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1. Corrine

   
   Posted on: March 13, 2007 at 8:58PM  

   Thanks, Nick.  Your post reminded me to add a link to the search page for KB articles on Windows Vista to my mirrored Vista Bookmark blogs.

   Pingbacks:

   http://securitygarden.blogspot.com/2007/03/installation-resources-for-windows.html

   and mirrored at Windows Connected:  http://windowsconnected.com/blogs/corrine/archive/2007/03/13/installation-resources-for-windows-vista-32-bit-and-64-bit-systems.aspx

   Regards,

   Corrine
2. newscientist2000

   
   Posted on: March 13, 2007 at 9:19PM  

   Just one question, does Microsoft deactivate an XP product key when you install a Upgrade version of Vista over the top of an exsisting XP install?

   As some users may install Vista only to realise later that their machine does not meet Vistas recommended minimum requirements, and they may want to switch back to XP after the fact for that machine, at least until they can buy more memory etc.

   There are rumours on the web that this is true, however since to do a new install of a Vista Upgrade back onto the same machine you would first have to install and reactivate XP and then install over the top of that the Vista Upgrade Im not sure that it would make sense to deactivate a XP key in this way.  Of course you could stop internet activation of the XP and require phone activation and talking to a rep, as a fair compromise.
3. MikeW2

   
   Posted on: March 14, 2007 at 4:07AM  

   The installation guide for 64-bit Vista misses out a key point when talking about installing Vista on a PC running XPPro 32-bit.

   I had XPPro 32-bit on C:. (Which I made an image backup for along with one for D:)

   I installed Vista Ultimate 64-bit after (yes) booting from the DVD drive.

   Because C: had less space available than D:, I installed it on D:

   I was *postively* surprised to find that I after installation had dual boot to both XPPro and (default) Vista.

   This isn't mentioned at all in the document which is a pity because it's a very good feature of such an installation.

   Mike Walsh
4. Martechsupport

   
   Posted on: March 16, 2007 at 9:14AM  

   Some Driver Pcu and use drvice are not compatible with vest i would like to know if you have resolved this problem
5. Mike Thommes

   
   Posted on: March 16, 2007 at 11:08AM  

   Does anyone know if Windows Vista puts up any kind of warning as it approaches the 180 day mark of not being able to contact the KMS server to which it originally registered?  TIA!

   Mike Thommes
6. penny

   
   Posted on: March 16, 2007 at 12:15PM  

   How do you get Microsoft to recognize your MOLP license key for Vista. When I try to register, it says invalid DNS entry. We have purchased 20 license and I need to be able to test this in production. Please help: langp@uah.edu.
7. polgag

   
   Posted on: March 16, 2007 at 1:58PM  

   Question

   I have vista home premium 32b

   Can i go to actual 2gb ddr2 800

   to 4gb

   Most say i can't go bigger than 2gb

   on a vista 32b ????????
8. Mike Thommes

   
   Posted on: March 16, 2007 at 4:40PM  

   I'd like to edit my profile here, but it appears I can't.  Am I missing something?

   Mike Thommes

   mthommes@anl.gov
9. Nick White

   
   Posted on: March 19, 2007 at 1:25PM  

   Hey Mike Thommes:  you can edit your profile by clicking your name where it appears in the upper right-hand corner of any page in this blog (next to "Signed in as").
10. Nick White

    
    Posted on: March 19, 2007 at 1:29PM  

    Hey polgag:  32-bit installations can support up to 4GB of RAM, as detailed on the Windows Vista Product Guide:  http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2006/11/29/windows-vista-product-guide-is-live.aspx.