I have made a clean install of Windows Vista Ultimate having bought the
System Builder Version. Everything works absolutely fine, but one thing
surprises me.
I used the trick mentioned in the book - Windows Vista Inside Out - not to

Today I have upgraded my computer with a new hard drive (replaced the
existing one), PSU, sound card and added an additional DVD drive. Before this
upgrade I was running Windows Vista with no problems, and had no issues
associated with it.

This sounds like a strange thing to do, but the plan is:
(1) Buy new motherboard with OEM Vista DVD;
(2) Replace motherboard in existing computer (Windows XP);
(3) Once XP is working, perform an upgrade to Vista.

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I installed Vista on my old computer when I first bought the OS off of
Amazon, and decided that I needed a newer faster computer.  I decided to
build me one, and I want to install Vista on this computer, and take if off
my other.  Vista won't activate my system though because of ...

I just bought a hp laptop with vista business preloaded. I wish to install
vista ultimate on the laptop but I am not sure if I need to do a clean
install or not. If it is possible to avoid a clean install I would prefer
because I can then keep all the other preloaded software. It ...

i installed vista then i put the update dvd in but i had a power cut n now my
computer doesn't get past the loading screen
can some help me please
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I'm at wit's end now, and still can't find a reasonable approach to the
validation/activation process. Could someone provide any suggestions?
See, the problem is that I often use my system to help others with theirs.
Right now, I'm spending a lot of time in the Nvidia nZone and ...

i have windows xp 2004 media center edition
when i go to administrative tools in the control panel, i open services and
next to windows installer, under the status, it is blank and under startup
type, it says automatic. when i click on windows installer, i go under

I had a problem installing Vista from my XP system.  I finally got it to go,
but it gave me sometihng I didn't want.  I have two hard drives, one of which
has my XP system and the other that now has Vista.  Installing vista changed
the the drive letters of my hard drive so that I ...

When I try to open Outlook, having just installed the Vista upgrade, I get an
error message which suggests that I install IE5 or later and need Outlook
Express to use Outlook.  When I try to install Outlook Express I get a
message to say that I have the latest version installed ...

Windows upgrades that are sold through a campus agreement use a key code that
can only be used one time, is that correct? If it is activated with Microsoft
but shortly down the road I need to reformat my PC, will this remove Vista
and require a re-install, new key code, and/or ...

Simply put:
Can I upgrade Windows 2000 Professional to Windows Vista Business or Home
without deleting any files besides the OS files?

I formatted my computer with windows vista business dvd and then installed
vista it took about two to three hours to copy and expand files but when it
restarted then it went into a endless boot of windows bar going across.
help please

I just installed my first CD ROM software using Vista.  The sofware had an
"autoload" feature, but Vista gave me two options.  One, to install the
software and two, to view the CD contents.  It also had an option for
something like "Always view this option" and unfortunately I ...