vista final

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  1. neptune

    neptune Regular member

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    i have windows xp and windows vista beta
    i want to install windows vista final.
    when i start my pc i can chose to boot from xp or vista beta

    i want to know if i can install windows vista final over windows vista beta. or will it overwrite vista beta by it self thanks.

    1st hard drive has xp
    2nd hard drive has vista beta
     
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    neptune, Dec 13, 2006
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  2. GrandpaBW

    GrandpaBW Active member

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    When Vista final comes out, if you really want to install it, it should be a clean install, not over the top of the beta.

    I will probably wait a few years before I even think about installing it. XP has been rock solid for me, and I see no need to update to a DRM laden OS.
     
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  3. vegeta66

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    also you should remove the hard drive containing xp during the installation. windows tends to write over other operating system partitions.
     
    vegeta66, Dec 20, 2006
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  4. juhha84

    juhha84 Active member

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    Not true.

    I installed vista on my second partition and it works just fine.
     
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  5. basquiat

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    i always unplug the power on my 2nd drive when doing os installs just to be safe, only takes a sec and dosent hurt anything.
     
    basquiat, Dec 20, 2006
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    You really don't need to do that. As far as you are installing vista (or whichever OS) on a different partition than XP, everything should be fine.
     
    ashwin18, Dec 25, 2006
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