Upgrade clarification

> You should be able to 'upgrade' from Pre-RC1 to RC2.
> However, to be safe, you should back up any data you don't
> want to lose before you try the upgrade path. I upgraded
> from RC1 build 5728 to RC2 build 5244 without any problems.
> It does seem to take a long time to go through the upgrade
> vs a clean install. My clean installs only took about 20-30
> minutes, but the upgrades took over an hour.
>
>
> Ice wrote:

> > Hi, I would really be very thankful if someone could explain this in a little
> > more detail.
> >
> > I am 16 and well, thrilled to be part of this beta. (even though its easy
> > to get I am pretty excited to know enough to be able to do this) However, I
> > downloaded pre-rc1 "just to try it" and it was so good I decided that I
> > should use it for everything. heh. But now that RC1 and RC2 are out (I have
> > isos for x64 and x86 for them both downloaded), I was wondering what to do.
> >
> > I want to upgrade to RC1 or RC2 (preferably RC2), but I am worried that I
> > will lose my programs or something, seeing as thats what Ive always thought a
> > clean install to be. I have 80 GB space left on the drive, with 3 instances
> > of windows on here (2 XP and the vista beta - so the XP can be deleted for
> > space basically), and as I just said I would like to be able to "upgrade" in
> > the sense that I click a few buttons, and I have the updated version of
> > Vista.
> >
> > Is this possible, or does my rambling not make any sense? Thanks for your
> > help!
> >
> > P.S. I replied to a previous topic earlier with the same subject, but it
> > appears that these message boards don't act like a normal forums with
> > questions with the newest replies appearing at the beginning of the list.
> > Also, in the one I replied to, I kept getting an error that it was not being
> > recieved. I tried 3 times, it told me it was not recieved 3 times, yet 5
> > minutes later I had a tripple post. So sorry about that if you come across
> > it!

>

> Should upgrading from x86 pre to x64 RC2 make things any different?
>

> Should upgrading from x86 pre to x64 RC2 make things any different?
>
> "Theo" wrote:
>

>> You should be able to 'upgrade' from Pre-RC1 to RC2.
>> However, to be safe, you should back up any data you don't
>> want to lose before you try the upgrade path. I upgraded
>> from RC1 build 5728 to RC2 build 5244 without any problems.
>> It does seem to take a long time to go through the upgrade
>> vs a clean install. My clean installs only took about 20-30
>> minutes, but the upgrades took over an hour.
>>
>>
>> Ice wrote:

>>> Hi, I would really be very thankful if someone could explain this in a little
>>> more detail.
>>>
>>> I am 16 and well, thrilled to be part of this beta. (even though its easy
>>> to get I am pretty excited to know enough to be able to do this) However, I
>>> downloaded pre-rc1 "just to try it" and it was so good I decided that I
>>> should use it for everything. heh. But now that RC1 and RC2 are out (I have
>>> isos for x64 and x86 for them both downloaded), I was wondering what to do.
>>>
>>> I want to upgrade to RC1 or RC2 (preferably RC2), but I am worried that I
>>> will lose my programs or something, seeing as thats what Ive always thought a
>>> clean install to be. I have 80 GB space left on the drive, with 3 instances
>>> of windows on here (2 XP and the vista beta - so the XP can be deleted for
>>> space basically), and as I just said I would like to be able to "upgrade" in
>>> the sense that I click a few buttons, and I have the updated version of
>>> Vista.
>>>
>>> Is this possible, or does my rambling not make any sense? Thanks for your
>>> help!
>>>
>>> P.S. I replied to a previous topic earlier with the same subject, but it
>>> appears that these message boards don't act like a normal forums with
>>> questions with the newest replies appearing at the beginning of the list.
>>> Also, in the one I replied to, I kept getting an error that it was not being
>>> recieved. I tried 3 times, it told me it was not recieved 3 times, yet 5
>>> minutes later I had a tripple post. So sorry about that if you come across
>>> it!

