Perfect upgrade from Home Premium to Ultimate

ShawneeSlim

ShawneeSlim

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Just finished my upgrade from Home Premium x64 SP1 to Ultimate x64 SP1.
I've been lurking here on the forum for a while now and having seen quite a few folks having problems with their upgrades, I thought a post sharing the steps I took, which resulted in a Smooooth and problem free upgrade, might be of interest to some.

In no way am I advocating or recommending ANY of the steps that are shown here (i.e. turning off the firewall, etc.).

First phase:
-Purchase and download the upgrade to my hard drive (shoparhive.com was less costly than digital locker). Since I live 40 miles away from the nearest store, I preferred the digital download.

-Extract the .iso file using winrar to an empty folder on the desktop.
-Performed full system virus scan.
-Performed full system spyware scan.
-Performed full system backup to the removable HP media drive.
-Burn the downloaded iso file to dvd, and the extracted files to another dvd.


Second phase:
-Turned off Windows Automatic Update.
-Turned off Symantec Live Update.
-Turned off Anti-Virus program.
-Turned off Internet Security completely. (auto protect, firewall, protection center, etc.)
-Removed all programs from the Startup folder.
-Used sysconfig to disable Windows Live Messenger and my anti-spyware program.
-Configure Sidebar to not automatically start on boot.
-Reboot system.

Third phase:
-Execute the Setup icon from the extracted files folder. Made the dvd's just in case I needed them. Never did.
-Dialog pops up requesting to look for and download any updates. I allowed.
-1 very small update was found, downloaded and installed.
-Dialog pops up requesting that I enter the product key. I entered the key that was provided with the download. Pressed continue.
-During the next hour and 45 minutes the upgrade proceeded without any further input from me.
The system automatically re-booted 5 different times as the upgrade continued.
-After the final automatic re-boot, the system came up perfectly and error free. Vista Ultimate x64 is up and running!
-During the upgrade, Windows Automatic Update had been re-enabled by the system. A few minutes after Ultimate was up, automatic update found, downloaded and installed 36 important or recommended updates. Re-booted 2 more times while installing all the updates.

Fourth phase:
-Turned back on or re-enabled everything that was turned off in Second Phase.
-Performed full system virus scan.
-Performed full system spyware scan.
-All my settings, Desktop, programs, etc. remained intact just as they were in Home Premium.
Perfect upgrade!!!!
That's it!

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Nice job without any errors, I like your background.
 

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Thank you. Now it's time to download some of the Ultimatel Extras!... :D
 

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    4.0 GB DDR2-SDRAM (PC2-6400 / 800 MHz (Samsung)
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    NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG L1932TQ - 19 inch, 4ms refresh
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 960
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    1 Terabyte, consisting of
    2 Hitachi SATA 465 GB w/32 MB buffers
    Operating in RAID Mode 1
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    Controlled by SpeedFan Ver. 4.35
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    Hughes HN7000s Sat. Modem,
    HP Photosmart C4180 All-In-One,
    TrippLiteUPS,
    Realtek High Def. digital coaxial to:
    Kenwood KRF-X9080D 7.1 Audio-Video Controller putting out
    110 watts per channel into:
    2 Infinity RS IIIa (front),
    2 Infinity RS 5 (surround),
    1 Klipch CN4 (center),
    1 Kenwood KB-700 powered sub (1978 vintage) and
    2 old Kenwood floor standing monitors (sur. back)
I am curious, what do you gain by going to Ultimate? Is there some better side of the operating system or great new gadgets? I’m not trying to be an ass I am genuinely curious as to what you get for the money.
 

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Well you will get encryptment, a complete PC backup program the ability to join a domain and now I've forgotten what others there are only a few more, it depends what you want your machine for that determines the version that will suit you :D
 

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covcreo said:
I am curious, what do you gain by going to Ultimate? Is there some better side of the operating system or great new gadgets? I’m not trying to be an ass I am genuinely curious as to what you get for the money.
Click to expand...

Joan Archer said:
Well you will get encryptment, a complete PC backup program the ability to join a domain and now I've forgotten what others there are only a few more, it depends what you want your machine for that determines the version that will suit you :D
Click to expand...


