Upgrading / Re-installing Questions

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Harry Sherman

My last full install of Windows was Win95. Since then I have followed the
complete upgrade path through 98, ME and XP Home. Have been running Vista
since last summer with only minor problems. I intend to upgrade again from
XP Home to Vista Home Premium. I know that to upgrade, it must be done
within a legal installed copy of XP. Am I correct so far?

OK, now for the re-install question: I understand that if in the future I
have to reinstall VHP, the old method of inserting a CD containing a
previous edition of Windows is no longer supported, and I would have to
reinstall XP and then re-install VHP from XP. I am a little hazy on my XP
upgrade, but I believe it only required a previous Windows CD to use the
upgrade edition. Can I still re-install XP in the same manner or do I have
to go way back to my last full edition (Win95)?

I suspect many (if not most) users have a similar situation, and a
definitive answer would certainly be appreciated.
 
Harry Sherman said:
My last full install of Windows was Win95. Since then I have followed the
complete upgrade path through 98, ME and XP Home. Have been running Vista
since last summer with only minor problems. I intend to upgrade again
from XP Home to Vista Home Premium. I know that to upgrade, it must be
done within a legal installed copy of XP. Am I correct so far?
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Yes, that is correct.
OK, now for the re-install question: I understand that if in the future I
have to reinstall VHP, the old method of inserting a CD containing a
previous edition of Windows is no longer supported, and I would have to
reinstall XP and then re-install VHP from XP. I am a little hazy on my
XP upgrade, but I believe it only required a previous Windows CD to use
the upgrade edition. Can I still re-install XP in the same manner or do I
have to go way back to my last full edition (Win95)?
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I believe that you would only need to install and activate XP, which asks
for the previous qualifying CD if it was an upgrade edition itself. XP will
need to be at SP2 level before the Vista upgrade can proceed.

However, making an image of your Vista install with a 3rd party application
would save having to reinstall XP in the case of system failure, hardware
failure etc.
 
Depends on the type of upgrade you are doing. If you are planning on an
upgrade to 64-bit versions, you will do it from the DVD. Upgrades from XP
to 32-bit versions, you are correct. In either case a legal installed (and
activated for XP) version of the qualifying OS is required.
 
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