empties one on the desktop and leaves the others to fill up the HDD. I currently have 39Mb of files in my C drive recycling bin that I have to go and manually dig out.

   My real gripe about XP is it leaves a trail of crap all over the HDD like some kind of diarrhoea ridden puppy that you constantly have to clean up after otherwise your disk grinds to a halt on every AV scan and defrag.

   Linux doesnt feel the need to mark out its territory on every square inch of my free drive space like a tom cat so why oh why does XP and more importantly please tell me that unlike XP, Vista is house trained.
4. Nick White

   
   Posted on: February 01, 2007 at 10:21PM  

   Hey chiphead and PC Freak:  The Upgrade Advisor is still beta code and so may not work correctly in all instances.  But, we do want to know the circumstances involved when it does not work as expected, so I've passed your feedback about it to the Product Manager in charge for review.  Thanks.
5. nathan922

   
   Posted on: September 30, 2007 at 8:12PM  

   Hey i am about to buy a new pc and i would like to know how it would run using Vista Ultimate-

   Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.40Ghz/Kentsfield/4MBx2/1066FSB/EMT64/XD/Quad Core)

   Asus P5N32-E SLI Nforce680i, Quad core Ready, DDR2, PCI Express, GBLAN, SATA, DTS Connect

   Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX 2GB (2x XMS2 1GB) PC-6400 (800MHz) DDR2 RAM, 2x240-pin DIMMs, Non ECC Unbuffered, 4-4-4-12

   XFX PV-T80G-THD9 Geforce 8800GTS XXX Edition, 640MB GDDR3, PCI Express, Dual DVI, TV OUT, 550/1800 MHz

   Seagate ST3250410AS Baracuda 7200.10 250GB 7200rpm SATAII/300 16mb Cache, NCQ, Perpendicular Recording x2

   Pioneer DVR-212BK 8x/18x Dual/Single Unbranded Black OEM – SATA

   Samsung 226BW Wide TFT Monitor - Black, Max. Resolution 1680x1050, 2ms Response Time (GtG), Digital / Analog Interface

   Antec "Nine Hundred" Tower Gaming Case with Side Window - Black, NO PSU, 9 Drive Bays, Top mounted 200mm exhaust fan, Top USB/IEEE1394/Audio

   Antec TruePower Trio 650W ATX Power Supply, 120mm fan, Dual PCI-E Graphics Card Connector
6. TomWoolf

   
   Posted on: November 22, 2007 at 7:38PM  

   Like Karl, I have the Sony VAIO XL1B2 200 Disc DVD/CD Burner Media Changer.  I am interested if Karl or anybody else has been able to get it to run on their Vista 64-bit system?

   My system seems to recognize it, but will not read any CDs or DVDs.  It is infuriating.  Frustrating... Some might even say "confusing"...
7. UnhappyWithMicrosoft

   
   Posted on: January 11, 2008 at 3:52PM  

   Ok maybe someone on here can help, I am very unhappy with Vista. I bought this new computer for an online college program costing me 28 grand for starters. I get the run around saying its a compaq issue, then they tell me compatibility is a microsoft issue, but to call them they want to charge me more money on top of already spending over 800 dollars in order to fix the issues...NOT COOL. Vista apperantley isnt compatable with anything so far, so why release it yet????? I can't even run my programs and CD-roms for school, but yet neither tech seems to know what to do? So my question is to I continue to run Vista in order to keep my warranty active or put XP back on it and wait for Microsoft to figure out they shouldnt screw over theor customers by putting out crappy (in my opinion) an unready products out there. If the answer is the latter and I should put XP on it and have an upgrade disk for it, how do I do this shy of spending yet more money to hire a professional. Very unhappy with the way Microsoft has changed over the years, and I feel this is rediculous to charge to fix something or even talk to tech support when the problem is yours to begin with not mine. Thanks, sorry for the venting but this is really getting frustrating at this point.
8. skatamatic

   
   Posted on: July 17, 2008 at 10:00PM  

   to unhappywithmicrosoft,

   which college course costed 28 grand?  that sounds like harvard pricing...  if you would like to get something out of this blog, you should post your PC specs as well - and not just vent frustrations (which we all undeniably have somewhat towards vista)

   i'm a computer technician and i would never charge more than $100 to fix a system.  $800 could buy you a vista ready (and installed) system!  vista is quite compatible with ALMOST everything at this point, and since the release of SP1 there are even fewer issues.  i have a feeling you are either exagerating alot of your points, or have severely damaged your system setup yourself (did you try to do anything where you didn't understand what you were doing?).  

   to install windows xp...just insert an xp cd and restart your computer... any tech with half an a+ certification WILL be able to install windows vista if your system is compatible.  
9. Mobile

   
   Posted on: August 29, 2009 at 11:22AM  

   well jimall you have shared a very vital info with us! i appreciate it.