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Vista Upgrades Require Presence of Old OS

Posted by kdawson on from the recovery?-disaster dept.

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.'"

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  1. Only the Simpsons can save this post now by LighterShadeOfBlack · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Marge: Yeah, that's right jazir1979. Vista DOWNgrades.
    Bart: Zing!

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  2. Re:Are you surprised? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    So it's not OK to suggest a specific distro of Linux, but it is OK to suggest a particular OS rather than just suggesting an OS that allows a complete install. You and he are "guilty" of the same "sin".

  3. Re:thank u bill by jazir1979 · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    do u mean "like it less", ie: dislike it more?

    meanwhile, i'm modded flamebait up there, but at least it was first post ;)

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  4. let me be the first! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    also mod me down (I am like the 1000's slashdot memeber if I remembered my ancient login) who the fuck cares really. Vista is essential toward the development of the AI that will form the singularity and extingush us all! Upgrade rubbish I say, clean Install I call! Red Screens of death to you all! and I am drunk!

  5. Re:Fuck that! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    A score of 5? Damn /. really is riding the we hate Microsoft short bus aren't they.

    Calling it insightful too? Wow.