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■ Local area network It is possible to transfer data over a local area network using the
Windows Easy Transfer tool.
■ Optical media If the computer with the original operating system has a CD or DVD-
ROM recorder, it is possible to burn transferred data to this media and then import it on
the computer with the destination operating system. The downside with this method is
that optical media can hold only a limited amount of data.
■ Removable storage USB devices or removable hard disk drives can also be used to
migrate data using the Windows Easy Transfer Tool.
When running the Windows Easy Transfer tool, you usually start by running the application
on the destination operating system and selecting a transfer medium, as shown in Figure 2-2.
You also need to generate a Windows Easy Transfer Key on the destination computer. This key
is used to protect files and settings using encryption when they are transferred across the net-
work. That way, if the files and settings are intercepted, the person who intercepted them
would not be able to access them. It is necessary to generate a key prior to starting Windows
Easy Transfer on the original computer.
Figure 2-2 Performing an easy transfer by selecting the transfer method on the destination com-
puter first
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If an upgrade is impossible, it’s also possible to use Windows Easy Transfer when moving a
computer from Windows XP to Windows Vista. In this case, you do not start Windows Easy
Transfer on the destination operating system because it does not exist until you finalize the
installation of Windows Vista. For example, a computer running Windows XP has two hard
disk drives. A disk drive is partitioned in such a way that, because of disk space limitations on
the volume hosting Windows XP, it is impossible to perform an upgrade to Windows Vista. If
you repartitioned the disk hosting the volume with Windows XP, meaning that the volume
hosting Windows XP would be lost, it would be possible to install Windows Vista on the
newly repartitioned volume. In this case, you first use Windows Easy Transfer to write the
migration data to a removable storage device, repartition the computer’s disk, perform a clean
install of Windows Vista, and then run Windows Easy Transfer to import the migration data
from the removable storage device you saved it to.

NOTE Repartitioning
Repartitioning is the process by which you reconfigure how a physical disk drive is mapped out with
logical volumes. Unless you use special tools, all data on a volume that is repartitioned will be lost.
You have two options when migrating account data to the new computer using Windows Easy
Transfer:
■ Migrate a user account on the original computer to a newly created user account on the
destination computer.
■ Migrate a user account on the original computer to an existing local account on the des-
tination computer, as shown in Figure 2-3.
If you choose the second option, all of the original computer user account files and settings
will be added to the account files and settings of the specified user on the destination com-
puter. For example, Ian has a user account on a Windows XP computer that contains
important documents and Internet Explorer bookmarks. Ian also has a user account on a
new computer running Windows Vista that has existing bookmarks and other important
documents. Using Windows Easy Transfer, Ian can add all of the documents, bookmarks,
and settings from his account on the Windows XP computer to the new computer running
Windows Vista.
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Figure 2-3 In this transfer, all the files and settings of user account Orin on the Windows XP com-
puter are migrated to the Kim_Ackers account on the Windows Vista computer
If you create a new account on the destination computer, you should be aware that no pass-
word will be transferred. When the user tries to log on using the new account on the destina-
tion computer, the user is prompted to create a new password.
MORE INFO Windows Easy Transfer tool
For more information on the Windows Easy Transfer utility, visit the following webpage on the
Microsoft website: />User State Migration Tool
You can use Version 3 of the User State Migration Tool to automate the migration of large num-
bers of user accounts on Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems. In general, the
tools can migrate the same type of information from a computer running Windows XP to a
computer running Windows Vista. Some differences between the tools include the following:

■ The User State Migration Tool can be completely automated by creating a migration rule.
Windows Easy Transfer requires a significant amount of user interaction. This means
that the User State Migration Tool can be used to automate large deployments.
NOTE Migration rule
A migration rule is an Extensible Markup Language (XML) file that specifies precisely which
user accounts, settings, and files are migrated and how this migration is to occur.
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■ The User State Migration Tool can migrate user data from a computer running Windows
Vista to a computer running Windows XP.
■ The User State Migration Tool can migrate digital certificates between computers if
the target computer is Windows Vista. Windows Easy Transfer cannot migrate digital
certificates.
■ The User State Migration Tool can migrate encrypted files and folders between comput-
ers. Windows Easy Transfer cannot migrate encrypted files.
■ The User State Migration Tool does not work with a Windows Easy Transfer Cable.
■ The User State Migration Tool cannot automatically detect its partner computer over the
network like Windows Easy Transfer can.
Unlike Windows Easy Transfer, the User State Migration Tool requires that you be familiar
with the command line. There are two primary components:
■ Scanstate.exe Scanstate.eXE is used to capture migration data on the original computer.
■ Loadstate.exe Loadstate.eXE is used to import migration data onto the new computer.
Migration data can be saved to a network location, removable storage media, or the local hard
disk using the Scanstate.eXE tool. When the migration is complete, you use the Loadstate.eXE
tool to load the migrated data onto the destination computer.
MORE INFO User State Migration Tool
For more information on version 3.0 of the User State Migration Tool, access the following page on
Microsoft’s website: />b311-1307df010561.mspx?mfr=true.
Quick Check
1. In which situations would you consider using the User State Migration Tool
instead of Windows Easy Transfer?

