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Hello, would it be possible to Upgrade from Windows XP Pro (SP2) to Windows Vista without loosing allready installed Microsoft Office 2000 SBE and without loosing my Word-Dokuments and Excel-Spreadsheets? When should the final release of Vista be available in germany? What would be the pricing of Vista and

XP Professional OEM to Vista Ultimate Upgrade Transferable?
My guess is that this will be the volume consumer offering in the Windows Vista timeframe (today, XP Pro is the dominant seller). Microsoft will offer a Step-Up program for Small Business Edition that will allow customers to upgrade to Windows Vista Enterprise Edition (see below) or Windows Vista Ultimate

Upgrade to Vista or stick to XP pro?
John Barnes jbar...@email.net microsoft public windows 64bit general Restore points, etc. are only lost on Vista. Those in XP are untouched. If this is an upgrade version there is the problem with needing licenses for both systems. Upgrade versions subsume the XP license and therefore it cannot legally be

Upgrade from Windows XP Pro to Windows Vista
Distorted Vision r.pa...@gmail.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Hi, Will Vista upgrade DVD allow me to install Vista with Windows XP Corporate Edition as a qualifying product. I have it on my laptop as a bonus from work. I want to delete the XP partition during the Vista install and create a

Seeking answers about 64-bit Windows XP vs 64-bit Vista.
Or, can we still buy systems with XP Home and upgrade them to XP Professional? "purchase XP Pro and upgrade to Vista Business then downgrade to XP Pro" Want to explain your circular logic? If you purchase Windows XP Pro and that is what you want for the OS, why would you waste time to go to Vista and then come back

Vista Ultimate Edition Upgrade with Windows XP Professional ...
Today during such a System File Checker scan I received the following error message: "Windows File Protection Files that are required for Windows to run properly must be copied to the DLL cache. Insert your Windows XP Professional CD-ROM now. " I know that Microsoft has developed Windows Vista Recovery Disc

Upgrade and Downgrade
Could anyone please tell me how do I remove Windows Vista from my laptop and replace it with Windows XP Professional exactly as my desktop? If your Vista system is an upgrade from XP, you have the options of rolling back to or completely reinstalling XP. If the laptop never had XP on it, you need an additional XP

Upgrade to XP Professional from Media Center Edition
Windows OS retail prices: Windows 95: ~$200, ~$90 upgrade Windows 98: $209, $109 upgrade Windows ME: same as 98 Windows NT Workstation: $319 Windows XP Home: $199, $99 upgrade Windows XP Pro: $299, $199 upgrade Vista Basic: $199, $100 upgrade Vista Home Premium: $239, $159 upgrade Vista Business: $299, $199 upgrade

Can you upgrade to Vista on a RAID0 system???
The main project I'm working on is a measurement system using XP pro as the operating system and will probably continue with XP Pro as long as possible. I'm planning to upgrade to VS2008 and keep up with the new tools from MS. Would it be benificial to use Vista then? Have you had any problems with development

Upgrade Windows XP Professional 32bit to 64bit
I find that very hard to believe that Microsoft wouldn't allow you to upgrade from MCE 2005 to some version of Vista without starting from scratch. So, my vendor tells me I cannot install Windows XP Professional OVER Windows XP Media Edition! And now I'm wondering if I need to, after reading the posts here.

Leader: Why Vista's going to be a hard sell
I just wanted to know if Vista Upgrade will recognise WinXP Corporate Edition as qualifying product. It will save me installing Windows 2000 over XP. "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfri...@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message news:BCBE6995-D446-4DEB-AE82-A4069E533F63@microsoft.com... You would need a "Full Version" of Windows

Microsoft Vista Slow Performance
Ken Blake, MVP kbl...@this.is.am.invalid.domain microsoft public windows vista general On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 08:43:00 -0800, sam <s...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: Right now, I'm using the Windows XP Pro. I'm developer. Which is the best version of Vista I can use if I want to upgrade it ? When upgrading from XP

vista ultimate x64 install
CZ C...@no99spam.com comp sys mac system I am running a Mac book pro OSX Tiger. I installed Bootcamp Beta (months ago) and have been using it with Windoze XP. I am going to upgrade to Leopard in the next couple of weeks and am going to reinstall Windows on the NTFS partition. I am considering upgrading to Vista as

BSOD on vista upgrade from xp pro
I recently replaced my old laptop which ran Windows XP with a new one that has Windows Vista. I installed my 2002 Office XP Professional program and Is the software just not going to be compatible with Windows Vista forcing me to either upgrade or replace the program or is there a way to fix the older version

Upgrade from Windows XP Pro to Windows Vista
If those are pre-built hosts supplied with pre-installed Windows Vista then wouldn't you also be getting an OEM license with each host? That means you have the downgrade rights from Vista to Windows XP Pro - but then if you didn't surrender your volume license with the old hosts then you already have those volume

Vista Ultimate Edition Upgrade with Windows XP Professional ...
MACscr MAC...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Read through the dell raid kb and i do not have that same raid card or I am currently running xp pro with sp2 and all updates. The newest drivers for all ym devices have been installed as well. I am trying to upgrade to

Vista installation hangs after first reboot.
SBendiksen SBendik...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup I'll try unplugging everything except for monitor and mouse. "SBendiksen" wrote: I'm having issues trying to upgrade from XP Pro to Vista Ultimate. Upgrade advisor says my system can handle Vista just fine.

Office XP on Windows Vista OS
I have a new laptop with Vista Home Premium and I want to downgrade to XP Pro. I have read that with the Business or Ultimate editions that I can phone customer support and do a downgrade to get an XP key if I give them my unactivated Vista key. Since I don't have Business or Ultimate, can I do an upgrade to that

XP Pro OEM license
Windows 2000 Professional supports single and dual CPU systems. Windows XP/XP Pro Designed for Windows XP computer hardware logoSystem requirements for Windows XP Home and Professional Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor can help you determine which features and edition of Windows Vista will run on your computer.

FS - Vista Home Premium Upgrade $149 no tax
I'm installing xp pro w/sp2 x32 then upgrading to vista x64. I guess this depends on what the meaning of "upgrading" is, to paraphrase a former president. We're not talking about the upgrade license, of course, but the actual installation of Vista x64 on a computer with WinXP 32-bit installed.