This section describes the choices that are available for each version of Windows. Upgrading from the following language versions of Windows XP to the matching language of Windows Vista is not supported.
After you purchase the retail store package or download Windows Vista from the Windows Marketplace Web site, follow these steps:. The custom installation option is offered at the price of the upgrade DVD package. After the installation is complete, you can restore the data that you backed up in step 1 from the backup media.
If you own Microsoft Windows , no upgrade installation path is available. However, you can perform a custom installation that uses an upgrade license by starting the installation in Windows If you have Windows installed, you can install the following versions of Windows Vista by performing a custom installation:.
As you complete the steps on the Setup wizard pages, remember to select Custom. The following table shows the upgrade paths that you can use to upgrade to another version of Windows Vista. Need more help? Expand your skills. Get new features first. Was this information helpful?
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I read your article about Windows 10 updates and that most PCs with Vista should be tossed in the trash bin. I use it for writing, blogging, internet access, simple games, nothing intense. But I do need to do something because there is only one web browser I can use effectively, and some websites have begun to shun us unfortunate Vista folks. Please tell me how to do this.
I am not stupid or illiterate, just a little on the broke side, and a bit OK, a lot of a procrastinator. Microsoft launched Windows Vista in January and stopped supporting it in April last year. Any PCs still running Vista are therefore likely to be eight to 10 years old, and showing their age.
Vista was a pretty good operating system, at least after Microsoft released the Service Pack 1 update, but very few people still use it. Microsoft has since launched Windows 7, 8, 8. You are also at a greater risk from malware.
Microsoft no longer provides Vista security patches, and has stopped updating Microsoft Security Essentials. Whatever you have already installed should be OK as long as the supplier keeps updating the virus signatures.
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