2. To which versions of Windows Vista can you upgrade Windows XP Media Center
edition?
Quick Check Answers
1. The User State Migration Tool is suitable when you have many computers and
users to migrate from Windows 2000 or XP to Windows Vista. The Windows Easy
Transfer tool is best used when a small number of users and computers need to be
migrated to Windows Vista.
2. You can upgrade Windows XP Media Center to either Windows Vista Home Pre-
mium or Windows Vista Ultimate.
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Upgrading to Windows Vista
The practice at the end of this lesson provides detail on the exact procedure you use to upgrade
from Windows XP to Windows Vista. The software for an upgrade edition of Windows Vista
is approximately two-thirds of the cost of the full edition, although this might vary depending
on your location. The upgrade editions require that you have Windows XP; you cannot per-
form a clean installation without the presence of Windows XP.
If the hard disk drive holding your upgraded copy of Windows Vista fails completely, you do
not need to reinstall Windows XP and then install Windows Vista. You will be able to perform
a clean installation using the Windows Vista upgrade edition. However, you will be asked to
provide your original Windows XP product key as well as your Windows Vista product key
during the installation.
Upgrade Considerations
You should keep the following points in mind prior to and during the upgrade from Windows
XP to Windows Vista.
■ Perform a full backup of your computer before beginning the upgrade.
■ If you are in a domain environment, note the name of the computer that you are going
to upgrade.
■ Ensure you have the product key available prior to installing Windows Vista.
■ Run the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor to determine if any program or device driver
problems that might occur will arise if you perform the upgrade. If there are, check the

vendor’s website for an update or a workaround.
■ Ensure that there are at least 11 GB of free space on the volume that hosts the Windows
XP installation. Although the Upgrade Advisor recommends that you have around 40
GB of space, it is possible to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows Vista if more than
11 GB are free. If you start the upgrade process and do not have at least 11 GB free, the
option to perform an upgrade will be unavailable, and you will be able to perform only
a custom installation. If you select a custom installation, none of your programs or user
data will be present when the installation completes.
■ Any FAT32 volumes on your Windows XP computer will be automatically converted to
NTFS during the upgrade to Windows Vista.
NOTE FAT32 and NTFS
FAT32 is an older file system that has been in use since Windows 95. NTFS has many benefits
over FAT32 and allows user and group level security, encryption, and file-level compression.
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■ If a Windows XP computer has a partitioned hard disk, it might be possible to repartition
the hard disk and extend the volume hosting Windows XP so that you can upgrade the
computer to Windows Vista. For example, say that a computer running Windows XP
has a hard disk drive with a capacity of 40 GB. This hard disk drive is partitioned into
two volumes of 20 GB each. The volume hosting Windows XP has only 5 free gigabytes
of space. The second partition hosts a small amount of unimportant data. If you backed
up this data, you could then use the Disk Management tool to delete the second parti-
tion and then to extend the first one so that the volume hosting Windows XP had 25 free
gigabytes of space.
Real World
Orin Thomas
I’ve been keeping an eye on the Windows Vista newsgroups and forums for a while. Dur-
ing the beta and release candidate period, it was possible to download an evaluation
copy of Windows Vista from Microsoft’s website. What some people did not realize was
that they also had to apply to Microsoft to get a product key so that they could use this
evaluation software. Because they had not read the documentation as carefully as they

should have, they were flummoxed that the Windows Vista upgrade routine would not
accept their product key. Where were they getting the product keys if they had not
applied for them from Microsoft? From the Windows XP product key sticker that was
attached to their computer! Needless to say, you cannot use a Windows XP product key
as a substitute for a Windows Vista one!
Rolling Back a Failed Upgrade
Windows Vista is designed to automatically roll back to Windows XP if there is a failure during
the installation process. It is possible to roll back to Windows XP up until the point where a
successful logon occurs. After a successful logon occurs, it is impossible to return to Windows
XP without performing a clean installation of that operating system.
For example, when upgrading a computer from Windows XP to Windows Vista, you ignore
warnings in the compatibility report about your graphics adapter driver. When Windows
Vista tries to boot for the first time, all you are able to view is a blank screen. When you reboot,
a text-based menu gives you the option of rolling back to Windows XP. This option is provided
until you successfully log on to a normal session of Windows Vista. Unlike with the upgrade
from Windows 2000 Professional to Windows XP, if you decide after a few days of using
Windows Vista that you really do not like it, you’re stuck. After you have successfully logged
on to an upgraded Windows Vista installation, there is no going back to Windows XP!
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MORE INFO Zero Touch Installation
Although not covered by the 70-620 exam, Zero Touch Installation is a toolset that you can use to
automate the process of upgrading many computers from Windows XP to Windows Vista. If you
are in a situation where you need to perform a significant number of migrations in which the
hardware and software configurations of the original computers are similar, you should investigate
Zero Touch Installation. For more information, consult the following TechNet article: http://
www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2006/09/ZeroTouch/.
Identifying Application Compatibility Requirements
A nightmare scenario for anyone who has upgraded to Windows Vista is to find that a mission-
critical application no longer functions. In your role as a Windows IT professional, you will be
required to advise people who are considering upgrading to Windows Vista about the degree to

