Vista Beta 1 upgradeable to Vista beta 2?


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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.

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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.

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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

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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)

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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

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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.

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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.

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hehe :D well by doing daily tasks i belive thats the way to find the most bugs

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hehe :D  well by doing daily tasks i belive thats the way to find the most bugs

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True; it is. But don't get so used to the OS that you become reliant on it.

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hehe :D  well by doing daily tasks i belive thats the way to find the most bugs

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There's a time for that kind of testing, and it really isn't now. Wait for the RC's.

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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.

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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

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Windows is software.

An OS is a form of software.

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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 ;)

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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?

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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)

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hehe :D  well by doing daily tasks i belive thats the way to find the most bugs

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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:

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