i just needed share this everyone

I was so excited when got my VISTA ver.5384 downloaded and burned to disc! I couldnt wait to install it and try it out! I ran the compatability checker and had only minor driver issues (of course i assumed i could deal with those after, for they were only the web cam and the 1394 net adapter ) So anyway i ran the upgrade install seemed to go smoothly till the desktop was loading omg soooo slow!! then it happened the the driver isssues with my ATI graphics, my monitor, my camera, my so called unkown device (still dont know what that was lol) and so on... these were happening so fast and all at once that my brand new HP PC crashed. ok restart try to deal with this one issue at a time ... well to make a very long story short I (whom i consider pretty savvy with my computers Dell, Compaq, HP and Gateway) was frustrated so i decided to do a clean install and started over... same issues ready to throw it all out the window ... slept on the situation ( drives me crazy when i cant figure something out) got up this morning did a complete PC factory recovery, went to microsoft downloaded every update i could find for this HP (security, software and hardware) installed it all... then i went to HP.com did an automatice device detect.. downloaded all the updates that pertained to my system ( I stress this cause when it comes to firware its very case specific) downloaded and installed it all. Now i never used any of the programs after all of this except my IE 6. after all was said and done I grabbed my DVD of VISTA ver. 5384 did the upgrade install and omg EVERYTHING WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH. no slowness issues nothing I AM SO ECSTATIC I LOVE IT!! VISTA ROCKS!! btw my graphics is ATI express 200 it detected and installed without any problems. this was so worth the headaches and the frustration.. i just wanted to share with all of those out there my experiance and how i finally got it to work. Hang in there it will come to you to!!

So what you are saying, is, making sure your XP installation and your drivers were all current made your upgrade to Vista fly right?
I theorize that most of the posters having install problems haven't a clue how to even do this. Their registries are a mess and heaven help them but they never have actually clicked of the "Windows Update Button."
"bodeaga" wrote:

I was so excited when got my VISTA ver.5384 downloaded and burned to disc! I couldnt wait to install it and try it out! I ran the compatability checker and had only minor driver issues (of course i assumed i could deal with those after, for they were only the web cam and the 1394 net adapter ) So anyway i ran the upgrade install seemed to go smoothly till the desktop was loading omg soooo slow!! then it happened the the driver isssues with my ATI graphics, my monitor, my camera, my so called unkown device (still dont know what that was lol) and so on... these were happening so fast and all at once that my brand new HP PC crashed. ok restart try to deal with this one issue at a time ... well to make a very long story short I (whom i consider pretty savvy with my computers Dell, Compaq, HP and Gateway) was frustrated so i decided to do a clean install and started over... same issues ready to throw it all out the window ... slept on the situation ( drives me crazy when i cant figure something out) got up this morning did a complete PC factory recovery, went to microsoft downloaded every update i could find for this HP (security, software and hardware) installed it all... then i went to HP.com did an automatice device detect.. downloaded all the updates that pertained to my system ( I stress this cause when it comes to firware its very case specific) downloaded and installed it all. Now i never used any of the programs after all of this except my IE 6. after all was said and done I grabbed my DVD of VISTA ver. 5384 did the upgrade install and omg EVERYTHING WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH. no slowness issues nothing I AM SO ECSTATIC I LOVE IT!! VISTA ROCKS!! btw my graphics is ATI express 200 it detected and installed without any problems. this was so worth the headaches and the frustration.. i just wanted to share with all of those out there my experiance and how i finally got it to work. Hang in there it will come to you to!!

Not just that i had a heck of a time with programs trying to install that i had used even once from my new computer like i said this is a new computer (1 month) for instance when i got it i opened up the microsoft windows office 2003 put in the trial code than a week later got the 2007 beta to try (i use office XP professional for my business) i could not get that to uninstall in vista or to stop trying to install it kept wanting a disc which i didnt have other devices would just show up as unknown and it was a trial and error trying to figure out what they were so i could get drivers after 4 days of this nightmare i made the decision to just bag it and factory install the whole system
"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote:

