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1. Vista platform update pack 64 Bit#
2. Vista platform update pack upgrade#
3. Vista platform update pack pro#
4. Vista platform update pack software#
5. Vista platform update pack windows 7#

It spent 2 hours `gathering information' about my system, proceeded to `copy files' it needed from the Internet (`updates') and from the DVD, and then promptly informed that it could not find all the files it needed to proceed, and `quit' the installation there and then!!!

So, I dug up the extra cash, ordered this 'Vista Ultimate' Edition - 'Upgrade' Version from Amazon - at considerable additional expense - and started once again, following Microsofts 'recommendations'.Īfter battling with it for two days, during which time the Windows Vista Ultimate Editions' Installation Application forced me to de-active and / or `remove' certain installed functions, facilities and services (such as `FrontPage Extensions') BEFORE it would even proceed to examine the `options' for installations it TOO `ultimately' failed (no pun intended).

Vista platform update pack pro#

It would appear that Microsoft are subtly pushing people towards the `Ultimate' Edition - with which, it was `promised' you could actually `upgrade' from Windows XP Pro to Vista. 'OK' I'll let that one go and put it down to 'experience'.įor those of you who may be interested: after much slogging around the Internet and reading of numerous bulletin-board posts, it became clear that - amongst other things - you can't actually `upgrade' from Windows XP Pro, you can only `Clean Install'!!!

Vista platform update pack upgrade#

If, like me, you followed all Microsoft's recommendations before selecting your required 'version' of Windows Vista, in my case initially the 'Home Premium Edition' - such as downloading and running their 'Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor' application then - like me - you may subsequently be 'very upset' (to put it mildly) when the Vista Installation Program point-blank refuses to actually 'upgrade' your required system (in my case, Windows XP Pro SP3), and will only offer you a 'Clean Install' option, loosing all programmes, settings, and data etc. Please confirm that your system, applications, and devices are compatible with a 64-bit edition of Windows Vista before installing. The 64-bit version of Windows Vista is not for everyone. Please note that 64-bit media is included in the box with the purchase of Windows Vista Ultimate. All installation files are on a single disc. You'll get the same interface, features, and functions, but you'll get them in an operating system that takes advantage of access to vastly more memory.

Vista platform update pack software#

The installation files span multiple discs, so unattended installations are not possible.Ħ4-bit DVD If your system features a 64-bit processor, you can take advantage of its advanced design by ordering 64-bit software media. 32-bit CD If your system features a CD drive but no DVD drive, you can order Windows Vista on CD-ROM.

Vista platform update pack 64 Bit#

This version of Windows Vista, Ultimate Edition with Service Pack 1 (PC) comes with both 32bit and 64 bit discs. SP1 also addresses some management, deployment, and support challenges. In addition to previously released updates, SP1 will contain changes focused on addressing specific reliability and performance issues, supporting new types of hardware, and adding support for several emerging standards. Provides an overview of Platform Update for Windows Vista and Platform Update for Windows Server 2008 and their features.ĭeveloping Applications for Previous Versions of WindowsĮxplains what to do to develop applications that run on previous versions of Windows and take advantage of the API that are supported with the Platform Update for Windows Vista and the Platform Update for Windows Server 2008.The Windows Vista SP1 is an update to Windows Vista that addresses feedback from our customers.

For Windows Server 2008, end-users obtain the Platform Update for Windows Server 2008 from Windows Update. The API supported by the Platform Update for Windows Vista and the Platform Update for Windows Server 2008 are designed for use by experienced C/C++ developers.įor Windows Vista, end-users obtain the Platform Update for Windows Vista from Windows Update.

Vista platform update pack windows 7#

The updates include a set of runtime libraries that enable application developers to target current releases, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 as well as previous versions, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. The Platform Update for Windows Vista and the Platform Update for Windows Server 2008 are end-user operating system updates that support the use of selected Windows 7 technologies on previous versions of the Windows operating system.