Upgrading from XP to Vista

[cav23j]

i currently have it formatted in FAT
should i delete the windows xp partition
reinstall xp under the NTFS format and then upgrade to Vista?

 

[balamw]

i currently have it formatted in FAT
should i delete the windows xp partition
reinstall xp under the NTFS format and then upgrade to Vista?

No need for either.

I would suggest either using CONVERT.EXE in XP instead http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb456984.aspx, or using the old double install trick to clean install Vista. http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_upgrade_clean.asp

Personally I'd go for the clean install.

B

 

[Dr McKay]

Personally I would skip the black-hole of suck that Vista was, and move onto 7.

And I would avoid using FAT32. NTFS is far more stable.

 

[roadbloc]

Personally I would skip the black-hole of suck that Vista was, and move onto 7.

And I would avoid using FAT32. NTFS is far more stable.

+1. Avoid Vista and FAT32.