On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:58:04 -0700, Mary
<Mary@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:
> I think you mean she has Vista Basic, not Home.
Actually neither terminology is really correct. The lowest level of
Vista is called "Home Basic." The next step up is called "Home
Premium."
So the only version of Vista that can be upgraded to Home Premium is
Home Basic.
Quote:
> Vista Home Premium is the
> version with Media Center. Note that laptops do not run vista home premium
> well unless they are new, expensive or upgraded--hard to do with a notebook
> computer. If she already has Home Premium and does not have the right
> hardware, it reverts to Basic. She would need a tv tuner to take advantage of
> all Media Center's features. Home Premium works better on a desktop or a high
> end notebook. Have her run the windows upgrade advisor on her vista disk to
> see why she might want to reconsider the upgrade.
>
> "No Spam" wrote:
> Quote:
> > Long story...a friend has a new Dell laptop with Vista Home. She wants
> > Vista Premium for the Media Center stuff.
> >
> > Is it possible to upgrade over the existing installation, so that apps,
> > etc. do not need to be reinstalled?
> >
> > What would be the cost? I don't think she wants to pay $120 for a full
> > copy of Vista Premium.
> >
> > Any other thoughts or suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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