Do I delete everything?

[EscCtrl]

If I upgrade from XP to Vista does that mean I'll lose any files, have to reinstall everything or be completley fine or something along those lines?

Thanks

 

[Assman]

it is always better to do a clean install (with hdd format), when upgrading without format from xp to vista you'll still have the old xp registry keys and sometimes (depends on the app and if it is supported by vista) it might lead to problems with running old apps installed under xp. Make sure the apps that you use are supported by vista.

 

[Maxxify]

An alternative choice would be to make use of Windows Easy Transfer (from Microsoft's site) to backup your personal files and then format to Vista and restore them.