"mbvista" <mbvista@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:407FD578-65E3-4605-8A80-DDCD0AE7B8AF@microsoft.com...
> Thanks very much. This is much more promising than the previous
> reply, but I
> still need a solution that can preserve my 88+ third-party
> applications that
> are currently installed under RC2. Re-installing and re-configuring
> them is
> not that easy and could literally take more than 7-10 days, and I
> don't
> really have that time to spend again re-installing the same apps
> from scratch!
> Thanks again, Gary. Yours, --MB
>

Not much more promising as this is just a new install of Vista NOT
using an upgrade disk. The poster used a full retail copy and you can
select to install not as an in place upgrade but to a new Windows
folder and the old one is moved to Windows.old. You will still have
to reinstall all your apps - even after using the settings and
Transfer Wizard to gather your desktop settings, profile and some data
files.

--

Mike Brannigan

"mbvista" <mbvista@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:407FD578-65E3-4605-8A80-DDCD0AE7B8AF@microsoft.com...
> Thanks very much. This is much more promising than the previous
> reply, but I
> still need a solution that can preserve my 88+ third-party
> applications that
> are currently installed under RC2. Re-installing and re-configuring
> them is
> not that easy and could literally take more than 7-10 days, and I
> don't
> really have that time to spend again re-installing the same apps
> from scratch!
> Thanks again, Gary. Yours, --MB
>
> "Gary Mount" wrote:
>
>> I installed Home Premium from my Vista Ultimate RC2 install. I used
>> the
>> migration wizard to collect my files and settings.
>> I have to reinstall any applications that are not included in
>> Vista, such as
>> Office.
>> I thought I would have to reinstall Windows XP or Windows 2000 then
>> run the
>> install from there, but I had problems installing Windows 2000 so I
>> just
>> tried the install from RC2, and it worked.
>>
>>
>> "mbvista" <mbvista@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2FDDFD51-F77B-4737-BF8A-A1B7666B2F61@microsoft.com...
>> >I hope this is possible. I am currently running RC2 Ultimate (but
>> >not using
>> > any of the Ultimate features), with many dozens of my
>> > work/research
>> > applications properly installed, configured, and running under
>> > it, and
>> > would
>> > like to upgrade to the final release, which I am about to receive
>> > from
>> > Moduslink https://upgradeweb.moduslink.com/Vista/ in a few weeks
>> > (this
>> > will
>> > be the Home Premium 32-bit edition). I hope the "upgrade" will be
>> > smooth,
>> > otherwise please let me know what are the necessary
>> > steps/measures to take
>> > to
>> > upgrade my existing RC2 and keep all installed applications? I
>> > don't won't
>> > to
>> > buy or upgrade to the final Ultimate edition. Home Premium is all
>> > what I
>> > want. Thanks.
>>