OS Help, :)

[Angeal]

Well, i do like XP but it seems boring now and i want to move on to vista
So i've decided if i don't like vista i can reinstall XP

So Can someone tell me what the Update Version does and what full does?

i plan on getting this, I sold some of my old things a used xbox for 50 and my DS for 65 dollors and i got enough for it, Just don't know when to get it, And wonder how my dad will take it,

Here is the copy i want to get,Also is this the full Version?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116485


And here's the update one,
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116470

 

[Existence.]

I believe the upgrade requires you to have XP installed before you can install Vista.
Stick with the normal one.

 

[Angeal]

Alright the the fist one is the full one?

 

[e MpTy]

Yes the first one, upgrade OS's suck cause if something goes wrong and you have to reinstall, you first have to reinstall XP then install vista.

Stick with the full version so you will not be required to have XP to install vista.

 

[Angeal]

Okay Thank you both and i plan to be using that

 

[-=Punisher=-]

Yeah I would do the first one too. Not sure if Vista is like XP or not, but in XP Upgrade it just wants you to put in the disk of a previous OS to verify that you have one then it will ask for the XP upgrade and continue. Nice to have a 98SE laying around for this lol...

 

[SCSwat]

I would definitely recommend you go for the full license version over the upgrade as well.
Reason being, the upgrade is more prone to install failure and file incompatibility. If a program
that you have now, is for sure NOT compatible with Vista, you will see massive issues during install..
But most importantly, if you do an upgrade you will bloat a new OS install with all the unusable
files and libraries of a now unused OS. The file and settings transfer wizard can help you export
and then import some of your preferred things, but by all means, do a fresh install to begin with.