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Re: upgrade business to ultimate?
"Magnyz" <Magnyz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5A9EA847-4B60-4939-ACAC-0E4D4C8F42A1@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
> I just bought a hp laptop with vista business preloaded. I wish to install
> vista ultimate on the laptop but I am not sure if I need to do a clean
> install or not.
Vista over Vista should be fine, particularly on a pre-install.
> If it is possible to avoid a clean install I would prefer
> because I can then keep all the other preloaded software.
I was told by HP is if I did the upgrade, then the warrantee on software
support would be broken. They would not provide support. It may be the same
for you and your vendor.
> It seems that if I
> do a clean install I cannot install the bundled software that came with
> the
> laptop.
You would be correct and you may not get the support to get the bundle back.
> Also, I already have a license to vista ultimate so it is ok if the
> preinstalled vista license is lost. Thanks for input.
They should have give you a Recovery DVD or CD or you created one yourself
of the existing O/S.
All you need is the product key for the pre-installed O/S, which there
should be a MS sticker under the bottom of the laptop.
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