> You cannot upgrade from any x86 version to an x64 version.
> Installation of x64 must be a clean install. You ca upgrade
> Vista x64 versions from RC1 to RC2 or from earlier builds to
> RC2, but that is the only path. x64 has some differences in
> how it is laid out that prevents "upgrading" without causing
> significant problems that would require wiping the
> installation out and starting over with a clean install.
>
>
>
> Ice wrote:

> > Should upgrading from x86 pre to x64 RC2 make things any different?
> >
> > "Theo" wrote:
> >

> >> You should be able to 'upgrade' from Pre-RC1 to RC2.
> >> However, to be safe, you should back up any data you don't
> >> want to lose before you try the upgrade path. I upgraded
> >> from RC1 build 5728 to RC2 build 5244 without any problems.
> >> It does seem to take a long time to go through the upgrade
> >> vs a clean install. My clean installs only took about 20-30
> >> minutes, but the upgrades took over an hour.
> >>
> >>
> >> Ice wrote:
> >>> Hi, I would really be very thankful if someone could explain this in a little
> >>> more detail.
> >>>
> >>> I am 16 and well, thrilled to be part of this beta. (even though its easy
> >>> to get I am pretty excited to know enough to be able to do this) However, I
> >>> downloaded pre-rc1 "just to try it" and it was so good I decided that I
> >>> should use it for everything. heh. But now that RC1 and RC2 are out (I have
> >>> isos for x64 and x86 for them both downloaded), I was wondering what to do.
> >>>
> >>> I want to upgrade to RC1 or RC2 (preferably RC2), but I am worried that I
> >>> will lose my programs or something, seeing as thats what Ive always thought a
> >>> clean install to be. I have 80 GB space left on the drive, with 3 instances
> >>> of windows on here (2 XP and the vista beta - so the XP can be deleted for
> >>> space basically), and as I just said I would like to be able to "upgrade" in
> >>> the sense that I click a few buttons, and I have the updated version of
> >>> Vista.
> >>>
> >>> Is this possible, or does my rambling not make any sense? Thanks for your
> >>> help!
> >>>
> >>> P.S. I replied to a previous topic earlier with the same subject, but it
> >>> appears that these message boards don't act like a normal forums with
> >>> questions with the newest replies appearing at the beginning of the list.
> >>> Also, in the one I replied to, I kept getting an error that it was not being
> >>> recieved. I tried 3 times, it told me it was not recieved 3 times, yet 5
> >>> minutes later I had a tripple post. So sorry about that if you come across
> >>> it!

>

> Well, what are some important pros and cons to going x64?
>
> "Theo" wrote:
>

>> You cannot upgrade from any x86 version to an x64 version.
>> Installation of x64 must be a clean install. You ca upgrade
>> Vista x64 versions from RC1 to RC2 or from earlier builds to
>> RC2, but that is the only path. x64 has some differences in
>> how it is laid out that prevents "upgrading" without causing
>> significant problems that would require wiping the
>> installation out and starting over with a clean install.
>>
>>
>>
>> Ice wrote:

>>> Should upgrading from x86 pre to x64 RC2 make things any different?
>>>
>>> "Theo" wrote:
>>>
>>>> You should be able to 'upgrade' from Pre-RC1 to RC2.
>>>> However, to be safe, you should back up any data you don't
>>>> want to lose before you try the upgrade path. I upgraded
>>>> from RC1 build 5728 to RC2 build 5244 without any problems.
>>>> It does seem to take a long time to go through the upgrade
>>>> vs a clean install. My clean installs only took about 20-30
>>>> minutes, but the upgrades took over an hour.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ice wrote:
>>>>> Hi, I would really be very thankful if someone could explain this in a little
>>>>> more detail.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am 16 and well, thrilled to be part of this beta. (even though its easy
>>>>> to get I am pretty excited to know enough to be able to do this) However, I
>>>>> downloaded pre-rc1 "just to try it" and it was so good I decided that I
>>>>> should use it for everything. heh. But now that RC1 and RC2 are out (I have
>>>>> isos for x64 and x86 for them both downloaded), I was wondering what to do.
>>>>>
>>>>> I want to upgrade to RC1 or RC2 (preferably RC2), but I am worried that I
>>>>> will lose my programs or something, seeing as thats what Ive always thought a
>>>>> clean install to be. I have 80 GB space left on the drive, with 3 instances
>>>>> of windows on here (2 XP and the vista beta - so the XP can be deleted for
>>>>> space basically), and as I just said I would like to be able to "upgrade" in
>>>>> the sense that I click a few buttons, and I have the updated version of
>>>>> Vista.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is this possible, or does my rambling not make any sense? Thanks for your
>>>>> help!
>>>>>
>>>>> P.S. I replied to a previous topic earlier with the same subject, but it
>>>>> appears that these message boards don't act like a normal forums with
>>>>> questions with the newest replies appearing at the beginning of the list.
>>>>> Also, in the one I replied to, I kept getting an error that it was not being
>>>>> recieved. I tried 3 times, it told me it was not recieved 3 times, yet 5
>>>>> minutes later I had a tripple post. So sorry about that if you come across
>>>>> it!