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Cannolt install Windows Vista
lenny le...@discussions.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Went to run advisor yesterday and it failed because of an older version that it Is there anywhere that i can get an old (beta) version of vista upgrade advisor? Thought that if i installed it and then uninstalled it,

Should Microsoft Protect Our Investment In Windows Software?
"kirk jim" <1...@11.11> wrote in message news:#aaN#VXdHHA.4916@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... the upgrade advisor is trash along with Vista. It provides faulty, erroneous and incomplete information... that may guide you to make incorrect discussions. The reason the upgrade advisor failed you is because it requires a person

Upgrade failure - advice needed on what to check next...
The connection to the Linksys router failed, and heroic support from Microsoft failed to resolve the problem. "...if you can't get basic IP working in 2007, Finally, out of curiosity, Microsoft's Vista Upgrade Advisor was run. It reported that the computer didn't have enough drive space, even though Vista was

Installation help with Vista
Can someone point me to where I can join the best class action suit for the time and money wasted trying to upgrade from win xp pro sp2 to vista business. After going through the process on two computers that passed the upgrade advisor, and getting thru 2 reboots, only to have the process fail, it is clear that

Vista Upgrade Failed????
_Arn...@Arnold.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup "lawyerb" <lawy...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message install vista business. my computer passes the upgrade advisor perfectly but when ia) try to upgrade from XP SP2 i get the error message 0xE0000100 failed to read from source and

Vista is the dinosaur that will become exctinct
Went to run advisor yesterday and it failed because of an older version that it couldn't remove. Tried add/remove, tried deleting files as well as registry entries, kept getting the same message that it couldn't remove an older version. Is there anywhere that i can get an old (beta) version of vista upgrade advisor

Vista Business will not install
I've come to the conclusion that the Vista upgrade advisor is little more than a marketing tool. Nothing beats good old fashioned research. As for being of any help in my case? The advice has been pretty worthless basically telling me who made the software I just failed to install and go visit them.

Upgrade from XP to Vista failed
John Barnes jbar...@email.net microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Do you still have the option of reverting to XP on the startup screen. If so, you should, find out what program uses that exe and uninstall it. Run the upgrade advisor and remove anything that won't run and any kernel level programs

Another Vista install problem.
"Darrell Gorter[MSFT]" Darre...@online.microsoft.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Hello Brian Can you send me the setupact.log file? depends on where in Why bother with a Upgrade Advisor if the software is just going to decide several hours into the installation that something is wrong.

vista compatability
CharlesE cnerwin(at)yahoo.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Mark, You tried and failed to get the betas to install and then bough My hardware is AMD 64 3000+, 1.5 gigs ram, sata harddrive with 60 gigs clean for the vista install. Vista upgrade advisor gives no hardware or software issues.

MSXML 4.0 SP Security Update (KB927978) in Vista
I would dump Ghost in a second) I uninstalled the programs it suggested and ran the update .. of course it failed and I had to do a fresh install. but .... I'm not trying to convince you or anyone else to upgrade to Vista. I fact, as much as I like it myself, I think most people should usually stick with what they

Ceswap NewsLetter
Paul luap.h@bt_removethis_internet.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup anyone??! "Paul" <luap.h@bt_removethis_internet.com> wrote in message The upgrade advisor passed fine :s setupact.log 2007-02-25 05:09:59, Info MIG CRunKeyPostApplyDelegate::Invoke called. 2007-02-25 05:09:59,

upgrading xp to vista premium question
Did you use the Upgrade Advisor? Yes and then when the install failed was told by MS support that it and the install don't really find the same things (ie it is fairly useless) Is Vista a Clean or Upgrade installation? After upgrade failed a Clean install from a clean XP install. Do you have all the latest Vista

Another Vista install problem.
John m...@myhome.net microsoft public windows vista installation_setup Check what virus software or other "protective" software is running. I ran the upgrade advisor and it found no problems. The 2nd attempt also failed during the last phase of the installation and did not give any reason why.

Vista Express Upgrade Installation Boot Loop
Check with Sony as to whether this system can be upgraded, do not rely on just the upgrade advisor. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP I purchased the Vista Home Premium upgrade for this machine. First, I was unable to install a "clean" copy of Vista from running the upgrade within XP.

Vista Advisor
brink brink.2u6...@no-mx.forums.net microsoft public windows vista general Adam Albright;393278 Wrote: Sure, but surely you can understand why this upsets It was their certification process that failed and it was their Upgrade Advisor that failed me also. That's simply what the fanboy crowd (not including you

Vista Business will not install
It's an older US robotics modem than the one that didn't have Vista drivers lol. The failed install on that first pc also involved an installation on a pc .... Do I need to have an exsisting media centre pc to upgrade to premium? If so the upgrade advisor does not pic up on this when you ask if you cna run other

Vista home premium to Vista Ultimate (upgrade) failure
Because the installation did not finish (failed during first reboot after installation process were done) will my copy be activated or does it only activate I've attemp to upgrade from XP Home edition to Vista Home premium. Before upgrade I ran the upgrade advisor check it indicated my pc to be ok and that no

Installing Vista on top of Vista - and then getting an ...
... microsoft public windows vista installation_setup The system meets or exceeds all the stated requirements as well as passes the upgrade advisor. Step away and come back to find the machine sitting at the XP login prompt and a dialog box saying the installation failed -- but no details on why and nothning in

Vista runs great on typical Hardware
"Adam Albright" wrote: On Fri, 9 Feb 2007 14:21:00 -0800, Murix Bob <Murix B...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: I downloaded the upgrade advisor and it says my computer is compatiable with vista. So I installed it on my SATA drive, and when it boots up for the first time. I get an installation failed error.