"Jake" <santman@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Ow8JjkZDIHA.1056@xxxxxx
Quote:
>I have currently installed an OEM Vista Business version. In the future I
>will make some hardware changes and I therefor plan to replace the OEM
>Vista Businees by a retail Vista Home Premium.
> I do not want to go thru the entire application software re-installation
> hassle as a result of a new clean install, and plan to do that thru the
> upgrade mode of Home Premium.
> Questions: Will this work and what problems can I expect? Is a clean
> install better in yhis case?
>
Courtesy of MVP Carey Frisch:
http://forums.microsoft.com/Genuine/...8942&SiteID=25
One cannot downgrade from Windows Vista Business edition to Vista Home
Premium or Home Basic. Nor can you upgrade from Windows XP Professional to
Windows Home Premium or Basic.