Re: Updating Vista from xp Home

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You *purchased* a Windows Vista upgrade disk? That's amazing, since it
hasn't been released yet for sale.

"Earle Roberts" <EarleRoberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:B317FAFC-5256-43F4-82F9-E6DB197ABA29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
|I purchased the upgrade disc from Microsoft, one would expect it to work it
| does not
| --
| Earle Roberts
|
|
| "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:
|
| > This is not a Windows Update issue.
| > You are attempting to upgrade Windows XP to Windows Vista so you should
ask
| > this in one of the Vista newsgroups.
| >
| > --
| > Jupiter Jones [MVP]
| > http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
| > http://www.dts-l.org
| >
| >
| > "Earle Roberts" <EarleRoberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message
| > news:B023B0F3-00E2-4AF9-8460-BB50D2ECD5BA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > >I have the same problem as R McCabe When I try to install the Vista
Beta on
| > > my WinXP Home computer, I get the
| > > following error: "Temporary setup files could not be copied to the C:
| > > drive.
| > > Setup cannot continue."
| > >
| > > Any help, suggestions, or guidance?
| > >
| > > Thank you.
| > >
| > > --
| > > Earle Roberts
| >
| >
| >


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