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Windows Vista - Clean Install Suggestions

Perform a clean installation of Windows Vista

A couple of weeks ago I released an report entitled ,"9 Ideas To Preserve Windows XP Running Smooth".

After that I published a lengthy (by necessity) post covering, "Upgrading To Microsoft Windows Vista Guidelines". I have considering that received several e-mail requests for pointers on clean Vista installs so I have compiled these conversations and am disseminating them for wider use. This will be significantly shorter and simpler.

There are no secrets right here. Everything I cover is published in the windows support files or scattered across the Microsoft internet site. Probably it is compiled in a somewhat far more usable form right here. At least it will keep you from possessing to do the searches, from sifting out the chaff, and from sorting the usable data.

Do you keep in mind the Pc and MAC advertisements? You may want to watch this 1 again let it scare you off. Just know there are frequently main changes in what a pc will have and what Vista requires.

Another warning to run the windows Vista Upgrade Advisor before doing anything else is in order. It is situated at Please comprehend that this info pertains to a clean install....It will not perform for an upgrade!

If you need to have upgrade assist please refer to my article on upgrading to Vista at APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING VISTA EDITIONS (YOU WILL Uncover VERSION COMPARISONS AT )

Windows Vista Home Fundamental

Windows Vista Residence Premium

Windows Vista Ultimate

Windows Vista Company

Windows Vista Enterprise

Windows Vista Starter

Warning:

In a clean installation, current information is removed - that involves documents, photographs, movies, music, downloads, and so on. This data includes personal data and settings. Please back up or make copies of any and all data you want to preserve to another difficult drive or computer ahead of proceeding any additional.

Soon after you set up the Vista operating program, you must also reinstall all applications and restore any data you moved in the earlier step. Again!!...Make certain that you back up your personal and business information before you perform a clean installation.

To carry out a clean installation of Windows Vista, use one of the following methods only following (I cannot say it enough) operating the upgrade advisor, it is situated at people don't read the fine print: There are 23 (count them 23) warnings and exceptions hid behind this small ditty (Some product functions are only offered in specific editions of Windows Vista and may possibly call for advanced or extra hardware) hid at the finish of Microsoft's one hundred Motives why you ought to upgrade to Vista.

RUN THE UPGRADE ADVISOR First !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

O.K....Cleared that hurdle?

Lets get began:

Method 1:

Run the Setup program following you start off the computer by making use of the existing operating method

1. Begin the personal computer by employing the current operating program.

two. Insert the Windows Vista DVD in the computer's DVD drive.

three. Use 1 of the following procedures, as acceptable:

If Windows automatically detects the DVD, the Install now screen seems. Click Install now.

If Windows does not automatically detect the DVD, follow these steps:

a. Click Start, click Run, kind Drive:\setup.exe, and then click OK.

Note Drive is the drive letter of the computer's DVD drive.

b. Click Install now.

4. When you attain the Which variety of installation do you want? screen, click Custom (sophisticated), and then stick to the instructions that are displayed on the screen to set up Windows Vista.

Method two:

Run the Setup system right after you start the computer by using the Windows Vista DVD

1. Start off the personal computer by making use of the Windows Vista DVD. To do this, insert the Windows Vista DVD in the computer's DVD drive, and then restart the pc.

Note To begin the laptop from the Windows Vista DVD, the laptop must be configured to commence from the DVD drive.

For much more information about how to configure the computer to commence from the DVD drive, see the documentation that is incorporated with the laptop, or make contact with the computer manufacturer.

2. When the "Press any essential to boot from CD" message is displayed on the screen, press a crucial.

three. Comply with the guidelines that are displayed on the screen to set up Windows Vista.

Significantly much more information at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-kvzqlibaw/