can any body tell me if when i reinstall vista will i need another product key or will microsoft try to charge me again just got my free express upgrade i need to reinstall both to make a duel boot between xp mce & vista hp

can anybody tell me why my xp preinstalled software has not & will not move with me to vista things like works 8, power dvd, photo impact 10?? also why cant i find any of my nvidia programes that used to sit in my taskbar in xp and let me hook up my telly so i could have 2 screens but no more its driving me mad please somebody HELP

Hey all, First time poster here. For those of you with short attention spans, there's a sumary at the bottom; feel free to skip ahead. I've been trying to solve this issue for an entire day. Okay, well... 4 hours. It feels like forever, though. Anyway, here's the deal: I just upgraded to Vista Home Premium. Apparently the upgrade advisor ...

Ref partition magic etc I've found Acronis software especially Easy Migrate fantastic not tried in Vista but save my neck once or twice re Windows XP which has been fine opratin wise but wanna upgrade your systems and its a nightmare having to reinstall and re register ! Lets face it systems are getting more advanced all the time which is great ...