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    Do you need XP Disc to upgrade to Vista?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by 7hil, Jan 30, 2007.

  1. 7hil

    7hil Notebook Enthusiast

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    I read somewhere that at some point during the upgrade process you are asked to place your original XP disc in. Is this true?

    If so, with Sony's this is a problem as the more recent notebooks don’t have XP or recovery discs. Instead you have to burn your own disc from the recovery partition on the hard drive.

    Has anyone done this upgrade already with a new Sony notebook to shed any light on what you have to do during the upgrade process?

    PS I'm assuming I can’t do a clean install with Vista Premium Upgrade? :(
     
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    surefire Notebook Consultant

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    no you dont need XP disk. you neen XP installed.

    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/930985/en-us (now working)

    that raises the question whether a pirated XP can be upgraded to vista!!!

    i will be the guinee pig on this one. i shud be buying vista upgrade on wed. till then


    sony vaio vgn s580p
     
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    surefire Notebook Consultant

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    maybe thats why bill gates axed the old method. for those who dont have xp cd's but have it on a recovery disk. maybe sony would come up with a solution. cause i dont think u can delete the hidden recovery partition even with a vista cd
     
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    7hil Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have an FE series notebook with the following spec:

    CPU Section
    Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2300, Supports Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

    Operating System
    Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005

    Display
    15.4 inch X-Black LCD with double lamp technology
    Resolution 1280 x 800
    Memory
    Memory Size 1024 Mb

    Drives
    Hard Drive Capacity 100 Gb
    Super Multi Double Layer DVD±RW drive

    Graphics
    NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7400 with TurboCache™ supporting 256MB*

    Do I go for the 32 or 64 bit Vista?
     
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    DTX Notebook Evangelist

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    32 Bit Vista.
     
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    surefire Notebook Consultant

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    32bit is the way to go for now.
    most drivers and softwares are not supported on 64bit platform.
    atleast not yet.
    and dont worry any retail vista dvd comes with both versions on the same disk.
    also your laptop is already 64bit ready
    we just have to wait on the rest of the world to catch on. i mean software and drivers manufacturers
     
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    if you bought that system after october 2006 u shud be eligible for a free windows vista home premium edition from sony. but i think u have to fill an online form somewhere on the website...
     
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    7hil Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm afarid I'm one of those poor dudes who got their Vista Ready laptop a couple of months before October 2006 so no free upgrade for me.

    Surefire, I'll be interested to see what the process was of upgrading and if a clean install was possible. Let us know.
     
    7hil, Jan 30, 2007
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