Since I originally had one full Ultimate license, what if I ordered
replacement media for that and then (after wiping the PC that has Ultimate
derived from the Home Premium+Anytime Upgrade), used that DVD to install
Ultimate (using the Ultimate PID that I got with the Anytime Upgrade)? Would
that work? It just seems silly to have to re-install Home Premium and then
re-apply the Anytime Upgrade. If I have an Ultimate PID (regardless of how it
was derived), why can't I just install Ultimate from the get-go specifying
that PID? It's the PID that proves I have the license, isn't it? I don't mean
to be argumentative, I'm just trying to understand exactly what I need to do
before I wipe the PC (and at the same time, minimize the amount of work, I'm
lazy ;-).
Thanks very much for your help.
Bob
"Mark H" wrote:
Quote:
> Two things:
> First, how old is your Anytime Upgrade?
> The original versions used an executable file to self-install the upgrade
> while running the current installation.
> The newer version installs from the disk they send you, but it is unknown to
> me if the PID is automatically entered, or you have to manually enter it at
> some point.
> Based on your original post, you already have the Ultimate PID which
> implies you probably have the newer version of Anytime Upgrade.
> When you get to the point of installing x64 Ultimate upgrade below, you
> will be running x64 version of Home Premium. Insert the installation DVD and
> when prompted, select install now. When asked for the PID, insert the PID
> you for Ultimate. An upgrade installation will proceed.
>
> All versions of Vista are on the same DVD for the same "bitness." The PID
> determines what gets installed. To move to x64 Ultimate you will have to do
> the following:
> Perform a clean install of Home Premium with the appropriate PID.
> Activate the installation.
> Perform the Anytime Upgrade to Ultimate.
> You use the same disk to perform both installations.
>
> The Ultimate version you have is an Anytime Upgrade and expects Home Premium
> to be installed first.
> It won't work any other way.
> The PID you have for Home Premium and Ultimate will work on either x86 or
> x64 versions.
>
>
> "Bob Cronin" <BobCronin@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:CA2B3279-90DE-49C6-A6A3-BF7E3CABEB1F@xxxxxx Quote:
> > But will I be able to install Ultimate from that DVD?
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > "Mark H" wrote:
> > Quote:
> >> Go back to the ordermedia site and put in the Home Premium PID. One disk
> >> can
> >> be obtained for each full version PID at a cost of $10 each.
> >>
> >> "Bob Cronin" <Bob Cronin@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:E6406AB2-BAC4-4056-B3DC-71693F8646AC@xxxxxx
> >> > Two years ago I bought a full ultimate license and then another 2
> >> > licenses
> >> > for home premium under the old family pack program. I later upgraded
> >> > both
> >> > of
> >> > them to ultimate under the anytime upgrade program. Later I applied SP1
> >> > to
> >> > all 3 systems. Now I want to wipe one system and install 64-bit, but I
> >> > don't
> >> > have any media that has the 64-bit version of ultimate with SP1. I
> >> > tried
> >> > ordering new media at www.windowsvista.com/1033/ordermedia and put in
> >> > my
> >> > ultimate product key that I got with the anytime upgrade, but it only
> >> > offers
> >> > me the 32-bit DVD. How can I get the 64-bit ultimate DVD with SP1?
> >> > Thanks.
> >> >