Windows - Upgrading

Hazza Manazza · Hazza Manazza #1 (**permalink**)

10-19-2008, 07:36 AM

Hi!

I have purchased Windows Vista Home Premium(not upgrade version)
and I dont get a screen to upgrade or Clean Install.(this is running in windows xp)! I do not know any possible way to upgrade and dual booting and new iinstallations are off the list. Microsoft could not help me so maybe you guys can! Is there a way to upgrade through command prompt or something?

pjhutch · pjhutch #2 (**permalink**)

10-19-2008, 02:04 PM

Haave you tried booting from the DVD first rather than installing from within Windows XP? Then you might get the install options you need.

bad.heron · bad.heron #3 (**permalink**)

10-19-2008, 02:13 PM

As pjhutch suggested you are required to boot from the Vista Home Premium DVD to perform a clean installation or upgrade.

Hazza Manazza · Hazza Manazza #4 (**permalink**)

10-20-2008, 01:33 AM

Booting from the DVD is only for a clean install! On every single Boot from CD, Upgrade is always greyed out(not just on mine)!

chscag · chscag #5 (**permalink**)

10-20-2008, 04:48 PM

Hazza:

What file system are you currently using for your XP installation on the Boot Camp partition?

Because if you're currently using FAT-32, you can not upgrade it to any version of Vista without doing a clean install. The reason is that Vista must be installed to a NTFS formatted partition.

You can try this work around: Boot to XP, use the built in FAT-32 to NTFS file converter. Windows will convert the FAT-32 file system to NTFS during a reboot. After the file system is converted, you can then try to upgrade to Vista Home Premium from within XP.

Regards.

Hazza Manazza · Hazza Manazza #6 (**permalink**)

10-21-2008, 12:45 PM

Hi chscag
Very sadly I am using NTFS and always have been!
That is not a solution available. I sthere any command I could use under command prompt to start an Upgrade?

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Hazza Manazza #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 16, 2008 Posts: 15	10-19-2008, 07:36 AM Hi! I have purchased Windows Vista Home Premium(not upgrade version) and I dont get a screen to upgrade or Clean Install.(this is running in windows xp)! I do not know any possible way to upgrade and dual booting and new iinstallations are off the list. Microsoft could not help me so maybe you guys can! Is there a way to upgrade through command prompt or something?
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pjhutch #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 04, 2007 Posts: 250	10-19-2008, 02:04 PM Haave you tried booting from the DVD first rather than installing from within Windows XP? Then you might get the install options you need.
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Hazza Manazza #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 16, 2008 Posts: 15	10-20-2008, 01:33 AM Booting from the DVD is only for a clean install! On every single Boot from CD, Upgrade is always greyed out(not just on mine)!
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chscag #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 31,998 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	10-20-2008, 04:48 PM Hazza: What file system are you currently using for your XP installation on the Boot Camp partition? Because if you're currently using FAT-32, you can not upgrade it to any version of Vista without doing a clean install. The reason is that Vista must be installed to a NTFS formatted partition. You can try this work around: Boot to XP, use the built in FAT-32 to NTFS file converter. Windows will convert the FAT-32 file system to NTFS during a reboot. After the file system is converted, you can then try to upgrade to Vista Home Premium from within XP. Regards.
	QUOTE Thanks

Hazza Manazza #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 16, 2008 Posts: 15	10-21-2008, 12:45 PM Hi chscag Very sadly I am using NTFS and always have been! That is not a solution available. I sthere any command I could use under command prompt to start an Upgrade?
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