M.F.D.K Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 i was just wondering will it be possible to upgrade from Windows Vista Beta 1 to the second beta or only as a fresh copy.... :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sn4k36 Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 Not fully sure yet... but i wouldn't really do it.. Since it is beta software and most of them time they say uninstall the old beta before installing a new build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noPCtoday Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 Not fully sure yet... but i wouldn't really do it.. Since it is beta software and most of them time they say uninstall the old beta before installing a new build. 586473016[/snapback] but WINDOWS is not a software, its an OS. microsoft cant be that cold to users let em uninstall beta 1 and install beta 2. And in fact, many people uses vista as a primary system, if they upgrade beta 1 to beta 2 with out upgrade function, it must pizzed off many users :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Veteran Posted September 3, 2005 Veteran Share Posted September 3, 2005 Yes, you should be able to upgrade from Beta 1 to Beta 2 :yes: Though it's always recommended to use a clean install, you might come across some interesting bugs to report (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Veteran Posted September 3, 2005 Veteran Share Posted September 3, 2005 And in fact, many people uses vista as a primary system, if they upgrade beta 1 to beta 2 with out upgrade function, it must pizzed off many users :D 586473031[/snapback] Those people are simply unwise. Microsoft is giving it out to testers/developers to test it and get a sense of how the internals work - NOT use it on their primary machine that does daily tasks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.F.D.K Posted September 3, 2005 Author Share Posted September 3, 2005 Those people are simply unwise. Microsoft is giving it out to testers/developers to test it and get a sense of how the internals work - NOT use it on their primary machine that does daily tasks. 586473038[/snapback] hehe :D well by doing daily tasks i belive thats the way to find the most bugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Veteran Posted September 3, 2005 Veteran Share Posted September 3, 2005 hehe :D well by doing daily tasks i belive thats the way to find the most bugs 586473042[/snapback] True; it is. But don't get so used to the OS that you become reliant on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaMan Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 hehe :D well by doing daily tasks i belive thats the way to find the most bugs 586473042[/snapback] There's a time for that kind of testing, and it really isn't now. Wait for the RC's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cropcircles Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 Way too many bugs in beta 1 to upgrade to 2. I doubt beta 2 will have the option to upgrade from 1 anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yudi_lks Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 Better uninstall and install the new beta version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovingU Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 it is IMPOSSIBLE to upgrade from beta1 to beta2, fresh installation is a must Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noPCtoday Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 it is IMPOSSIBLE to upgrade from beta1 to beta2,fresh installation is a must 586473227[/snapback] why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cropcircles Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 Any program with bugs or glitches needs to be uninstalled before installing a fresh copy of the next upgraded version. It decreases the chances of reproducing those same bugs and creating further errors. The only time you would upgrade would be a final, very stable product, such as the Nero products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 it is IMPOSSIBLE to upgrade from beta1 to beta2,fresh installation is a must 586473227[/snapback] Beta 2 isn't even out yet. Do you have a source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 but WINDOWS is not a software, its an OS. microsoft cant be that cold to users let em uninstall beta 1 and install beta 2. And in fact, many people uses vista as a primary system, if they upgrade beta 1 to beta 2 with out upgrade function, it must pizzed off many users :D 586473031[/snapback] Windows is software. An OS is a form of software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amrinders87 Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 I would just do a clean install. Whenever major updates like Service Packs come out, I always do a clean install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNay Posted September 3, 2005 Share Posted September 3, 2005 Its always recommended that you do a fresh install for each beta. Who ever uses Vista Beta's as a primary is stupid. It's still very buggy. Don't say its not until you try it. You'll see ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikyouCrow Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 well Vista beta 1 did support upgrading from previous versions of Longhorn alphas (mainly some of the more recent builds like the WinHEC i think)... so it's not entirely impossible... remember Whistler Beta 1 before the RCs came out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pox Posted September 11, 2005 Share Posted September 11, 2005 :o john double posted [/offtopic] i think doing a clean install would be a better idea, its not like just repairing XP Pro to XP Pro, its actually a different OS, almost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Veteran Posted September 11, 2005 Veteran Share Posted September 11, 2005 :o john double posted[/offtopic] 586508305[/snapback] Where did I do that? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commodore Max Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 Clean install. This is beta software, so the upgrade might not work too good ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djesteban Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 I would do a clean install for sure... but yeah... the BETA 2 will probably offer you an option to upgrade if you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebigl3bowski Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 I would do whatever microsoft suggests at the time of the beta 2 release. If they are suggesting people upgrade so they can work out those bugs then go for it, otherwise I would probably just clean install (like they normally...in my experience...want you too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoXY Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 hehe :D well by doing daily tasks i belive thats the way to find the most bugs 586473042[/snapback] HAH! Let's see you say the same thing we you're writting mission critical paper and Vista crahses...than you'd have a WHOLE different story..:laugh: but anyways, you SHOULD be able to upgrade but clean install is ALWAYS recommanded..:yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdesmus Posted September 12, 2005 Share Posted September 12, 2005 I would bet a significant amount of money it's going to have to be a clean install, that seems to be how it always has been in the past at least :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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