To: Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
Thanks for the helpful reply. You mention uninstalling Roxio software
before trying to run a Vista Upgrade. I have latest version of Roxio, Easy
Media creator Ver. 9. Does your suggestion apply to this also?
DJB



TweakUI will not work and you'll have a hard time uninstalling it in Vista.
Remove anything the upgrade advisor says could be a problem in Vista. Also
remove any AV programs, 3rd party firewalls, system level utilities, CD/DVVD
burning programs such as Roxio and Nero, and any other software that uses
drivers.

Setting up an autologin is simple to do in XP even without TweakUI, and the
process is the same in Vista.
From a command prompt type control userpasswords2, uncheck the box that
Users must enter a username and password, then click apply or ok, and it
prompts for the account name and it's password that you want to auto login
to.

Before doing the upgrade I recommend you image the system using something
Acronis True Image Home v. 10 (which works in Vista too), saving the image
to external media such as a USB drive. That way if something goes wrong
during the upgrade you can restore the XP image.

Don't just rely on the Upgrade Advisor - it's only that, advice, not a
guarantee. Research all the hardware to make sure Vista compatible drivers
are available. Same with the software, check on the vendor websites for
compatibility.

Disconnect all peripheral devices, leaving only the keyboard, monitor, mouse
and DVD drive. After the upgrade add hardware devices one at a time.

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]