HP Xw4600 HP xw Workstation series - Windows Vista Business express upgrade
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- HP Xw4600 | HP xw Workstation series - Windows Vista Business express upgrade - Page 1
Windows Vista Business express upgrade Windows Vista Business express upgrade HP xw series workstations This card and DVD provide instructions to delete the Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional Operating System and install the Windows Vista™ Business operating system on your HP Personal Workstation - HP Xw4600 | HP xw Workstation series - Windows Vista Business express upgrade - Page 2
http://www.hp.com/support/ and select your country. 2. Select the option to download drivers and software. 3. Enter your PWS model in the space provided. If prompted, select the specific PWS model. 4. Select Vista in the list of operating systems. 5. If a more recent version of BIOS exists, download - HP Xw4600 | HP xw Workstation series - Windows Vista Business express upgrade - Page 3
Windows Vista Business express upgrade Step 6-Install Windows Vista Business 1. Place the Windows Vista DVD in the workstation DVD player or recorder. 2. Boot the workstation from the DVD. 3. Follow the instructions in the Vista install wizard. 4. After selecting Windows Vista Business select the - HP Xw4600 | HP xw Workstation series - Windows Vista Business express upgrade - Page 4
drivers and software downloaded in Step 3. Load the external media or connect the external location to the upgraded PWS. Double click on each of the downloaded files to install, and follow the instructions. Step 8-Restore data files Restore all data files previously backed up. © 2006 Hewlett-Packard
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Windows Vista Business express upgrade
Windows Vista Business express upgrade
HP xw series workstations
This card and DVD provide instructions to delete the Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional Operating
System and install the Windows Vista™ Business operating system on your HP Personal Workstation (PWS)
.
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CAUTION:
Backup your files or they will be deleted during the installation process.
Step 1—Ensure PWS suitability for Vista
To support Windows Vista Business, ensure that your PWS meets or exceeds the following hardware and
software requirements.
Step 2—Scan your PWS
Run the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor. This scans your workstation to ensure that Vista will run
properly.
✎
The Windows 64-bit operating system is not supported.
1.
Download the Upgrade Advisor from
.
2.
Install the Upgrade Advisor and start the scan of your workstation.
3.
When the scan is completed, click
See Details
.
4.
You will immediately receive confirmation if your computer can run Windows Vista.
5.
Select the OS Edition in the left column.
6.
Select
See Details
and review
System Requirements and Devices
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Component
Minimum Requirement
HP Personal Workstation
xw 4300, xw 4400, xw6200, xw6400, xw8200, xw 8400, xw9300, xw9400
Operating system
Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Memory
512 MB (1 GB recommended)
Available hard drive space
15 GB (20 GB recommended)
Optical drive
DVD-ROM drive