I updgraded from XP pro to Vista. After upgrading, none of my installed
software shows up in Vista. Programs like Office 2007, Photo Shop, Viso, MS
Maps, all installed on XP pro. How do I fix this problem. How do I get this
programs to run? I can see them in the old windows folder but they were not
identified during the install process. Why and How do I fix them.

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"Richard Urban" wrote:

You may want to give this a read!

http://www.informationweek.com/story...leID=196900611

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!



"John Monahan" wrote in message
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I have been looking over this newsgroup for a few days and do not seem to
find the answer to a situation that I am sure will come up a lot;-

OK I have an install of XP+SP2 that is years old and is on a disk with
many many other correctly functioning programs. Everything is rock solid.
The XP does not seem to pass the WGA test (because it is some old OEM
product or something) so to move to Vista I suppose I will opt for a
full/clean install.

Here is my issue.... I have many programs on the disk many of which I am
not sure I can find the install CD's or internet downloads. They are all
linked into the XP registry fine and function correctly. Can I install a
"full install" version of Vista on this disk WITHOUT having to track down
the CD's of all of these programs and reinstall them. Can I boot up on the
above XP and simply install Vista over it without loosing anything. In
other words can I avoid having to reformat the disk booting from the DVD
drive.