Upgrade from Vista RC2 5477 64 bit to Retail 32 Vista Ultimate

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deek_md - 29 Mar 2007 23:02 GMT

Hi I installed 64 bit Vista RC2 beta. I am having trouble so I now want to
upgrade to a full version of Vista.

Here are my questions:

(1) I dont want to go back to XP then upgrade to vista. I just want to go
straight from beta to full. Can I do this?
(2) I will be going from 64 bit beta to 32 bit retail ultimate. Is that ok?
(3) I want to do a clean install. Is this OK?
(4) If I do a clean install in this scenario, what is the best way to backup
personal data like IE preferences, mail accounts, etc?

THANKS!!

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Richard G. Harper - 30 Mar 2007 00:39 GMT

1. No.
2. No.
3. Then why are we talking about upgrades?
4. Easy Transfer Wizard on the Vista CD.

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> Hi I installed 64 bit Vista RC2 beta. I am having trouble so I now want to
> upgrade to a full version of Vista.
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> THANKS!!

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deek_md - 30 Mar 2007 01:38 GMT

Richard - thanks for your prompt response. I may be using the wrong language..

I need to dump the beta vista because it is now becoming unstable and
unreliable. I dont want to go back to XP. I want to install vista. i want to
know the easiest way to do this. I will install a retail version of vista
which i dont mind paying for. however, i was confused about some information
i got on the web, which said i had to go to the same version i had on beta
(in my case ultimate).

now, I do NOT have an XP version on my computer anymore, since I clean
installed the vista beta and the computer did NOT come with an XP disc.

SO, the question I have is that given that I have ONLY VISTA BETA (64 bit)
and I want to install Vista Ultimate 32 bit, can I do this without any
problems? If so, I will go buy RETAIL Vista ULTIMATE and clean install.

This is all I want to do.

Can I do this without problems?

> 1. No.
> 2. No.
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> > THANKS!!

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Rock - 30 Mar 2007 02:18 GMT

> Richard - thanks for your prompt response. I may be using the wrong
> language..
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> and I want to install Vista Ultimate 32 bit, can I do this without any
> problems? If so, I will go buy RETAIL Vista ULTIMATE and clean install.

You cannot upgrade from x64 to x86 Vista. You have to do a clean install
with a full version.

> This is all I want to do.
>
> Can I do this without problems?

It can be done, now whether it can be done without problems well no one can
say that.

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

>> 1. No.
>> 2. No.
>> 3. Then why are we talking about upgrades?
>> 4. Easy Transfer Wizard on the Vista CD.

>> > Hi I installed 64 bit Vista RC2 beta. I am having trouble so I now want
>> > to
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>> >
>> > THANKS!!

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deek_md - 30 Mar 2007 05:32 GMT

ok then.. tomorrow I buy vista ultimate!

> > Richard - thanks for your prompt response. I may be using the wrong
> > language..
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> >> >
> >> > THANKS!!

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Rock - 30 Mar 2007 05:48 GMT

> ok then.. tomorrow I buy vista ultimate!
>
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>> >> >
>> >> > THANKS!!

Remember you can't upgrade from x64 to x86, even with a full retail version.

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