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To fotograf007, Et Alii:

Are you still trying to install the French language version of Windows Vista?

My computer is a three hundred gigabyte Hewlett-Packard Pavilion m7463w, which came with Windows XP Media Center Edition installed.

I downloaded and installed the Windows Vista Home Premium upgrade directly from the Microsoft web site, and except for software conflicts, such as Adobe Reader, everything seems to be running pretty well.

Even the Adobe Reader conflict has been resolved by removing Adobe Reader 8, and replacing it with Adobe Reader 7.9, and when viewing PDF documents at a web site, using the Mozilla Firefox browser instead of the Internet Explorer 7 browser.

When upgrading from Windows XP to Windows Vista, the installation appears to be VERY slow, and it does take several hours.

During the initial phase of installation, when it is "Collecting Information", it appears to freeze up.

However, the installation is NOT frozen, but you merely need to wait patiently, and the installation will continue.

Thinking there was something wrong, I aborted my installation a couple of times, each time rebooting and trying once more to install the upgrade, until finally, I took a chance and left the computer alone.

Later on, I could see the installation FINALLY completed "Collecting Information", and then the rest of the installation continued uninterrupted.

Again, upgrading from Windows XP to Windows Vista takes SEVERAL hours, and in some computers, the installation can take as long as fourteen hours.

So, if you're trying to install the upgrade from Windows XP to Windows Vista, just reboot, run the install program again, and wait patiently (or impatiently).

Be sure to enter your Windows Vista registration key when asked, and to click "Accept" when asked, otherwise, the installation will fail, AND Microsoft might make you pay AGAIN for the Windows Vista upgrade.

Adobe Reader 8 worked perfectly in Windows XP Media Center Edition, and it worked with Internet Explorer 7.

But, Adobe Reader 8 does not work in Windows Vista, and Adobe Windows 7.9 won't work with Internet Explorer 7.

Go figure.

I'm guessing Adobe and Microsoft will probably coordinate their efforts and eventually create a solution to this conflict, one that will permit Windows Vista users to run the latest version of Adobe products, and have Adobe products compatible with the latest version of the Internet Explorer browser.

Thank you.