Vista upgrading and mail question

> Hello xfile,
>
> The upgrade will work as long as you have XP installed on your system.
> Windows Vista has a new transfer program called Windows Easy Transfer and
> if you run that on your XP machine it will back up all of your settings
> and then you can restore them to a new computer or to the same PC if you
> do a clean install. As far as I know Newsgroup subscriptions and all
> e-mail transfer now.
>
>
> Tom Ziegmann
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Windows Vista / Server Longhorn Technical Beta Tester
> Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Technical Beta Tester
>

>> Hi,
>>
>> I just learned from some newsletters about the leak of Vista pricing
>> and I know that is not the "official" announcement.
>>
>> In any case, just wondering what will be counted as an "upgrade"?
>> Does it mean that owning XP or even earlier version is eligible for
>> the upgrade or other?
>>
>> Note: Based on the leaked news, upgrade price is not so bad.
>>
>> Also have another question about the overall feature of moving
>> files/data/settings from an existing machine to the new vista machine,
>> and the main focus is on the transferring Outlook Express newsgroup
>> accounts, settings, threads, and so on.
>>
>> Has it improved or just like XP for which newsgroup subscription is
>> not transferable without a 3rd party utility?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>

>
>

> Hello xfile,
>
> The upgrade will work as long as you have XP installed on your system.
> Windows Vista has a new transfer program called Windows Easy Transfer and
> if you run that on your XP machine it will back up all of your settings
> and then you can restore them to a new computer or to the same PC if you
> do a clean install. As far as I know Newsgroup subscriptions and all
> e-mail transfer now.
>
>
> Tom Ziegmann
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Windows Vista / Server Longhorn Technical Beta Tester
> Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Technical Beta Tester
>

>> Hi,
>>
>> I just learned from some newsletters about the leak of Vista pricing
>> and I know that is not the "official" announcement.
>>
>> In any case, just wondering what will be counted as an "upgrade"?
>> Does it mean that owning XP or even earlier version is eligible for
>> the upgrade or other?
>>
>> Note: Based on the leaked news, upgrade price is not so bad.
>>
>> Also have another question about the overall feature of moving
>> files/data/settings from an existing machine to the new vista machine,
>> and the main focus is on the transferring Outlook Express newsgroup
>> accounts, settings, threads, and so on.
>>
>> Has it improved or just like XP for which newsgroup subscription is
>> not transferable without a 3rd party utility?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>

>
>

> Hi,
>
> Thanks for your kind reply and that at least ease my two primary concerns
> since upgrade to Vista will inevitably need to upgrade some hardware as
> well, such as VGA to take the full advantage of its much advertised
> graphic effects.
>
> And transferring/synchronizing newsgroup subscriptions including posted
> message between different XP machines (such as at office and home) is one
> of the major headaches of using XP now.
>
> Again, thanks for your kind confirmation.
> "Tom Ziegmann" <tziegmann@nospam.msn.com> wrote in message
> news:f7e8c004decd8c899c352992c38@news.microsoft.co m...

>> Hello xfile,
>>
>> The upgrade will work as long as you have XP installed on your system.
>> Windows Vista has a new transfer program called Windows Easy Transfer and
>> if you run that on your XP machine it will back up all of your settings
>> and then you can restore them to a new computer or to the same PC if you
>> do a clean install. As far as I know Newsgroup subscriptions and all
>> e-mail transfer now.
>>
>>
>> Tom Ziegmann
>> Microsoft Certified Professional
>> Windows Vista / Server Longhorn Technical Beta Tester
>> Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Technical Beta Tester
>>

>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I just learned from some newsletters about the leak of Vista pricing
>>> and I know that is not the "official" announcement.
>>>
>>> In any case, just wondering what will be counted as an "upgrade"?
>>> Does it mean that owning XP or even earlier version is eligible for
>>> the upgrade or other?
>>>
>>> Note: Based on the leaked news, upgrade price is not so bad.
>>>
>>> Also have another question about the overall feature of moving
>>> files/data/settings from an existing machine to the new vista machine,
>>> and the main focus is on the transferring Outlook Express newsgroup
>>> accounts, settings, threads, and so on.
>>>
>>> Has it improved or just like XP for which newsgroup subscription is
>>> not transferable without a 3rd party utility?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>

