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    Can I upgrade Vista and not use the upgrade utility

    Discussion in 'HP' started by bluecougar, Mar 24, 2007.

  1. bluecougar

    bluecougar Notebook Enthusiast

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    Sorry if it has been answered already, I just got my Vista upgrade DVD's from HP. I don't want to use the upgrade utility DVD because I don't want to overwrite my HD during the instalation. Can I just use the Vista Express DVD to upgrade without wiping my HD?

    Has anyone tried this? What are the results?
     
    bluecougar, Mar 24, 2007
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    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    My Vista upgrade DVD disabled the upgrade option, forcing me to do a clean install. I decided it best to wipe the drive at that point.
     
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    bluecougar Notebook Enthusiast

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    So you skipped using the upgrade utility disk? I don't want to use it because I don't want to wipe all my programs and then have to reinstal them. I wish could just clone the hard drive and then just do a clean install. I don't know how to do it though and I don't want to spend any money doing it.

    Any thoughts?
     
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    TwiztOG43 Notebook Evangelist

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    wait so currently you have xp?
    y dont you try dualbooting?
    use partition software from norton
     
    TwiztOG43, Mar 24, 2007
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    bluecougar Notebook Enthusiast

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    Can you post the link to the thread (if there is one) that will help me set up my comp. to dual boot.

    I have XP MCE.
     
    bluecougar, Mar 24, 2007
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