Clean re-install from with Vista Ultimate?

Various things went wrong---all attributable to me--- with my upgrade from XP
Professional to Vista Ultimate, leading to a system instability and 45+% use
of 2 GB of RAM, slow loading of IE7, and Windows LiveOneCare Firewall
supposedly not turning on (but probes of my ports show them all to be
"stealthed").

So, what I would like to do is stick the Vista DVD in while in Vista, format
my HD, and to a clean install.

Possible and, if so, any directions?

Thanks,

Ron

How to install Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918884/en-us

Upgrade installation keys are blocked when you start from the Windows Vista DVD
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930985/en-us


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User

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"neverforget" wrote:

Various things went wrong---all attributable to me--- with my upgrade from XP
Professional to Vista Ultimate, leading to a system instability and 45+% use
of 2 GB of RAM, slow loading of IE7, and Windows LiveOneCare Firewall
supposedly not turning on (but probes of my ports show them all to be
"stealthed").

So, what I would like to do is stick the Vista DVD in while in Vista, format
my HD, and to a clean install.

Possible and, if so, any directions?

Thanks,

Ron