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I think this answers my question. According to the article, if you are
running 32 bit XP, the upgrade liscence will work, you just need to boot it
from the DVD and run the install cleanly, wheras from 32 to 32 or 64 to 64
you could run it with the computer alreayd booted into windows. Thank you.
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| | | | | Post in reply to: d.dassledoof
You will be just fine with the x64 dvd and your upgrade edition product key.
You will boot with the dvd, enter your upgrade pk, and Setup will
immediately scan your computer for existing Windows. It will find XP and
then let you proceed. Once it lets you proceed you no longer need the
existing Windows and are free to use the disk tools to do whatever you want.
You can delete the XP partition entirely and start with a new partition for
Vista, which I suggest folks do.
8226;*Upgrading_a_32-bit_operating_system_to_a_64-bit_operating_system*_If_you_purchase_a_64-bit_upgrade_version_of_Windows_Vista_with_the_intention_of_installing_on_a_computer_that_is_running_a_32-bit_operating_system,_you_must_install_Windows_Vista_by_starting_the_computer_from_the_64-bit_Vista_installation_DVD.__
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| | | | | Post in reply to: Mick Murphy
Incorrect, Mick. Since you have to boot with the x64 dvd the disk tools are
enabled and it is a simple matter to delete, create, extend, shrink,
whatever the user wants to do with partition.
You cannot apply what you have learned from working with x86 Setup to x64
Setup. They really do not work the same way.
For one thing, you cannot run x64 Setup from within an x86 desktop so you
have to boot the computer with the dvd to run x64 Setup.
An upgrade product key works fine when migrating from x86 Windows to x64
Vista. A full edition product key simply is not required. Is not. Is not.
Trust me. Is not.
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| | | | | Post in reply to: Dustin Harper
Bravo, Dustin! After reading the other replies you will surely get to the
head of the class with yours.
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| | | | | Post in reply to: Ian D
Incorrect. x64 Setup is itself a 64bit program. When was the last time YOU
ran a 64bit program on an x86 operating system?
Since he cannot start x64 Setup from XP he must boot the computer with the
x64 dvd and run Setup that way. x64 Setup does not work like x86 Setup and
it will NOT require running from existing Windows when entering an upgrade
edition product key. It scans the computer for existing Windows eligible
for upgrade licensing for Vista. When it finds his XP it will simply allow
him to proceed. No messages. It just proceeds.
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| | | | | Post in reply to: Colin Barnhorst
I didn't know that. When I installed my Vista Ultimate 64 upgrade ver, I
disconnected my XP Pro HD, and clean installed Vista by the double install
method, so I didn't have the occasion to even try running setup.exe from XP.
That was so each OS would see itself as running on C:, and give the ability
to boot into either OS from either drive. VistaBootPro is a great utility.
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| | | | | Post in reply to: Ian D
You did a good job, but you didn't have to go through all that. Booting
with the x64 dvd would have worked equally well and set up a normal dual
boot menu.
The drive lettering is irrelevant to the computer and does not have the same
issues that it might have had in the days of Win9x/ME. Installers don't
worry about them. I don't. I name the system drives with names like
"XPx86" and "VUx64". I don't care about the letters. Drive letters are a
dinosaur anyway.
You should use the simple fix in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926185 when
running both XP and Vista on the same computer.
I think the best way to run XP on a Vista box is in a virtual machine. That
way you get to use both at the same time and there is no way they can
interfere with each other. Its easier on the hardware too.
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