>>
>>

>
>

>I don't think the newsgroup information is going to migrate. I will be
>testing this, but I think it will not work.
>
> As to sharing the messages between systems, you still will not be able to
> share the message store on a network, but the message files are now stored
> individually, so its an easy matter to transfer messages from one computer
> to another.
>
> steve
>
> "xfile" <cou-cou@remove.nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:OU7YMtAzGHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> Hi,
>>
>> Thanks for your kind reply and that at least ease my two primary concerns
>> since upgrade to Vista will inevitably need to upgrade some hardware as
>> well, such as VGA to take the full advantage of its much advertised
>> graphic effects.
>>
>> And transferring/synchronizing newsgroup subscriptions including posted
>> message between different XP machines (such as at office and home) is one
>> of the major headaches of using XP now.
>>
>> Again, thanks for your kind confirmation.
>> "Tom Ziegmann" <tziegmann@nospam.msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:f7e8c004decd8c899c352992c38@news.microsoft.co m...

>>> Hello xfile,
>>>
>>> The upgrade will work as long as you have XP installed on your system.
>>> Windows Vista has a new transfer program called Windows Easy Transfer
>>> and if you run that on your XP machine it will back up all of your
>>> settings and then you can restore them to a new computer or to the same
>>> PC if you do a clean install. As far as I know Newsgroup subscriptions
>>> and all e-mail transfer now.
>>>
>>>
>>> Tom Ziegmann
>>> Microsoft Certified Professional
>>> Windows Vista / Server Longhorn Technical Beta Tester
>>> Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Technical Beta Tester
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I just learned from some newsletters about the leak of Vista pricing
>>>> and I know that is not the "official" announcement.
>>>>
>>>> In any case, just wondering what will be counted as an "upgrade"?
>>>> Does it mean that owning XP or even earlier version is eligible for
>>>> the upgrade or other?
>>>>
>>>> Note: Based on the leaked news, upgrade price is not so bad.
>>>>
>>>> Also have another question about the overall feature of moving
>>>> files/data/settings from an existing machine to the new vista machine,
>>>> and the main focus is on the transferring Outlook Express newsgroup
>>>> accounts, settings, threads, and so on.
>>>>
>>>> Has it improved or just like XP for which newsgroup subscription is
>>>> not transferable without a 3rd party utility?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>
>>>

>>
>>

>

> I don't think the newsgroup information will migrate. That is what is
> being reported at present, although I haven't tested it yet in the
> newest build.
>
> steve
>
> MS-MVP
> OE / WinMail
> "Tom Ziegmann" <tziegmann@nospam.msn.com> wrote in message
> news:f7e8c004decd8c899c352992c38@news.microsoft.co m...
>

>> Hello xfile,
>>
>> The upgrade will work as long as you have XP installed on your
>> system. Windows Vista has a new transfer program called Windows Easy
>> Transfer and if you run that on your XP machine it will back up all
>> of your settings and then you can restore them to a new computer or
>> to the same PC if you do a clean install. As far as I know Newsgroup
>> subscriptions and all e-mail transfer now.
>>
>> Tom Ziegmann
>> Microsoft Certified Professional
>> Windows Vista / Server Longhorn Technical Beta Tester
>> Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Technical Beta Tester

>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I just learned from some newsletters about the leak of Vista pricing
>>> and I know that is not the "official" announcement.
>>>
>>> In any case, just wondering what will be counted as an "upgrade"?
>>> Does it mean that owning XP or even earlier version is eligible for
>>> the upgrade or other?
>>>
>>> Note: Based on the leaked news, upgrade price is not so bad.
>>>
>>> Also have another question about the overall feature of moving
>>> files/data/settings from an existing machine to the new vista
>>> machine, and the main focus is on the transferring Outlook Express
>>> newsgroup accounts, settings, threads, and so on.
>>>
>>> Has it improved or just like XP for which newsgroup subscription is
>>> not transferable without a 3rd party utility?
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>

