Vista Ultimate upgrade

I just tried to upgrade from xp pro sp2 and it was a complete no go. The system would get caught in a reboot after the final upgrade phase. I ran the the windows vista upgrade advisory and it said nothing about my system could not be upgraded. Could It be a software conflict here is my partital list:

Shadow desktop protect
ShadowUser
FD-ISR
Sandboxie
Daemon tools
Nod32-disabled during upgrade

Hardware:
MSI K9A platinum Mobo
ATI 1950 xtx cross fire
(1) WD Raptor X
(2) WD 250 gig sata

*I wonder should I have removed the 1st three applications before upgrading.

I hope someone has some real good advice!

 

upgrades are hardly ever gonna be pain free.
is it possible to fully backup all your data do a fresh install of xp then upgrade to vista?
there could of been problems with the xp install that stopped the upgrade progress.
al the upgrade advisor is saying is that your pc is capable of running windows vista.
it doesnt tell you if the upgrade will be successful if you upgrade your current xp install.
lodore

 

If I have to do that, it kind of defeats the purpose of an upgrade!

 

yes i know but i was reading the winsupersite the other day and Paul said about 50 times do not do an upgrade! if you want to install vista on an old PC do a fresh install on the old pc.
i agree with Paul a fresh install of xp then upgrade to vista is the best way
lodore

 

Personally, I would remove all of those applications for an OS upgrade, as well as any other non-native OS autostarting components for which the installed version level was not already unambiguously verified as Vista compatible. Before reinstalling any of the applications above, I would also take pains to verify that the specific version and build that I was installing was Vista compatible. If you wanted to try a partial approach, I'd pull the first three items plus NOD32. I believe Sandboxie should be OK, I have not worked with Daemon tools.

Or follow the fresh install approach mentioned by lodore, which is equivalent to stripping an installation of all extraneous autostart entries and non-native services

Blue

 

Ok, before I left for the daily grind I removed all but nod32 which I remove when I get back home. Per your advice I will remove all startup programs that are not native to the windows. I will report back at the end of the day and give an update.

 

I am a software junkie, who can not resist the new toy on the block. Also when I ran the upgrade advisory it did not say Desktop protect was not compatible but it did say shadowuser was. I just figured that the software would not work run, not mess up an install. Lesson learned on my part or atleast until I find out if it was said software.