XP Pro to Vista Business Upgrade

Read a lot re the installation problems with most other combinations.

I can not find much about " my needs - XP Prof to Vista Business Upgrade".

Two questions:

1) Is there a procedure manual to assist with installation? - I already
purchased the Upgrade and have read the manual with it.
2) Any know problems - other than the standard "Upgrade Advisor Checks"

Any thought or recommendations?

"John Leonard - Sage" <sagegrp@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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> Read a lot re the installation problems with most other combinations.
>
> I can not find much about " my needs - XP Prof to Vista Business Upgrade".
>
> Two questions:
>
> 1) Is there a procedure manual to assist with installation? - I already
> purchased the Upgrade and have read the manual with it.
> 2) Any know problems - other than the standard "Upgrade Advisor Checks"
>
> Any thought or recommendations?
>
>
>
>
>

Run the Vista Upgrade Advisor. Uninstall all software and hardware the
Advisor shows as incompatible.

Uninstall all peripherals ( printers, external drives etc.)
Uninstall antivirus, active antispyware, third party firewall if present.
There is a really thorough step by step guide published by John Barnett
here - http://vistasupport.mvps.org/install_windows_vista.htm


--
Jim

Thanks Jim

I need to look at "Un-install" - do you mean to deactivate Norton (and
others) or uninstall it/them?
"JimR" <jrap107@msn.com> wrote in message
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> "John Leonard - Sage" <sagegrp@adelphia.net> wrote in message
> news:eoLKLpRTHHA.480@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Read a lot re the installation problems with most other combinations.
>>
>> I can not find much about " my needs - XP Prof to Vista Business
>> Upgrade".
>>
>> Two questions:
>>
>> 1) Is there a procedure manual to assist with installation? - I already
>> purchased the Upgrade and have read the manual with it.
>> 2) Any know problems - other than the standard "Upgrade Advisor Checks"
>>
>> Any thought or recommendations?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Run the Vista Upgrade Advisor. Uninstall all software and hardware the
> Advisor shows as incompatible.
>
> Uninstall all peripherals ( printers, external drives etc.)
> Uninstall antivirus, active antispyware, third party firewall if present.
> There is a really thorough step by step guide published by John Barnett
> here - http://vistasupport.mvps.org/install_windows_vista.htm
>
>
> --
> Jim

"John Leonard - Sage" <sagegrp@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:eoLKLpRTHHA.480@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Read a lot re the installation problems with most other combinations.
>
> I can not find much about " my needs - XP Prof to Vista Business Upgrade".
>
> Two questions:
>
> 1) Is there a procedure manual to assist with installation? - I already
> purchased the Upgrade and have read the manual with it.
> 2) Any know problems - other than the standard "Upgrade Advisor Checks"
>
> Any thought or recommendations?
>
>
>
>
>

Uninstall. Even though some av and firewalls support Vista, uninstalling
them first will minimize install problems and also ensure that the version
you install later will support Vista.

--
Jim

THANKS JIM
"JimR" <jrap107@msn.com> wrote in message
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> "John Leonard - Sage" <sagegrp@adelphia.net> wrote in message
> news:eoLKLpRTHHA.480@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Read a lot re the installation problems with most other combinations.
>>
>> I can not find much about " my needs - XP Prof to Vista Business
>> Upgrade".
>>
>> Two questions:
>>
>> 1) Is there a procedure manual to assist with installation? - I already
>> purchased the Upgrade and have read the manual with it.
>> 2) Any know problems - other than the standard "Upgrade Advisor Checks"
>>
>> Any thought or recommendations?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Uninstall. Even though some av and firewalls support Vista, uninstalling
> them first will minimize install problems and also ensure that the version
> you install later will support Vista.
>
> --
> Jim