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Upgrading from Windows XP to Vista and having issue
I have a Windows XP Pro system and I am trying to upgrade it to Vista Business so that I can eventually upgrade it to Windows 7. But the upgrade option cannot be selected and I am getting an error during the upgrade attempt that says "“Windows cannot determine if another operating system exists on your computer". How can I edit my current boot.ini file so that this message does not appear and the upgrade version is an option? The file is below:
[boot loader]
timeout=2
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdi
[operating systems]
C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="M
UnsupportedDebug="do not select this" /debug
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)par
[boot loader]
timeout=2
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdi
[operating systems]
C:\CMDCONS\BOOTSECT.DAT="M
UnsupportedDebug="do not select this" /debug
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)par
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I try to run the Vista upgrade advisor and it says not available on Microsoft.com
Yes, it looks like it is gone. You can do two things:
1. There is a beta Vista Advisor here:
http://www.microsoft.com/hk/windowsvista/getready/upgradeadvisor/default.mspx
You can see if that tells you anything.
2. You can download the Windows 7 updgrade advisor and see if it runs on your PC. I think that might be a long shot.
It is avalailable here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/upgrade-advisor
... Thinkpads_User
1. There is a beta Vista Advisor here:
http://www.microsoft.com/hk/windowsvista/getready/upgradeadvisor/default.mspx
You can see if that tells you anything.
2. You can download the Windows 7 updgrade advisor and see if it runs on your PC. I think that might be a long shot.
It is avalailable here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/upgrade-advisor
... Thinkpads_User
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I tried the beta Vista Advisor version and it crashed on me.
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Kind of strange considering the computer is only about two years old and meets all the specs. I wonder why that would happen??
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Did you try the Windows 7 advisor? It may shed some light.
Also, there could be a problem in the XP system (that happens) that is preventing the upgrade from working. If that is the case, you could try the Windows 7 advisor and then try a fresh install of Windows 7. You cannot upgrade in place from XP to Windows 7. ... Thinkpads_User
Also, there could be a problem in the XP system (that happens) that is preventing the upgrade from working. If that is the case, you could try the Windows 7 advisor and then try a fresh install of Windows 7. You cannot upgrade in place from XP to Windows 7. ... Thinkpads_User
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I am trying to keep certain apps that I use for software development so a fresh install of Windows 7 would wipe it all out and I would have to start from scratch as far as settings and configuration. I did not try the Windows 7 advisor. Maybe I will try that. Thanks for the input Steve, maybe will just have to do that.
Steve's post is the same as my first post: I recommended against the string of upgrades.
I am just trying to help you sort out what might be wrong, but I think you will have to do a fresh install.
... Thinkpads_User
I am just trying to help you sort out what might be wrong, but I think you will have to do a fresh install.
... Thinkpads_User
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Yes, I saw that thinkpads user. Thank you as well. It would have been nice to at least upgrade to Vista and see how that runs on this system but for some reason this two year old computer cannot. Thank you though.
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Thank you and good luck goint forward. ... Thinkpads_User
That said, I strongly recommend against what you are trying to do (XP -> Vista -> Windows 7). If your goal is Windows 7, you will be happier in the long run if you do a fresh install of Windows 7.
... Thinkpads_User