which their current set of applications will function under the new operating system. Although it
might seem that most applications will function without a problem under Windows Vista, if they
run under Windows XP or other previous versions of Windows, this will not always be the case.
To get a good idea of whether existing Windows XP applications are compatible with Windows
Vista, you should run the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor. When you run the advisor, it
downloads the latest information about application compatibility from Microsoft’s website.
The Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor makes recommendations about which programs might
have compatibility problems when run on Windows Vista.
When an application crashes on Windows Vista, a user has the option to send a report on the
crash to Microsoft. From this collected data, Microsoft is able to get a picture of which appli-
cations encounter problems when executed on Windows Vista. Although the Windows Vista
Upgrade Advisor will not identify every application that might encounter problems running
on Windows Vista, it will identify the vast majority.
NOTE Test it yourself
The only way to be absolutely certain that an application runs on Windows Vista is to test it on
Windows Vista yourself. If you are unable to perform testing yourself, you can check with the ven-
dor who supplied the application to see if there are any known problems.
NOTE Use a search engine
Typing in the application name and Vista as terms into a search engine is a quick way of determin-
ing whether a particular application functions on Windows Vista. It is very likely that someone
before you has attempted to run on Windows Vista the application that you are interested in. It is
also likely that if they have encountered problems with that application, they have made a com-
ment about it on a forum or a blog somewhere on the World Wide Web.
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Even if you do not run the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor, a compatibility report is gener-
ated during the upgrade process, as shown in Figure 2-4. This compatibility report will be
saved to the desktop of the account that you used to perform the upgrade on after the upgrade
is completed. The compatibility report displayed during installation might differ from the
compatibility report generated by the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor depending on whether
you’re using updated installation files. This is not a problem with the Windows Vista Upgrade

Advisor because this application downloads the most up-to-date information possible from
Microsoft’s website prior to generating its compatibility report.
Figure 2-4 A compatibility report generated during an upgrade from Windows XP to Windows
Vista
Practice: Migrating and Upgrading
In this set of practices, you will be performing both a migration and an upgrade. You will per-
form the migration using the Windows Easy Transfer utility. Both practices require a computer
running Windows XP SP2. In the second, optional practice, you will actually be upgrading a
computer running Windows XP.
 Practice 1: Using Windows Easy Transfer to Move Files Between Computers
This first practice allows you to transfer files from a Windows XP computer that is connected
by a network to the Windows Vista Business computer that you created during the practices
in Chapter 1, “Installing Windows Vista Client.” This practice assumes that networking is con-
figured on both the original and destination computers. If you are unsure about the configu-
ration of networking, you might want to review Chapter 7, “Configuring Network
Connectivity.”
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1. Log on to the computer running Windows Vista Business using the Kim_Ackers
account. The password for this account is P@ssw0rd.
2. Click the Start menu, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and then click Windows
Easy Transfer.
3. Click the Continue button in the User Account Control dialog box. The first page of the
Windows Easy Transfer wizard, shown in Figure 2-5, is displayed.
Figure 2-5 The Windows Easy Transfer wizard
4. Click Next.
5. On the Do You Want To Start A New Transfer Or Continue One In Progress page, click
Start A New Transfer.
6. On the Which Computer Are You Using Now page, click My New Computer.
7. On the Do You Have An Easy Transfer Cable page, click No, Show Me More Options.
8. In the Is Windows Easy Transfer Installed On Your Old Computer page, click No, I Need

To Install It Now.
9. On the Choose How To Install Windows Easy Transfer On Your Old Computer page,
click Windows Installation Disc or Windows Easy Transfer CD.
10. On the Are Your Computers Connected To A Network page, click Yes, I’ll Transfer Files
And Settings Over The Network.
11. In the dialog box asking you to unblock Windows Easy Transfer from the firewall,
shown in Figure 2-6, click Yes.
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Figure 2-6 For easy transfer to work over the network, the settings on the firewall must be
modified
12. On the Do You Have A Windows Easy Transfer Key page, click No, I Need A Key.
13. Make a note of the key, and then move to the computer from which you will be migrating
data. In this case, it is the Windows XP computer.
14. Insert the Windows Vista installation media into the optical drive of a computer running
Windows XP.
15. When the Windows Vista window appears, click Transfer File And Settings From
Another Computer.
16. On the Welcome To Windows Easy Transfer page on the computer running Windows
XP, click Next.
17. On the Choose How To Transfer Files And Settings To Your New Computer page on the
computer running Windows XP, click Transfer Directly, Using A Network Connection.
18. On the Choose How To Transfer Files And Settings Over A Network page, click Use A
Network Connection.
19. Click Yes at the Firewall prompt.
20. On the Do You Have A Windows Easy Transfer Key page, click Yes, I Have A Key.
21. On the Type Your Windows Easy Transfer Key page, enter the Windows Easy Transfer
key that you wrote down in step 13 of this practice. Click Next.
22. The computer running Windows XP now connects to the network and attempts to
locate the computer running Windows Vista.
23. When the computers connect to each other, you see the What Do You Want To Transfer

