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Adding a Drive or Partition for Windows Vista
There are two ways to make space for Windows Vista on your existing PC. You can either add a second hard drive, using the new hard drive exclusively for Windows Vista, or you can partition your existing hard drive, creating two logical hard drives, or partitions, one for Windows XP and one for Windows Vista. Dual-Booting with Windows XP
With a radically different operating system such as Windows Vista, you may want to test the waters a bit before diving headlong into the future. Or, perhaps you need to run cer- tain applications that still don't work properly in Windows Vista. Step-by-Step: Upgrading to Windows Vista
If you're undaunted by the process of upgrading of your copy of Windows XP to Windows Vista, in-place, then you've come to the right place. In this section, we'll tell you how it's done. Choosing Between Vista Business and Enterprise
Table 1-4 shows the features that are present in the Business and Enterprise versions of Vista but not the Home versions, and a few features Enterprise has that Business doesn't. Vista Ultimate, as we'll discuss later in this chapter, also supports all of Vista's non-Home features. Choosing Between Home Basic and Home Premium
Table 1-3 shows the distinct features that differ between the Basic and Premium versions of Vista for home users. If you've decided that a Home version of Vista is all you need, Table 1-3 will help you decide which of the two available versions will best suit you. Upgrading
When we discuss upgrading to Windows Vista, we are typically referring to what's called an in-place upgrade. When you perform an in-place upgrade of Windows Vista, you replace your existing version of Windows with Windows Vista. An in-place upgrade, hopefully, will bring with it all of your applications, documents, and settings. Hopefully. Post-Setup Tasks
With the performance test out of the way, Setup finally quits, leaving you staring at your new Windows Vista desktop. A few things will occur immediately: Taking Advantage of Your Ability to Upgrade Vista
Table 1-2 shows how flexible Vista is in allowing you to upgrade to a more powerful ver- sion. It also describes some of the limitations of the various versions. Clean Install
A clean install of the operating system is our preferred method for installing Windows Vista. Although it's possible to upgrade to Windows Vista from certain previous Windows versions (see the next section), this path is perilous and can often result in a Frankenstein-like system where only some of your applications work properly. In our opinion, it's best to start with a clean slate when moving to a new operating system, especially a major release like Windows Vista. A Few Simple Questions to Determine the Best Vista Version for You
If you're trying to decide which version of Windows Vista to buy for the first time, simply step through the following Q and A:
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