clean install?

I am going to upgrade my laptop Windows Vista Home Premium. I downloaded the
windows Vista Upgrade adviser and it sadi my computer could be upgraded to
Ultimate. If I do a clean install(i think that is what it is called) will it
get rid of my Microsoft Office, Adobe Reader 7.0, and microsoft works?
Thank You for any help I recieve!

Clean install

Upgrading to Windows Vista with a clean install means that you should use
Windows Easy Transfer to automatically copy all your files and settings to an
extra hard drive or other storage device, and then install Windows Vista.
After the installation is complete, Windows Easy Transfer will reload your
files and settings on your upgraded PC. You will then need to reinstall your
applications.

Check this link out
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...radepaths.mspx


"Matt" wrote:

> I am going to upgrade my laptop Windows Vista Home Premium. I downloaded the
> windows Vista Upgrade adviser and it sadi my computer could be upgraded to
> Ultimate. If I do a clean install(i think that is what it is called) will it
> get rid of my Microsoft Office, Adobe Reader 7.0, and microsoft works?
> Thank You for any help I recieve!

Yet the article from MS states to restore the settings then load the applications.

It makes sense to me to load the applications then transfer the settings but there appears
to be some conflicting articles.

I don't know enough to correct you, perhaps either way is acceptable.


K

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"LVTravel" <> wrote in message news:...
| TaurArian, please correct me if I am wrong but IIRC I recently read that you
| needed to install all the apps first then load the settings form the W. Easy
| Transfer after doing a clean install of Vista..
|
|
| "TaurArian" <> wrote in message
| news:A63ECBE7-270F-4AC3-86D2-...
| > Clean install
| >
| > Upgrading to Windows Vista with a clean install means that you should use
| > Windows Easy Transfer to automatically copy all your files and settings to
| > an
| > extra hard drive or other storage device, and then install Windows Vista.
| > After the installation is complete, Windows Easy Transfer will reload your
| > files and settings on your upgraded PC. You will then need to reinstall
| > your
| > applications.
| >
| > Check this link out:
| > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...radepaths.mspx
| >
| >
| > "Matt" wrote:
| >
| >> I am going to upgrade my laptop Windows Vista Home Premium. I downloaded
| >> the
| >> windows Vista Upgrade adviser and it sadi my computer could be upgraded
| >> to
| >> Ultimate. If I do a clean install(i think that is what it is called) will
| >> it
| >> get rid of my Microsoft Office, Adobe Reader 7.0, and microsoft works?
| >> Thank You for any help I recieve!
|
|