vista install question "Luvrsmel" <not[ at ]here.com> 10/22/2008 8:31:26 PM I have an XP machine with two 500Gb drives. XP is on C drive but I would like to install Vista on D drive which has some saved programs. My question is: Does Vista reformat the drive its installing onto or will it install leaving my other programs on D drive intact? TIA!

Re: vista install question DDW <dd.wright[ at ]KILLSPAMcomcast.net> 10/22/2008 8:46:09 PM On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:31:26 -0600, "Luvrsmel" <not[ at ]here.com> wrote: [Quoted Text] >I have an XP machine with two 500Gb drives. >XP is on C drive but I would like to install Vista on D drive which has some >saved programs. >My question is: >Does Vista reformat the drive its installing onto or will it install leaving >my other programs on D drive intact? TIA! Get the stuff off of there or you'll lose it. DDW -- Reply via this group No email please

Re: vista install question SCSIraidGURU <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> 10/22/2008 9:18:09 PM I would recommend installing Vista to a clean partition and let it format it. -- SCSIraidGURU Michael A. McKenney 'www.SCSIraidGURU.com' (http://www.SCSIraidGURU.com)

Re: vista install question "Curious" <mailmenot[ at ]nomail.com> 10/22/2008 10:19:11 PM I suggest that when you install vista on physical drive D that you disconnect physical drive C. When I did this I did not loose any programs or data and all my applications ran without any problems. I installed a Vista 32 upgrade and not Vista 64. "Luvrsmel" <not[ at ]here.com> wrote in message news:OuY$wUINJHA.276[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] >I have an XP machine with two 500Gb drives. > XP is on C drive but I would like to install Vista on D drive which has > some saved programs. > My question is: > Does Vista reformat the drive its installing onto or will it install > leaving my other programs on D drive intact? TIA!

Re: vista install question "Luvrsmel" <not[ at ]here.com> 10/22/2008 10:52:44 PM Are you saying you already had data on drive D when you installed Vista to drive D? Or are you saying you disconnected drive C and didn't lose any programs on drive C when you installed Vista to drive D? erm, sorry hope that didnt sound too confusing... "Curious" <mailmenot[ at ]nomail.com> wrote in message news:uagZ3QJNJHA.2824[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] >I suggest that when you install vista on physical drive D that you >disconnect physical drive C. When I did this I did not loose any programs >or data and all my applications ran without any problems. I installed a >Vista 32 upgrade and not Vista 64. > "Luvrsmel" <not[ at ]here.com> wrote in message > news:OuY$wUINJHA.276[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>I have an XP machine with two 500Gb drives. >> XP is on C drive but I would like to install Vista on D drive which has >> some saved programs. >> My question is: >> Does Vista reformat the drive its installing onto or will it install >> leaving my other programs on D drive intact? TIA! >

Re: vista install question "philo" <philo[ at ]privacy.net> 10/22/2008 10:55:07 PM "Curious" <mailmenot[ at ]nomail.com> wrote in message news:uagZ3QJNJHA.2824[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > I suggest that when you install vista on physical drive D that you > disconnect physical drive C. When I did this I did not loose any programs or > data and all my applications ran without any problems. I installed a Vista > 32 upgrade and not Vista 64. > "Luvrsmel" <not[ at ]here.com> wrote in message > news:OuY$wUINJHA.276[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > >I have an XP machine with two 500Gb drives. > > XP is on C drive but I would like to install Vista on D drive which has > > some saved programs. > > My question is: > > Does Vista reformat the drive its installing onto or will it install > > leaving my other programs on D drive intact? TIA! > Unless the bios can select which drive to boot from, that option won't work as the boot loader needs to see both OS's

