Formatting

On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:00:00 -0700, Mick Murphy
<MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> sang the following hymns:

>You upgraded from XP to Vista; it was not a clean install, with a full
>version of Vista. That is why there was no format option.
>If you format your drive now, how do you install an upgrade when there will
>be nothing to upgrade from?
>The only way you can do it, and still get an OS installed, is if you have
>the original XP disk. Set the bios to boot from the CD/DVD Drive, and
>reinstall XP. That way you will have the option to delete the existing
>partition, format the drive, reinstall XP, then upgrade to Vista AGAIN.
>If you do that, you will have to reactivatee Vista by the phone option, and
>explain the reason why a second reactivation occurred.
>If you had had a full version of Vista, you would have installed it the way
>I have described the XP install.
>
>

In these cases can't you just create a floppy with fdisk from which
you can format the C: drive? Then it is wiped. Then boot from Vista
DVD. And it will detect nothing. yes you will have to telephone about
the situation but you got a new install without hassling around with
XP.


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"Verger" <nomail@maildump.nl> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:00:00 -0700, Mick Murphy
> <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> sang the following hymns:
>

> >You upgraded from XP to Vista; it was not a clean install, with a full
> >version of Vista. That is why there was no format option.
> >If you format your drive now, how do you install an upgrade when there

will

> >be nothing to upgrade from?
> >The only way you can do it, and still get an OS installed, is if you have
> >the original XP disk. Set the bios to boot from the CD/DVD Drive, and
> >reinstall XP. That way you will have the option to delete the existing
> >partition, format the drive, reinstall XP, then upgrade to Vista AGAIN.
> >If you do that, you will have to reactivatee Vista by the phone option,

and

> >explain the reason why a second reactivation occurred.
> >If you had had a full version of Vista, you would have installed it the

way

> >I have described the XP install.
> >
> >

>
> In these cases can't you just create a floppy with fdisk from which
> you can format the C: drive? Then it is wiped. Then boot from Vista
> DVD. And it will detect nothing. yes you will have to telephone about
> the situation but you got a new install without hassling around with
> XP.
>
>
>

Yes, you could use a win98 floppy and delete your NON_DOS partition.
there would be no need to format...you;d just be wasting a bunch of time as
the Vista installer would merely have to re-format it as NTFS

Doesn't anybody here read posts?

He UPGRADED; and must only have an UPGRADE key.
So, what is he going to do with an upgrade and a formatted Drive?

Use your brains!!!!!!!!

"philo" wrote:

>
> "Verger" <nomail@maildump.nl> wrote in message
> news:d9ldc3tse30o89pqg6ua0aprs5c6kr5p4n@4ax.com...

> > On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:00:00 -0700, Mick Murphy
> > <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> sang the following hymns:
> >

> > >You upgraded from XP to Vista; it was not a clean install, with a full
> > >version of Vista. That is why there was no format option.
> > >If you format your drive now, how do you install an upgrade when there

> will

> > >be nothing to upgrade from?
> > >The only way you can do it, and still get an OS installed, is if you have
> > >the original XP disk. Set the bios to boot from the CD/DVD Drive, and
> > >reinstall XP. That way you will have the option to delete the existing
> > >partition, format the drive, reinstall XP, then upgrade to Vista AGAIN.
> > >If you do that, you will have to reactivatee Vista by the phone option,

> and

> > >explain the reason why a second reactivation occurred.
> > >If you had had a full version of Vista, you would have installed it the

> way

> > >I have described the XP install.
> > >
> > >

> >
> > In these cases can't you just create a floppy with fdisk from which
> > you can format the C: drive? Then it is wiped. Then boot from Vista
> > DVD. And it will detect nothing. yes you will have to telephone about
> > the situation but you got a new install without hassling around with
> > XP.
> >
> >
> >

>
> Yes, you could use a win98 floppy and delete your NON_DOS partition.
> there would be no need to format...you;d just be wasting a bunch of time as
> the Vista installer would merely have to re-format it as NTFS
>
>
>

Hmmm, lets see, he could use the double install method that's widely known
by now, requires no previous OS on the hard drive.

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"Mick Murphy" <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Doesn't anybody here read posts?
>
> He UPGRADED; and must only have an UPGRADE key.
> So, what is he going to do with an upgrade and a formatted Drive?
>
> Use your brains!!!!!!!!
>
> "philo" wrote:
>

>>
>> "Verger" <nomail@maildump.nl> wrote in message
>> news:d9ldc3tse30o89pqg6ua0aprs5c6kr5p4n@4ax.com...