To Your New Computer page. Click Advanced Options.
24. This brings up the Select User Accounts, Files, And Settings To Transfer page, as shown
in Figure 2-7. Select all user accounts, program settings, and data that you want to trans-
fer, and click Next.
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Figure 2-7 Windows Easy Transfer options
25. On the account mappings page, create a new account for each user that you are going to
migrate to Windows Vista. Click Next.
26. The transfer between the computers now finishes. You should not use either computer
until the entire process is finished. If a transfer fails, you will need to start it over.
27. When you see the message on the original computer that you’re ready to transfer files
and settings to your new computer, move to the destination computer.
28. You might have to wait at the new computer until the transfer is complete. When the
transfer is complete, a summary will be displayed on the destination computer. Click
Close.
29. You will be asked to log off for the changes to take effect. Click Yes.
30. On the Windows XP computer, click Close.
 Practice 2: Upgrading from Windows XP Professional to Windows Vista Ultimate
This practice is provided for readers who want to take the next step in their exam preparation
and actually perform an upgrade of Windows XP to Windows Vista. To complete the practice,
perform the following steps:
1. Start Windows XP Professional. Insert the Windows Vista installation media. Open My
Computer. Double-click the DVD-ROM drive hosting the Windows Vista installation
media. This opens the Windows Vista window. (If the Windows Vista window does not
automatically appear, double-click on Setup.exe to start the installation.)
2. Click Install Now.
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3. On the Get Important Updates For Installation page, shown in Figure 2-8, click Do Not
Get The Latest Updates For Installation.
Figure 2-8 Configuring whether the upgrade process should get the latest updates

NOTE Updates and the installation process
Although the safest way to upgrade is to install any newly released updates as soon as pos-
sible, there are reasons why you might avoid this path. If you have a slow connection to the
Internet or you work in an organization that has a Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
server, it might make sense to obtain these updates later.
4. On the Type Your Product Key For Activation page, clear the Automatically Activate
Windows When I’m Online check box. Click Next.
CAUTION Using the grace period
Until you become experienced in performing upgrades of Windows XP to Windows Vista, use
the 30-day activation to ensure that the upgrade functions properly. You do not want to be
in the position of performing product activation just to figure out that you need to restart the
upgrade or install process again from scratch.
5. In the Do You Want To Enter Your Product Key Now dialog box, click No.
6. On the Select The Edition Of Windows That You Purchased page, select Windows Vista
ULTIMATE. Select the I Have Selected The Edition Of Windows That I Purchased check
box, and click Next.
7. On the Please Read The License Terms page, review the license, and select the I Accept
The License Terms check box. Click Next.
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8. On the Which Type Of Installation Do You Want page, shown in Figure 2-9, click
Upgrade.
Figure 2-9 Selecting an upgrade or a custom installation
9. Review the Compatibility Report, and click Next.
NOTE Different information
If the information presented in this compatibility report is different from the information in
the Windows Upgrade Advisor, it is because the Upgrade Advisor downloads the most recent
information from Microsoft.
10. The upgrade process starts. Depending on the speed of the computer that you are per-
forming the upgrade on, this can take some time. During the upgrade, the computer will
reboot several times.

11. On the Help Protect Windows Automatically page, click Ask Me Later.
12. On the Review Your Time And Date Settings page, verify that the settings are correct.
These settings should be correct because they will have been taken from Windows XP’s
settings prior to the upgrade.
13. On the Select Your Computer’s Current Location page, click Public Location.
14. The upgrade will inherit the previous computer name and local user account settings
from Windows XP.
15. On the Thank You page, click Start. This will conclude the installation. Before allowing
a logon using an existing Windows XP account, Windows Vista benchmarks the
upgraded system to generate a performance rating. This performance number is avail-
able through the Performance Information item in the classic view of the control panel.
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Lesson Summary
■ It is possible to perform a direct upgrade to Windows Vista only from Windows XP. You
can upgrade Windows XP Tablet PC only to the Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate edi-
tions of Windows Vista. You can upgrade Windows XP Media Center only to the Home
Premium or Ultimate editions of Windows Vista.
■ Prior to performing an upgrade, ensure that at least 11 GB of free space is available on
the volume that hosts Windows XP. Also, use the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor to
confirm that your computer is capable of running Windows Vista and that you will not
encounter critical hardware or software incompatibilities.
■ You can migrate Windows 2000 Professional SP4 user files and accounts to Windows
Vista using Windows Easy Transfer. You can migrate Windows XP user files, settings,
and accounts to Windows Vista using Windows Easy Transfer. A Windows Easy Transfer
Cable connects to each computer’s USB ports. It is also possible to migrate data over the
network and write it to removable media.
■ The User State Migration Tool is recommended for migrations of multiple computers.
The tool consists of two command-line utilities, scanstate.exe and loadstate.exe, and is
able to migrate encrypted files and digital certificates. It is possible to use this tool to
migrate user data and settings from Windows 2000 SP4 computers.