Re: vista install question "Curious" <mailmenot[ at ]nomail.com> 10/22/2008 11:03:52 PM I am saying that I installed Vista 32 on the drive that had XP and that all my programs and data were present when Vista 32 booted after the installation. "Luvrsmel" <not[ at ]here.com> wrote in message news:%23j%23szjJNJHA.5060[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Are you saying you already had data on drive D when you installed Vista to > drive D? > Or are you saying you disconnected drive C and didn't lose any programs on > drive C when you installed Vista to drive D? erm, sorry hope that didnt > sound too confusing... > > "Curious" <mailmenot[ at ]nomail.com> wrote in message > news:uagZ3QJNJHA.2824[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>I suggest that when you install vista on physical drive D that you >>disconnect physical drive C. When I did this I did not loose any programs >>or data and all my applications ran without any problems. I installed a >>Vista 32 upgrade and not Vista 64. >> "Luvrsmel" <not[ at ]here.com> wrote in message >> news:OuY$wUINJHA.276[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>>I have an XP machine with two 500Gb drives. >>> XP is on C drive but I would like to install Vista on D drive which has >>> some saved programs. >>> My question is: >>> Does Vista reformat the drive its installing onto or will it install >>> leaving my other programs on D drive intact? TIA! >> >

Re: vista install question "John Barnett MVP" <freelance[ at ]invalid.invalid> 10/22/2008 11:11:36 PM When you install Vista it will overwrite whatever is on the drive/partition. Are the programs simply backups? If so create two separate partition on your D drive (thus creating drives D: and F (your CD/DVD is probably E) and move the saved programs onto the F partition and then install Vista on D: -- -- John Barnett MVP Windows XP Associate Expert Windows Desktop Experience Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org Web: http://www.silversurfer-guide.com The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this mail/post.. "Luvrsmel" <not[ at ]here.com> wrote in message news:OuY$wUINJHA.276[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > I have an XP machine with two 500Gb drives. > XP is on C drive but I would like to install Vista on D drive which has > some saved programs. > My question is: > Does Vista reformat the drive its installing onto or will it install > leaving my other programs on D drive intact? TIA!

Re: vista install question "Rick Rogers" <rick[ at ]mvps.org> 10/23/2008 1:07:45 AM Hi, A Vista install does not format the drive unless you tell it to as long as there is sufficient free space. As you are installing it to a non-system drive, it should not affect any files you currently have there. Were you installing to a system-designated volume, it would move the contents of C:\Windows to a windows.old folder. It will, however, modify the boot files on C:, replacing XP's with its own, creating the necessary dual boot in the process. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Windows help - www.rickrogers.org My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com "Luvrsmel" <not[ at ]here.com> wrote in message news:OuY$wUINJHA.276[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] >I have an XP machine with two 500Gb drives. > XP is on C drive but I would like to install Vista on D drive which has > some saved programs. > My question is: > Does Vista reformat the drive its installing onto or will it install > leaving my other programs on D drive intact? TIA!

Re: vista install question "Luvrsmel" <not[ at ]here.com> 10/23/2008 8:06:29 PM Hi there and thank you very much for that educated answer. I can now happily say that Vista does NOT format the drive even when there are files and programs on that drive. All it does is require adequate space. It kept all my files intact and I didn't have to copy all the old ones back. I did, however, have to delete all the copied files off of C as they were taking up 200Gbs of space...I'm just really glad Vista didn't threaten all my installed programs...thanks MS for that one! :-) "Rick Rogers" <rick[ at ]mvps.org> wrote in message news:eHthCvKNJHA.1304[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Hi, > > A Vista install does not format the drive unless you tell it to as long as > there is sufficient free space. As you are installing it to a non-system > drive, it should not affect any files you currently have there. Were you > installing to a system-designated volume, it would move the contents of > C:\Windows to a windows.old folder. It will, however, modify the boot > files on C:, replacing XP's with its own, creating the necessary dual boot > in the process. > > -- > Best of Luck, > > Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ > Windows help - www.rickrogers.org > My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com > > "Luvrsmel" <not[ at ]here.com> wrote in message > news:OuY$wUINJHA.276[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>I have an XP machine with two 500Gb drives. >> XP is on C drive but I would like to install Vista on D drive which has >> some saved programs. >> My question is: >> Does Vista reformat the drive its installing onto or will it install >> leaving my other programs on D drive intact? TIA! >