>> > On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:00:00 -0700, Mick Murphy
>> > <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> sang the following hymns:
>> >
>> > >You upgraded from XP to Vista; it was not a clean install, with a full
>> > >version of Vista. That is why there was no format option.
>> > >If you format your drive now, how do you install an upgrade when there

>> will

>> > >be nothing to upgrade from?
>> > >The only way you can do it, and still get an OS installed, is if you
>> > >have
>> > >the original XP disk. Set the bios to boot from the CD/DVD Drive, and
>> > >reinstall XP. That way you will have the option to delete the existing
>> > >partition, format the drive, reinstall XP, then upgrade to Vista
>> > >AGAIN.
>> > >If you do that, you will have to reactivatee Vista by the phone
>> > >option,

>> and

>> > >explain the reason why a second reactivation occurred.
>> > >If you had had a full version of Vista, you would have installed it
>> > >the

>> way

>> > >I have described the XP install.
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> > In these cases can't you just create a floppy with fdisk from which
>> > you can format the C: drive? Then it is wiped. Then boot from Vista
>> > DVD. And it will detect nothing. yes you will have to telephone about
>> > the situation but you got a new install without hassling around with
>> > XP.
>> >
>> >
>> >

>>
>> Yes, you could use a win98 floppy and delete your NON_DOS partition.
>> there would be no need to format...you;d just be wasting a bunch of time
>> as
>> the Vista installer would merely have to re-format it as NTFS
>>
>>
>>

What is the point of mentioning the f-disk to him, when he only has a Vista
upgrade key?

what is he going to f******upgrade form?

"Verger" wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Aug 2007 04:00:00 -0700, Mick Murphy
> <MickMurphy@discussions.microsoft.com> sang the following hymns:
>

> >You upgraded from XP to Vista; it was not a clean install, with a full
> >version of Vista. That is why there was no format option.
> >If you format your drive now, how do you install an upgrade when there will
> >be nothing to upgrade from?
> >The only way you can do it, and still get an OS installed, is if you have
> >the original XP disk. Set the bios to boot from the CD/DVD Drive, and
> >reinstall XP. That way you will have the option to delete the existing
> >partition, format the drive, reinstall XP, then upgrade to Vista AGAIN.
> >If you do that, you will have to reactivatee Vista by the phone option, and
> >explain the reason why a second reactivation occurred.
> >If you had had a full version of Vista, you would have installed it the way
> >I have described the XP install.
> >
> >

>
> In these cases can't you just create a floppy with fdisk from which
> you can format the C: drive? Then it is wiped. Then boot from Vista
> DVD. And it will detect nothing. yes you will have to telephone about
> the situation but you got a new install without hassling around with
> XP.
>
>
> --
>
> Verger
>
> "What are we in time going by"-- Mountain ( For Yasgur's Farm)
>

Mick Murphy wrote:

>snip<
> what is he going to f******upgrade form?

===================================
Upgrade from Vista.

Have a look at the following articles:

How to Clean Install Windows
Vista with Upgrade Media
http://tinyurl.com/2cwx3v


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"Garry" <Garry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Now here is my issue. Im on my "old" stationary PC, I just upgraded it
> from
> win xp to vista. But what I really want to do is to format the machine. I
> cant seem to find out how. I go in dos and write format c: but I dont have
> the permission to do it. Then I have tried other things and it say that I
> can
> not format the HD that the OS are running on. Im This close to throw the
> machine out the window now
>
> When I start it with the new vista DVD in it it do not give me an option
> to
> format the HD before it install it...
>
> Please help!

Pain in the butt, isn't it? One step forward, two steps back.

You could have done a 'clean' install with your upgrade DVD.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932616 says:
A custom installation or clean installation of Windows Vista does not
preserve the currently installed personal files, settings, and programs.
Windows Vista is installed without third-party programs. You can perform a
custom installation of Windows Vista by using either an upgrade license or a
full product license. However, if you own an upgrade license, you must start
the installation in the current version of Windows. At the installation
choice menu, select Custom to perform this action.

If you want a completely EULA-compliant clean installation, reinstall a
minimal WXP system but don't bother to activate it. Then do the custom
install of Vista. And remember to keep the installation CD/DVDs for current
and any previous upgrades that got you to this point -- you may need them if
you ever need to reinstall your OS in a EULA-compliant way.

-Paul Randall

put your vista disk in the drive reboot your system when it
comes to the part to enter your key click next without entering the ke
. then the screen will come up with your drives and on the botton shoul
be ( format ) . format your drive then let vista install when done
restall vista within windows and this time enter your key and let vist
install and then go to the drive you installed on and your going to se
windows.old (del ) the windows.old and your done.
this works cause i did it myself.
scroog

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