■ Prior to upgrading, run the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor to check for application
compatibility issues.
Lesson Review
You can use the following questions to test your knowledge of the information in Lesson 1,
“Upgrading and Migrating to Windows Vista.” The questions are also available on the com-
panion CD if you prefer to review them in electronic form.
NOTE Answers
Answers to these questions and explanations of why each answer choice is correct or incorrect are
located in the “Answers” section at the end of the book.
1. Your organization has just purchased 50 new computers that run Windows Vista Busi-
ness. Employees are currently using computers running Windows 2000 Professional.
These computers are incapable of running Windows Vista and will have their hard disk
drives formatted and then donated to a local charity. It is necessary to move all of the
user’s local user account data to the new Windows Vista computers before this happens.
Local user data includes mail settings, mail, Internet Explorer settings, and desktop set-
tings. Which of the following tools should you use to perform this migration?
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A. Windows Easy Transfer
B. File Settings and Transfer Wizard
C. Windows Anytime Upgrade
D. User State Migration Tool
2. An executive at your company has a Tablet PC computer running Windows Vista Ultimate.
A problem with the computer’s fingerprint reader means that it needs to be sent back to
the manufacturer for repair. This repair will take three weeks. In the meantime the exec-
utive will be given a replacement Tablet PC running Windows XP Tablet PC. Which of
the following tools could you use to transfer the executive’s data?
A. User State Migration Tool
B. Windows Easy Transfer
C. Windows Anytime Upgrade
D. File Settings and Transfer Wizard

3. You have been asked to find out whether it is possible to upgrade several computers
used by workers in a small business from Windows XP to Windows Vista. All the work-
ers use several off-the-shelf applications as a part of their job tasks. Which methods can
you use to determine if these applications will work with Windows Vista? (Choose all
that apply.)
A. Check with the vendors.
B. Run the User State Migration Tool.
C. Run the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor.
D. Run Windows Anytime Upgrade.
4. A customer recently purchased a laptop that has Windows XP installed as its operating
system. The laptop is marked with the Windows Vista Capable logo. The customer
works as a wedding videographer and uses the laptop to edit and create DVDs for his cli-
ents. He recently purchased an upgrade version of Windows Vista Ultimate from your
store. He attempted to upgrade the laptop to Windows Vista but could not do it. Which
of the following should you check in an attempt to resolve this problem?
A. Verify that the laptop has enough RAM to run Windows Vista.
B. Verify that there is enough free hard disk space to upgrade to Windows Vista.
C. Verify that a Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) driver exists for the laptop’s
graphics adapter.
D. Verify that the customer has activated his copy of Windows XP.
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Lesson 2: Upgrading Between Windows Vista Editions
In the course of studying for the 70-620 exam, you have come to understand the benefits and
limitations of each edition of Windows Vista. Unfortunately, not everyone who selects an edi-
tion of Windows Vista will do so with full knowledge of the feature limitations it might have.
After using Windows Vista for some time, users might find that the edition of Windows Vista
that best meets their needs is not the edition of Windows Vista that is installed on their com-
puters. These users might want to use features such as Media Center or BitLocker drive
encryption. Because their computers are already capable of running Windows Vista, there is
no need to perform a migration; these users can gain access to the enhanced feature set by

upgrading to another edition. In this lesson, we look at the processes by which you can
upgrade one edition of Windows Vista to another.
After this lesson, you will be able to:
■ Understand which upgrade options are available for any given edition of Windows
Vista.
■ Understand how to use Windows Anytime Upgrade to upgrade to a different edi-
tion of Windows Vista.
■ Understand the hardware requirements of performing an in-place upgrade
between Windows Vista editions.
■ Troubleshoot upgrades between Windows Vista editions.
Estimated lesson time: 70 minutes
Upgrading Windows Vista Editions
Unlike previous versions of Windows, Windows Vista is modular. That means that each edi-
tion shares a common base and the difference between the editions is the modular compo-
nents that are added to that common base. Therefore, unlike when you perform an upgrade
between Windows XP and Windows Vista, replacing almost all files in the original installation,
you can view a Windows Vista upgrade as essentially adding extra components to the existing
installation. The process is in some ways similar to turning on a feature using Programs And
Features in the Control Panel.
There are limitations to upgrades. It is not possible to pick and choose which components are
added. Each edition comprises a specific set of components. It is impossible to mix and match,
and the edition that is currently installed determines the edition to which you can upgrade
Windows Vista. Prior to performing an upgrade, be sure to take a full backup and to manually
create a restore point as described in Chapter 1, “Installing Windows Vista Client,” Lesson 3,
“Installing, Updating, and Troubleshooting Windows Vista Device Drivers.”
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Supported Upgrade Paths
As mentioned, it is not possible to upgrade any edition of Windows Vista to any other edition.
The options for upgrading are limited by the edition that is currently installed on your com-
puter. The rules about upgrading between editions are as follows:

