[VISTA] KB: 931225 How to prepare to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows Vista

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Install Windows XP Service Pack
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Verify the upgrade status of the Windows XP-based
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Verify that the programs that you are using are supported by Windows
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 INTRODUCTION This article describes how to prepare to upgrade from
Microsoft Windows XP to Windows Vista.

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MORE INFORMATION Back up important files Back up important files on the
Windows XP-based computer before you upgrade to Windows Vista. A backup of
files helps prevent the loss of files if you make a mistake during the
upgrade. For more information about how to back up files in Windows XP,
click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base: 308422 <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308422/> (
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308422/) How to use the Backup utility that
is included in Windows XP to back up files and folders

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Install Windows XP Service Pack 2Before you can upgrade from Windows XP to
Windows Vista, you must install Windows XP Service Pack 2. For more
information, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base: 322389 <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389/> (
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322389/) How to obtain the latest Windows XP
service pack

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 Verify the upgrade status of the Windows XP-based computerTo determine
whether you can upgrade the edition of Windows XP on the computer to Windows
Vista, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradepaths.mspx(
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradepaths.mspx
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Additionally, you can use the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor to help
determine which edition of Windows Vista you can install. For more
information about the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor, visit the following
Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradeadvisor.mspx(
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradeadvisor.mspx
)
If you cannot upgrade the version of Windows XP to Windows Vista, perform a
custom installation. (This kind of installation is also known as a clean
installation.) When you perform a custom installation, you cannot migrate
the Windows XP settings to Windows Vista. For more information about how to
perform a custom installation of Windows Vista, click the following article
number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
933178<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933178/>(
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933178/) How to install Windows Vista

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Verify that the programs that you are using are supported by Windows VistaFor
more information about how to determine whether programs are compatible with
Windows Vista, click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base: 931359 <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931359/> (
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931359/) How to determine whether there are
program-compatibility issues before you install Windows Vista

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Verify the free space on the hard diskTo upgrade from Windows XP to Windows
Vista, you must have about 15 gigabytes (GB) of free space on the hard disk
on which Windows XP is installed.

To determine how much free space is on the hard disk, follow these steps:
1. Click *Start*, and then click *My Computer*.  2. Right-click *Local Disk
(C:)*, and then click *Properties*.

*Note* If Windows XP is installed on a different hard disk on the computer,
right-click the appropriate hard disk. 3. On the *General *tab, view the
value in the *Free space* field. If the hard disk on which Windows XP is
installed does not meet the free space requirements, you cannot perform the
upgrade. If insufficient space is available, increase the free space on the
hard disk. Or, perform a custom installation. For more information about how
to free space on the hard disk, click the following article number to view
the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
306542<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306542/>(
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306542/) How to use the Desktop Cleanup
Wizard in Windows XP

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 Verify the file systemBefore you perform the upgrade, you must verify that
the hard disk or the partition on which Windows XP is installed uses the
NTFS file system. To do this, follow these steps:  1. Click *Start*, and
then click *My Computer*. 2. Right-click *Local Disk (C:)*, and then click *
Properties*.

*Note* If Windows XP is installed on a different hard disk on the computer,
right-click the appropriate hard disk. 3. On the *General* tab, view the *File
system* field.For more information about how to convert a hard disk from the
FAT32 file system to NTFS, click the following article number to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
314097<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314097/>(
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314097/) How to use Convert.exe to convert a
partition to the NTFS file system


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