Home premium Upgrade Re-partitioning bgkorn 6/15/2007 5:14:00 AM Upgrading from Windows 2000. Launching from within 2000 asks me to boot from the DVD to repartition. Launching from the DVD tells me that I need to start the installation from the installed OS. Seems I am locked out for repartitioning with Windows Home Vista Premium Upgrade. Not clear if I need to "upgrade" my upgrade to stand-alone or if that is even possible. Sure that returning an opened package will be a nightmare... Thanks for any help.

Re: Home premium Upgrade Re-partitioning "Rock" <Rock[ at ]nospam.net> 6/15/2007 5:19:47 AM "bgkorn" wrote [Quoted Text] > Upgrading from Windows 2000. Launching from within 2000 asks me to boot > from > the DVD to repartition. Launching from the DVD tells me that I need to > start > the installation from the installed OS. > > Seems I am locked out for repartitioning with Windows Home Vista Premium > Upgrade. Not clear if I need to "upgrade" my upgrade to stand-alone or if > that is even possible. Sure that returning an opened package will be a > nightmare... You can use an upgrade version of Vista with Win2k as the qualifying OS, but it has to be a clean install. The install is started from the desktop of the installed OS. I don't believe you can repartition in that case. It will take the win2k installation and wrap it up into the windows.old folder, installing Vista clean. -- Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

Re: Home premium Upgrade Re-partitioning "John Barnes" <jbarnes[ at ]email.net> 6/15/2007 2:10:18 PM If you need to do repartitioning, you should be able to do it from your install disk command prompt. Use the diskpart command "bgkorn" <bgkorn[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:121BDC70-00B0-408B-9C13-24C3D6752092[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Upgrading from Windows 2000. Launching from within 2000 asks me to boot > from > the DVD to repartition. Launching from the DVD tells me that I need to > start > the installation from the installed OS. > > Seems I am locked out for repartitioning with Windows Home Vista Premium > Upgrade. Not clear if I need to "upgrade" my upgrade to stand-alone or if > that is even possible. Sure that returning an opened package will be a > nightmare... > > Thanks for any help. > > >

Re: Home premium Upgrade Re-partitioning Bruce Chambers <bchambers[ at ]cable0ne.n3t> 6/16/2007 3:47:36 PM bgkorn wrote: [Quoted Text] > Upgrading from Windows 2000. Launching from within 2000 asks me to boot from > the DVD to repartition. Launching from the DVD tells me that I need to start > the installation from the installed OS. > > Seems I am locked out for repartitioning with Windows Home Vista Premium > Upgrade. Not clear if I need to "upgrade" my upgrade to stand-alone or if > that is even possible. Sure that returning an opened package will be a > nightmare... > > Thanks for any help. > > > Any upgrade to Vista from Win2K requires a clean installation. Part of your problem stems from the fact that Wi2K Professional to a Vista Home edition isn't a qualifying upgrade path. Win2K qualifies for the use of Vista Business or Ultimate Upgrades, but you'd need to use a full version of Vista Home Premium. Upgrade Paths from Previous Versions http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradepaths.mspx "If you are currently using Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional x64, you are eligible for an upgrade copy to a *corresponding or better* edition of Windows Vista, but a clean install is required." (Emphasis mine.) -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell

Re: Home premium Upgrade Re-partitioning "John Barnes" <jbarnes[ at ]email.net> 6/18/2007 4:09:20 AM Your interpretation is different than mine. I see nothing on the page that would restrict using the upgrade version from win2k to any of the 4 listed versions. A clean install is required in all cases. "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers[ at ]cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message news:uzgTq2CsHHA.1864[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > bgkorn wrote: >> Upgrading from Windows 2000. Launching from within 2000 asks me to boot >> from the DVD to repartition. Launching from the DVD tells me that I need >> to start the installation from the installed OS. >> >> Seems I am locked out for repartitioning with Windows Home Vista Premium >> Upgrade. Not clear if I need to "upgrade" my upgrade to stand-alone or if >> that is even possible. Sure that returning an opened package will be a >> nightmare... >> >> Thanks for any help. >> >> >> > > > Any upgrade to Vista from Win2K requires a clean installation. Part of > your problem stems from the fact that Wi2K Professional to a Vista Home > edition isn't a qualifying upgrade path. Win2K qualifies for the use of > Vista Business or Ultimate Upgrades, but you'd need to use a full version > of Vista Home Premium. > > Upgrade Paths from Previous Versions > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradepaths.mspx > > "If you are currently using Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP > Professional x64, you are eligible for an upgrade copy to a *corresponding > or better* edition of Windows Vista, but a clean install is required." > (Emphasis mine.) > > > -- > > Bruce Chambers > > Help us help you: > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin > > Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand > Russell

RE: Home premium Upgrade Re-partitioning bgkorn 6/20/2007 12:35:58 AM 2000 upgrade is supported on the box. Problem is non-support of repartitioning. Sucks. Installed a clean copy of XP and upgraded that. Problem solved as long as MSFT does not kill my XP licence which I need elsewhere. "bgkorn" wrote: [Quoted Text] > Upgrading from Windows 2000. Launching from within 2000 asks me to boot from > the DVD to repartition. Launching from the DVD tells me that I need to start > the installation from the installed OS. > > Seems I am locked out for repartitioning with Windows Home Vista Premium > Upgrade. Not clear if I need to "upgrade" my upgrade to stand-alone or if > that is even possible. Sure that returning an opened package will be a > nightmare... > > Thanks for any help. > > >