Disabled hardware in XP

Hi,
Due to some faulty hardware in a PC i'm upgrading from Win XP professional,
the hardware has been disabled.
Is the hardware re-enabled during an upgrade to Vista Business 32bit?
I know that this was the case when upgrading from '98 to 2000, it was "by
design" that the hardware tables weren't kept, is it the same here?

Thanks

Yes, the hardware should be re-detected and activated in Vista.

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"Chris" <> wrote in message
news:E20340FC-34F8-47E4-98CF-...
> Hi,
> Due to some faulty hardware in a PC i'm upgrading from Win XP
> professional,
> the hardware has been disabled.
> Is the hardware re-enabled during an upgrade to Vista Business 32bit?
> I know that this was the case when upgrading from '98 to 2000, it was "by
> design" that the hardware tables weren't kept, is it the same here?
>
> Thanks

Thanks, Richard!
Thats dissapointing and explains the failed upgrade.
Oh well, i'm sure they did it for a valid reason.
Cheers,
Chris

"Richard G. Harper" wrote:

> Yes, the hardware should be re-detected and activated in Vista.
>
> --
> Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User]
> * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
> * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
> * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/
> * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
> "Chris" <> wrote in message
> news:E20340FC-34F8-47E4-98CF-...
> > Hi,
> > Due to some faulty hardware in a PC i'm upgrading from Win XP
> > professional,
> > the hardware has been disabled.
> > Is the hardware re-enabled during an upgrade to Vista Business 32bit?
> > I know that this was the case when upgrading from '98 to 2000, it was "by
> > design" that the hardware tables weren't kept, is it the same here?
> >
> > Thanks
>
>
>