> Hello All,
>
> In my testing in every build since 5384 all my OE information including
> newsgroups has transferred, the only problem that I have had is I have to
> just re sync with the news servers. But, other than that I have had no
> problems and I think Windows Easy Transfer is a lot better then the Files
> and Settings Transfer Wizard in XP.
>
> Tom Ziegmann
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Windows Vista / Server Longhorn Technical Beta Tester
> Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Technical Beta Tester
>

>> I don't think the newsgroup information will migrate. That is what is
>> being reported at present, although I haven't tested it yet in the
>> newest build.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> MS-MVP
>> OE / WinMail
>> "Tom Ziegmann" <tziegmann@nospam.msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:f7e8c004decd8c899c352992c38@news.microsoft.co m...
>>

>>> Hello xfile,
>>>
>>> The upgrade will work as long as you have XP installed on your
>>> system. Windows Vista has a new transfer program called Windows Easy
>>> Transfer and if you run that on your XP machine it will back up all
>>> of your settings and then you can restore them to a new computer or
>>> to the same PC if you do a clean install. As far as I know Newsgroup
>>> subscriptions and all e-mail transfer now.
>>>
>>> Tom Ziegmann
>>> Microsoft Certified Professional
>>> Windows Vista / Server Longhorn Technical Beta Tester
>>> Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Technical Beta Tester
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I just learned from some newsletters about the leak of Vista pricing
>>>> and I know that is not the "official" announcement.
>>>>
>>>> In any case, just wondering what will be counted as an "upgrade"?
>>>> Does it mean that owning XP or even earlier version is eligible for
>>>> the upgrade or other?
>>>>
>>>> Note: Based on the leaked news, upgrade price is not so bad.
>>>>
>>>> Also have another question about the overall feature of moving
>>>> files/data/settings from an existing machine to the new vista
>>>> machine, and the main focus is on the transferring Outlook Express
>>>> newsgroup accounts, settings, threads, and so on.
>>>>
>>>> Has it improved or just like XP for which newsgroup subscription is
>>>> not transferable without a 3rd party utility?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>

>
>

> Hello All,
>
> In my testing in every build since 5384 all my OE information including
> newsgroups has transferred, the only problem that I have had is I have to
> just re sync with the news servers. But, other than that I have had no
> problems and I think Windows Easy Transfer is a lot better then the Files
> and Settings Transfer Wizard in XP.
>
> Tom Ziegmann
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Windows Vista / Server Longhorn Technical Beta Tester
> Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Technical Beta Tester
>

>> I don't think the newsgroup information will migrate. That is what is
>> being reported at present, although I haven't tested it yet in the
>> newest build.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> MS-MVP
>> OE / WinMail
>> "Tom Ziegmann" <tziegmann@nospam.msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:f7e8c004decd8c899c352992c38@news.microsoft.co m...
>>

>>> Hello xfile,
>>>
>>> The upgrade will work as long as you have XP installed on your
>>> system. Windows Vista has a new transfer program called Windows Easy
>>> Transfer and if you run that on your XP machine it will back up all
>>> of your settings and then you can restore them to a new computer or
>>> to the same PC if you do a clean install. As far as I know Newsgroup
>>> subscriptions and all e-mail transfer now.
>>>
>>> Tom Ziegmann
>>> Microsoft Certified Professional
>>> Windows Vista / Server Longhorn Technical Beta Tester
>>> Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Technical Beta Tester
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I just learned from some newsletters about the leak of Vista pricing
>>>> and I know that is not the "official" announcement.
>>>>
>>>> In any case, just wondering what will be counted as an "upgrade"?
>>>> Does it mean that owning XP or even earlier version is eligible for
>>>> the upgrade or other?
>>>>
>>>> Note: Based on the leaked news, upgrade price is not so bad.
>>>>
>>>> Also have another question about the overall feature of moving
>>>> files/data/settings from an existing machine to the new vista
>>>> machine, and the main focus is on the transferring Outlook Express
>>>> newsgroup accounts, settings, threads, and so on.
>>>>
>>>> Has it improved or just like XP for which newsgroup subscription is
>>>> not transferable without a 3rd party utility?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>

>
>