So what you are saying, is, making sure your XP installation and your drivers were all current made your upgrade to Vista fly right?
I theorize that most of the posters having install problems haven't a clue how to even do this. Their registries are a mess and heaven help them but they never have actually clicked of the "Windows Update Button."
"bodeaga" wrote:
I was so excited when got my VISTA ver.5384 downloaded and burned to disc! I couldnt wait to install it and try it out! I ran the compatability checker and had only minor driver issues (of course i assumed i could deal with those after, for they were only the web cam and the 1394 net adapter ) So anyway i ran the upgrade install seemed to go smoothly till the desktop was loading omg soooo slow!! then it happened the the driver isssues with my ATI graphics, my monitor, my camera, my so called unkown device (still dont know what that was lol) and so on... these were happening so fast and all at once that my brand new HP PC crashed. ok restart try to deal with this one issue at a time ... well to make a very long story short I (whom i consider pretty savvy with my computers Dell, Compaq, HP and Gateway) was frustrated so i decided to do a clean install and started over... same issues ready to throw it all out the window ... slept on the situation ( drives me crazy when i cant figure something out) got up this morning did a complete PC factory recovery, went to microsoft downloaded every update i could find for this HP (security, software and hardware) installed it all... then i went to HP.com did an automatice device detect.. downloaded all the updates that pertained to my system ( I stress this cause when it comes to firware its very case specific) downloaded and installed it all. Now i never used any of the programs after all of this except my IE 6. after all was said and done I grabbed my DVD of VISTA ver. 5384 did the upgrade install and omg EVERYTHING WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH. no slowness issues nothing I AM SO ECSTATIC I LOVE IT!! VISTA ROCKS!! btw my graphics is ATI express 200 it detected and installed without any problems. this was so worth the headaches and the frustration.. i just wanted to share with all of those out there my experiance and how i finally got it to work. Hang in there it will come to you to!!

The first thing a person should do when they buy a new computer is reformat, then partition, then install the OS and ONLY the software you want. This prevents so many problems!
My sister had the same type of problem with trial-ware, only with Norton. She purchased and installed Systemworks with a 1-year subscription and because of the pre-installed AV 90-day trial, it refused to recognize the 1-year subscription date. Typical trial-ware issue, easily solved by uninstalling the trial-ware first, but would never have happened if she had followed the three easy steps.
Goodluck with the testing of Vista, and remember to report bugs and offer feedback to MS.
Mark
"bodeaga" wrote:

Not just that i had a heck of a time with programs trying to install that i had used even once from my new computer like i said this is a new computer (1 month) for instance when i got it i opened up the microsoft windows office 2003 put in the trial code than a week later got the 2007 beta to try (i use office XP professional for my business) i could not get that to uninstall in vista or to stop trying to install it kept wanting a disc which i didnt have other devices would just show up as unknown and it was a trial and error trying to figure out what they were so i could get drivers after 4 days of this nightmare i made the decision to just bag it and factory install the whole system

I have a Dell E1505 and I too had the same problem with the net 1394 ( wireless device). The first time I ran the Vista install, ( from XP MC), I noticed that my wireless worked; however, since I kept a bunch of sotware not supported in Vista, I decided to run a clean Vista re-install...doing this I was able to get a clean installation, but no wireless connection, I tried downloading the drivers ( for the Dell 1394 WAN) and installing, but to no avail.
I finally gave up a tried a restore ( New Dells use the CTRL+F11) to tap into a partition that comes from the factory installation. BEWARE, the Vista install will re-write the boot record and the CTRL+f11 will not work. I ended up using an XP CD and installed XP first, did all the updates for it, including ensuring the wireless network was operating, and then tried the Vista install once again. As before, the wireless was recognized, the Intel 945GM was not, but simply choosing the driver update from the device manager did the trick.
Bottom line for me, having a clean xp install + vista fixed my issues found during the clean Vista install.
My laptop: Vista 5384 Dell Duo Core 1505 Intel 945GM chipset Dell 1394 wireless
"bodeaga" wrote:

I was so excited when got my VISTA ver.5384 downloaded and burned to disc! I couldnt wait to install it and try it out! I ran the compatability checker and had only minor driver issues (of course i assumed i could deal with those after, for they were only the web cam and the 1394 net adapter ) So anyway i ran the upgrade install seemed to go smoothly till the desktop was loading omg soooo slow!! then it happened the the driver isssues with my ATI graphics, my monitor, my camera, my so called unkown device (still dont know what that was lol) and so on... these were happening so fast and all at once that my brand new HP PC crashed. ok restart try to deal with this one issue at a time ... well to make a very long story short I (whom i consider pretty savvy with my computers Dell, Compaq, HP and Gateway) was frustrated so i decided to do a clean install and started over... same issues ready to throw it all out the window ... slept on the situation ( drives me crazy when i cant figure something out) got up this morning did a complete PC factory recovery, went to microsoft downloaded every update i could find for this HP (security, software and hardware) installed it all... then i went to HP.com did an automatice device detect.. downloaded all the updates that pertained to my system ( I stress this cause when it comes to firware its very case specific) downloaded and installed it all. Now i never used any of the programs after all of this except my IE 6. after all was said and done I grabbed my DVD of VISTA ver. 5384 did the upgrade install and omg EVERYTHING WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH. no slowness issues nothing I AM SO ECSTATIC I LOVE IT!! VISTA ROCKS!! btw my graphics is ATI express 200 it detected and installed without any problems. this was so worth the headaches and the frustration.. i just wanted to share with all of those out there my experiance and how i finally got it to work. Hang in there it will come to you to!!