Mark

No. You are experiencing my exact same problem.
You should have been given a download link in an e-mail which you can use
again.

Here was MS's response:

"This is in response to your email regarding your Windows Anytime Upgrade.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. The Windows
Anytime Upgrade license is placed in the Microsoft Digital Locker 4 days
after you click "Upgrade Now" or when you click the download link in the
confirmation e-mail message.

The Windows Anytime Upgrade does not contain a product key. The Windows
Anytime upgrade file you download is a file which unlocks the upgrade
content that is already pre-installed on your computer or that you have
loaded from your Windows Anytime Upgrade DVD."


Actual time for mine to show up was about 24 hours.
Two important factors:
1. The disc you own must state "Includes Windows Anytime Upgrade" on the
surface. This is common.
2. The Vista product you are attempting to upgrade must be activated.

I met both and still had the end "failure to upgrade, restoring previous
version" error.
Best advice, try again. Mine worked the second time around. Don't know why.
But, once installed and working. Install all apps and make a complete
backup!
Then, if you need to re-install for any reason you only have to reinstall
your backup (which is already activated.) You won't have to install the
original, the home premium upgrade, the anytime upgrade and then the apps
with all the errors between each one.



"Michael Gerbasio" <mwgerbasio@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:B7BC08EF-215E-4402-8D21-3668F167D088@microsoft.com...
> Thank Mark. Wow, four days. So much for anytime update. Did I do anything
> wrong when I placed the order or is this normal?
>
> Regards-Michael G.
>
> "Mark Honzell" <jmhonzell@nospam.insightbb.com> wrote in message
> news:0CCA6C16-0BFC-4FBF-87A2-FF0DCAC00C70@microsoft.com...
>> It can take up to four days for your license to be "posted" in the
>> Digital Locker.
>> Recommend you download it and store it, once it becomes available, so you
>> can get to it without going through the locker.
>>
>> "Michael Gerbasio" <mwgerbasio@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:18E68980-588A-47A3-AF05-89A039EA0933@microsoft.com...
>>> Hi,
>>> I installed Vista Home Premium and activated it. Then I purchased the
>>> anytime update through vista, buying the software from Circuit City. I
>>> have a receipt showing my credit card was charged with a link to click
>>> that starts the upgrade installation process. If I do that, I'm asked to
>>> install my Upgrade CD, but I don't have an upgrade CD, just the regular
>>> Vista Home CD I was shipped. If I insert that CD, it goes through the
>>> installation process but fails at the end.
>>>
>>> I went to the digital locker, following the instructions on the MS site,
>>> but it is empty. I checked the spam folder in my email account to be
>>> sure a message wasn't removed fom the inbox. So now I'm confused about
>>> what to do next. Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Regards-Michael G.
>>
>