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Vista Upgrades Require Presence of Old OS
kapaopango writes "Ars Technica is reporting that upgrade versions of Windows Vista Home Basic, Premium, and Starter Edition cannot be installed on a PC unless Windows XP or Windows 2000 is already installed. This is a change from previous versions of Windows, which only required a valid license key. This change has the potential to make disaster recovery very tedious. The article says: 'For its part, Microsoft seems to be confident that the Vista repair process should be sufficient to solve any problems with the OS, since otherwise the only option for disaster recovery in the absence of backups would be to wipe a machine, install XP, and then upgrade to Vista. This will certainly make disaster recovery a more irritating experience.'"
I thought Windows Vista was the most stable and secure version of Windows ever! Surely there will be no need for disaster recovery!?
Screw Upgrading, I finally have the hardware to allow my Windows XP install to boot as fast as my Amiga used to.
With the marketshare Microsoft has they can require people to sacrifice their first born (which I'll do before Vista gets on MY systems)
Man, you must want Vista *real* bad. Or you just hate your firstborn?
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I love Microsoft. I don't care how difficult they make make it for me. I will pay as much as they demand to get Vista. I will do anything they ask. You must all realize that it is not just an operating system - it is GOD. It is the only reason to live. It is more important than air, food and water. Without Microsoft there is simply no meaning to life.
Now just be quiet and send them money.
Microsoft is crippling Windows and making life harder for their customers? Good. I welcome this change
what do you mean "change"?
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This OS must be some sort of practical joke just to get all of us talking about it. No company that respects its customers... oh wait, nevermind.
I hate sigs.
Microsoft seems to be confident that the Vista repair process should be sufficient to solve any problems with the OS Hahaahahaha I didnt know Format was a Repair Process?
Who'd want to back that up? :-)
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Never been known to fail..."
Bill Gates can go attempt asexual reproduction if he thinks I'm going to run through two installs just to get one O/S working.
Attempt? Bill Gates can undergo mitosis at will. Didn't you know that? It's one of the creepier things about him.
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You think so? Let me tell you a little story:
I was writing a paper, on Vista. Then suddenly the computer was like "beepbeepbeepbeepbeep" and I was like: "...huh?" And then like, half of my paper was gone. It was a really good paper. And I had to write it again and I had to do it fast so it wasn't as good, which is kind of... a bummer.
My name is Jesus_666 and I'm a student.
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Format usually repairs your OS, losing things like your documents, photos and e-mails is just collateral damage.
maybe you should check "don't format the partition" instead then?