Do inplace install vista

To create this article, 13 people, some anonymous, worked to edit and improve it over time. This article has been viewed 78, times. Learn more This procedure will guide you on upgrading your Windows XP machine to Vista without reformatting. Log in Social login does not work in incognito and private browsers. Please log in with your username or email to continue. No account yet? Create an account. Edit this Article. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. By using our site, you agree to our cookie policy.

Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow. Download Article Explore this Article methods. Related Articles. Author Info Last Updated: September 16, Method 1. Uninstall your antivirus, spyware protection, and third-party firewalls. Method 2. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. My problem started with not being able to get windows update.

Net framework 3. I tried every suggestion, until they finally just said do an in place upgrade. I have Vista home premium 32 bit on a dell s computer OEM. It came with SP1, so shouldn't that be on the recovery disc? I don't have SP2 installed, so what could be making it say "disabled" I need to figure out how to get the in place upgrade to work.

I can't get windows automatic backup to backup all my files, and i'm not sure i backed them up properly to cd's, so i dont want to take the chance of losing everything. This thread is locked. I have read elsewhere that it is possible to do an in-place install of Vista by booting from the Vista disc and this will overwite the OS files without formatting the disc. Has anyone heard of this or done it as seems by far the best solution?

Failing that if the only solution is to format the hard disc and reinstall the OS can someone tell me what else I should back up other than documents,music,photos? There must be a trillion OS settings that I have changed over time so are they stored anywhere obvious or too many to list? Presumably need to check every program I have installed and back up any settings I have changed. Does it help to run a windows backup and select every file type and then restore every folder like Program files, but not the windows ones.

Maybe you need install each program first but will these give settings and custom data back? It's pretty daunting, but there must be an approved method. You can do a Vista upgrade repair reinstall. BurrWalnut ,.