■ It is possible only to upgrade from a 32-bit edition to another 32-bit edition and from a
64-bit edition to another 64-bit edition. It is not possible to upgrade a 32-bit edition to a
64-bit edition, nor is it possible to upgrade a 64-bit edition to a 32-bit edition.
■ You can upgrade from Windows Vista Home Basic to Windows Vista Home Premium or
Windows Vista Ultimate.
■ You can upgrade from Windows Vista Home Premium to Windows Vista Ultimate.
■ You can upgrade from Windows Vista Business to Windows Vista Enterprise or Windows
Vista Ultimate.
■ You can upgrade from Windows Vista Enterprise to Windows Vista Ultimate.
NOTE Downgrading
It is not possible to perform a downgrade from one edition of Windows Vista to another. The only
way to go from a more fully featured version of Windows Vista to a less fully featured version of
Windows Vista is to migrate data and perform a clean install.
One way of remembering legitimate upgrade paths is to think of Windows Vista as coming
with two tracks, a home track and a business track, with the Ultimate edition being where the
tracks meet. An upgrade must stay on its own track and cannot cross onto the opposing track.
Finally, keep in mind that the 32-bit and 64-bit editions are incompatible when it comes to
upgrades.
Upgrade Methods
For the purposes of the 70-620 exam, there are two primary methods of upgrading from one
edition of Windows Vista to another. If you were to take the 70-622 exam, you would also need
to be aware of how to perform edition upgrades using network based deployment. The two
upgrade methods are:
■ Windows Anytime Upgrade Windows Anytime Upgrade is a feature available in all edi-
tions of Windows Vista except Ultimate. Anytime Upgrade can work in two ways. Users
can purchase a Windows Anytime Upgrade disc at a retail store or run Windows Any-
time Upgrade and purchase the edition to which they want to upgrade online. After the
license has been obtained, they can perform the upgrade using the original Windows
Vista media or the Windows Anytime Upgrade disc. Windows Anytime Upgrade is
cheaper than an in-place upgrade because the price of an upgrade is cheaper than the

full price of the corresponding edition.
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■ In-place Upgrade An in-place upgrade requires a full version of the edition that the
user wants to upgrade to. In-place upgrades take significantly longer to perform than
Windows Anytime Upgrades and are more expensive because they require purchasing
a full version of the edition to be upgraded to. In-place upgrades are likely to be used by
organizations that have a software license agreement with Microsoft but have obtained a
fleet of computers with an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) version of Windows
Vista that does not meet their needs. Unlike Windows Anytime Upgrade, it is not neces-
sary to activate Windows prior to performing an in-place upgrade.
Windows Anytime Upgrade
Windows Anytime Upgrade is the simplest way for average users to upgrade from one edition
of Windows Vista to another. Users with more than 20 computers with a similar configuration
to upgrade at once should consider using a network-based upgrade solution. Windows Any-
time Upgrade is located in the All Programs area of the Start Menu under Extras and
Upgrades.
When you run Windows Anytime Upgrade, you are presented with a window, shown in Figure
2-10, that informs you of your upgrade options. For example, when you run Windows Any-
time Upgrade on a computer running Home Basic, it tells you that you can upgrade to Home
Premium or Ultimate. You can review the differences between the current edition that you are
running and the one to which you are considering upgrading. When you are sure about your
selection, you can begin the upgrade process.
Figure 2-10 The Windows Anytime Upgrade splash screen
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To complete the Windows Anytime Upgrade process, complete the following steps:
1. Ensure that your copy of Windows Vista is activated. It is impossible to use Windows
Anytime Upgrade on a computer that has not gone through the Windows Product Acti-
vation process.
2. Purchase the Windows Vista Upgrade online. After the purchase is complete, you can
download software containing the new license key. This software begins the upgrade

process.
3. You need to ensure that the Windows Vista installation media is in the DVD-ROM drive.
The upgrade process uses this media to install the additional features.
If you are uncomfortable or unable to perform an online transaction, you can purchase an
appropriate edition of the Windows Anytime Upgrade CD-ROM. Inserting the Anytime
Upgrade CD-ROM starts the upgrade process. If you have an Anytime Upgrade CD-ROM it is
not necessary to insert the original Windows Vista installation media because all of the
optional components are included on the Anytime Upgrade media.
Quick Check
1. What is the pre-condition on using Windows Anytime Upgrade?
2. You have the 64-bit edition of Windows Vista Home Basic. You want to upgrade.
Which editions of Windows Vista can you upgrade to?
Quick Check Answers
1. The computer that you want to upgrade must have completed Windows Product
Activation.
2. You can upgrade to the 64-bit edition of Windows Vista Home Premium or Win-
dows Vista Ultimate.
In-Place Upgrade
An in-place upgrade does not simply add the new edition’s components to the existing edi-
tion; it replaces all of the original installation’s files while retaining its settings and data. For
this reason, an in-place upgrade takes significantly longer than a Windows Anytime Upgrade,
which simply adds the new edition’s components to the existing installation.
An in-place upgrade requires at least 11 GB of free space. This space is used to expand files and
migrate current applications and settings to the new edition of Windows Vista. Although this
is an upgrade in the sense that it is not necessary to separately migrate user data, when you
perform this operation a parallel version of the new edition of Windows Vista is installed that
replaces the existing edition. During the upgrade, these 11 GB of free space are used to store
temporary files and data.
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Practice: Upgrading Windows Vista Business to Windows Vista

Ultimate
In the real world, when dealing with only a small number of computers, you would choose to
use the Windows Anytime Upgrade option to upgrade from Business to Ultimate. However, to
fully use that option requires you to purchase the upgrade license online or to possess a copy
of the Windows Anytime Upgrade disc. Because we don’t expect you to purchase a second
Windows Vista license to complete the practices in this book, we will perform an in-place
upgrade. In-place upgrades with a single license can be performed under very specific conditions.
IMPORTANT This practice is required
Because you have so far installed only Windows Vista Business and many of the practice exercises
in later chapters require that you have access to Windows Vista Ultimate, you are required to com-
plete this practice. Only if you have ignored the practices in Chapter 1, “Installing Windows Vista
Client,” and installed Ultimate without installing Business can you skip this practice exercise.
 Practice 1: Performing an In-Place Upgrade of Windows Vista Business to Windows Vista
Ultimate
In this practice, you will upgrade Windows Vista Business, which was installed in Chapter 1,
“Installing Windows Vista Client,” Lesson 2, “Installing Windows Vista,” to Windows Vista
Ultimate. To perform the practice, complete the following steps:
1. Boot into Windows Vista, and log on using the Kim Ackers account.
2. Insert the Windows Vista installation media.
3. The AutoPlay dialog box appears. Click Run Setup.exe, and continue on to step 4. If the
AutoPlay dialog box does not appear, from the Start menu, open the Computer item, and
double-click the Windows Vista installation media. In the User Account Control dialog
box, click Allow.
4. The Windows Vista window appears. Click Install Now.
5. On the Get Important Updates For Installation page, click Do Not Get The Latest
Updates For Installation.
NOTE Installing updates
This is done in the interest of making this practice as quick as possible. In real-world situa-
tions, you might want to install updates at this stage.
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6. On the Type Your Product Key For Activation page, clear the Automatically Activate
Windows When I’m Online check box. Click Next.
7. In the Do You Want To Enter Your Product Key Now dialog box, click No.
8. On the Select The Edition Of Windows That You Purchased page, click Ultimate, and
then select the I Have Selected The Edition Of Windows That I Purchased check box.
Click Next.
9. On the Please Read The License Terms page, review the license, and then select the I
Accept The License Terms check box. Click Next.
10. On the Which Type Of Installation Do You Want page, click Upgrade, as shown in
Figure 2-11. When you click Upgrade, the process starts. This process might take
some time.
Figure 2-11 Selecting Upgrade and beginning the process
11. Eventually you are presented with the Help Protect Windows Automatically screen.
Click Use Recommended Settings.
12. Review the time and date settings to ensure that they are correct, and then click Next.
13. Click Start. Windows Vista rebenchmarks the computer to generate the performance
index number.
14. Log onto Windows Vista using the username Kim_Ackers and the password
P@ssw0rd.
15. When you log on with this account, the Welcome Center opens. You can verify in the
Welcome Center that Windows Vista Ultimate is installed, as shown in Figure 2-12.
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Figure 2-12 The Windows Vista Welcome Center
Lesson Summary
■ It is not possible to upgrade from a 32-bit edition of Windows Vista to a 64-bit edition of
Windows Vista; nor is it possible to upgrade from a 64-bit edition of Windows Vista to
a 32-bit edition of Windows Vista.
■ Home Basic can be upgraded only to the Home Premium and Ultimate editions. Home
Premium can be upgraded only to Ultimate. Business can be upgraded only to Enter-
prise and Ultimate. Enterprise can be upgraded only to Ultimate.

■ Windows Anytime Upgrade allows you to upgrade only after you have activated your
current Windows Vista installation.
■ There are two methods of performing Windows Anytime Upgrade. The first is to pur-
chase a Windows Anytime Upgrade CD-ROM from a computer retailer and use it to per-
form the upgrade. The second method is to use the Windows Anytime Upgrade
application to purchase and download the license to the upgraded edition of Windows
Vista over the Internet and use the Windows Vista installation media to perform the
upgrade.
■ Prior to performing an upgrade, you should perform a full backup.
■ Performing an in-place upgrade requires at least 11 GB of free disk space.
■ If you upgrade a Windows XP computer that has volumes formatted with the FAT32 file-
system to Windows Vista, the volumes will automatically be converted to NTFS.
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Lesson Review
You can use the following questions to test your knowledge of the information in Lesson 2,
“Upgrading Between Windows Vista Editions.” The questions are also available on the com-
panion CD if you prefer to review them in electronic form.
NOTE Answers
Answers to these questions and explanations of why each answer choice is correct or incorrect are
located in the “Answers” section at the end of the book.
1. A customer of yours has a computer with Windows Vista Home Basic installed. He has
installed several important applications that have complex activation and licensing
requirements. Because of these requirements, he needs to perform an upgrade rather
than a migration. Which of the following editions of Windows Vista is it possible to
upgrade his computer to? (Choose all that apply.)
A. Home Premium
B. Business
C. Enterprise
D. Ultimate
2. Which if the following must you do prior to using Windows Anytime Upgrade?

A. Purchase a new copy of the edition of Windows Vista that you want to upgrade to.
B. Activate your current edition of Windows Vista.
C. Run the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor.
D. Install MSXML 6.0 and .NET Framework 2 or higher.
3. An executive at your company has asked that you install Media Center on his Windows
Vista Business Tablet PC computer. Which of the following strategies could you use to
achieve this?
A. Upgrade the computer to Windows Vista Home Premium.
B. Upgrade the computer to Windows Vista Ultimate.
C. Upgrade the computer to Windows Vista Enterprise.
D. Upgrade the computer to Windows Vista Home Basic.
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Lesson 3: Troubleshooting Installations and Upgrades
After you have logged on successfully to a computer that you have upgraded to Windows
Vista, the only way back to Windows XP is to format the hard disk drive and to reinstall from
scratch. If you have a significant number of applications installed and you find that some of
the most critical ones do not work, you might begin to regret starting the upgrade process in
the first place. In this lesson, we examine several techniques that you can employ to get recal-
citrant applications working with Windows Vista. We also examine the techniques that you
can employ to recover Windows Vista when something goes horribly awry.
After this lesson, you will be able to:
■ Resolve application compatibility problems.
■ Troubleshoot Windows Vista installations.
■ Troubleshoot Windows Vista upgrades.
■ Select an appropriate System Recovery Tool option.
■ Create and use system restore points.
Estimated lesson time: 30 minutes
Resolving Application Compatibility Problems
Applications that were written for previous versions of Windows will not always work with
Windows Vista. The primary reason for this is that Windows Vista is a significantly more

secure operating system than previous versions of Windows. Programming techniques that
worked in prior versions of Windows no longer work because the methods that the applica-
tion used to interact with the operating system were similar to methods used by viruses and
worms to infect the operating system.
Application compatibility problems generally come in two varieties:
■ The application expects to run in an environment like that of an earlier version of
Windows.
■ There are problems with User Account Control.
When Windows Vista notes that there is a problem running an older program, it invokes the
Program Compatibility Assistant. This automatic function attempts to resolve conflicts with
User Account Control or run the program in a mode that simulates an earlier version of
Windows. Sometimes the assistant does not get it right, and you have to manually alter set-
tings to get the program to run yourself.
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Configuring Application Compatibility Mode
Compatibility mode allows an application installed on a computer running Windows Vista to
run in an environment that emulates a previous version of Windows. Windows Vista’s com-
patibility modes can emulate the following environments:
■ Windows 95
■ Windows 98 / Windows Me
■ Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 5)
■ Windows 2000
■ Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
■ Windows Server 2003 (Service Pack 1)
It is possible to configure compatibility only for programs that are not a part of Windows Vista.
For example, you can configure compatibility options for a program that you download and
install from the Internet, but it is not possible to configure compatibility options for Internet
Explorer or Windows Mail.
Other program compatibility features involve fixing how Windows Vista displays the applica-
tion. If the program appears to function but there are errors in the way it displays, the problem

might be resolved by altering the display settings. The alterations that can be made are:
■ Force the application to run in 256 color mode.
■ Force the application to run in 640 x 480 resolution.
■ Disable Windows Vista visual themes for the application. This is useful if the buttons or
title bar do not display correctly.
■ Disable Desktop Composition and Disable Display Scaling On High DPI Settings.
It is also possible to have the program run as though it was executed by an administrator.
Older versions of Windows, specifically Windows 95, 98, and Me, gave all users administra-
tive privileges. Although you will be prompted by the User Account Control dialog box, the
application will fail to run because of the way Windows Vista security works. Selecting the
Run This Program As An Administrator check box means that you still need to be an admin-
istrator to run the program but that some of the UAC security is bypassed in order to get the
application to function.
MORE INFO Applications that need administrator privileges
To find out more about getting applications that require administrator privileges to run without
compromising security, consult the following article:
/library/00d04415-2b2f-422c-b70e-b18ff918c281.mspx.