Hi covcreo and Joan. I found a pretty thorough chart that compares the various Vista editions. I uprgaded for the shadow copy and remote desktop features mostly. Here is the chart:

Compare Vista versions - Cyberwalker.com
 

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    NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
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    Realtek HD Audio
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    LG L1932TQ - 19 inch, 4ms refresh
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    Hard Drives
    1 Terabyte, consisting of
    2 Hitachi SATA 465 GB w/32 MB buffers
    Operating in RAID Mode 1
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    Controlled by SpeedFan Ver. 4.35
    Keyboard
    Microsoft eHome Wireless
    Mouse
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    Hughes HN7000s Sat. Modem,
    HP Photosmart C4180 All-In-One,
    TrippLiteUPS,
    Realtek High Def. digital coaxial to:
    Kenwood KRF-X9080D 7.1 Audio-Video Controller putting out
    110 watts per channel into:
    2 Infinity RS IIIa (front),
    2 Infinity RS 5 (surround),
    1 Klipch CN4 (center),
    1 Kenwood KB-700 powered sub (1978 vintage) and
    2 old Kenwood floor standing monitors (sur. back)
ShawneeSlim said:
Thank you. Now it's time to download some of the Ultimatel Extras!... :D
Click to expand...

I hope you weren't too disappointed with all the "Ultimate Extras":p
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion Elite / m9250f
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 2.66 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUSTeK Benicia
    Memory
    4.0 GB DDR2-SDRAM (PC2-6400 / 800 MHz (Samsung)
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG L1932TQ - 19 inch, 4ms refresh
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 960
    Hard Drives
    1 Terabyte, consisting of
    2 Hitachi SATA 465 GB w/32 MB buffers
    Operating in RAID Mode 1
    Case
    HP Pavillion Elite
    Cooling
    Controlled by SpeedFan Ver. 4.35
    Keyboard
    Microsoft eHome Wireless
    Mouse
    Microsoft HID-compliant Wireless
    Internet Speed
    1 MB/sec +/-
    Other Info
    Hughes HN7000s Sat. Modem,
    HP Photosmart C4180 All-In-One,
    TrippLiteUPS,
    Realtek High Def. digital coaxial to:
    Kenwood KRF-X9080D 7.1 Audio-Video Controller putting out
    110 watts per channel into:
    2 Infinity RS IIIa (front),
    2 Infinity RS 5 (surround),
    1 Klipch CN4 (center),
    1 Kenwood KB-700 powered sub (1978 vintage) and
    2 old Kenwood floor standing monitors (sur. back)
Lol :)
 

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    Graphics Card(s)
    2x Gigabyte GTX 670 OC WindForce SLI
    Sound Card
    X-FI Forte + ATH-AD900
    Monitor(s) Displays
    x2 Dell U2410 / 58" Samsung / "40 Sony
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1200 / 1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    2x Intel 520 240GB * Crucial M4 128GB * 2x Samsung F3 1TB (RAID 0) * 2x WD Caviar Blacks 2TB (RAID 0)
    PSU
    Corsair AX1200W
    Case
    Lian Li PC-V1020A
    Cooling
    NH-D14: 3x140mm Gelid Wing 14: Sunbeam Rheobus Extreme
    Keyboard
    Topre Realforce // Ducky Shine Cherry MX Black
    Mouse
    Razer Imperator + Thermaltake Theron
    Other Info
    Laptop Specs:
    Clevo Sager P170HM //
    17.3 Matte 1920x1200 //
    i7 2720QM // 8GB 1333mhz //
    Dedicated GTX 485M //
    240GB Intel 520 + 750GB + Blu-Ray //

    Samsung Story 2TB USB 3.0
ShawneeSlim said:
covcreo said:
I am curious, what do you gain by going to Ultimate? Is there some better side of the operating system or great new gadgets? I’m not trying to be an ass I am genuinely curious as to what you get for the money.
Click to expand...

Joan Archer said:
Well you will get encryptment, a complete PC backup program the ability to join a domain and now I've forgotten what others there are only a few more, it depends what you want your machine for that determines the version that will suit you :D
Click to expand...


Hi covcreo and Joan. I found a pretty thorough chart that compares the various Vista editions. I uprgaded for the shadow copy and remote desktop features mostly. Here is the chart:

Compare Vista versions - Cyberwalker.com
Click to expand...

Thanks I'd already seen the differences but just couldn't remember them when I was typing the post, I'd just been running the upgrade adviser to see if my machine would run the Ultimate, yes it would just wish I had it :rolleyes:
Looking at the upgrade program it shows as costing £107 to get the Ultimate upgrade for my machine here in the UK so I'll have to pass on that for now, my pension wont stretch to that :(
 

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    HP Envy x360 Convertible 15-bq0xx
    CPU
    AMD A9 Stoney Ridge Technology
    Motherboard
    HP 8312 (Socket FP4)
    Memory
    8.00GB Dual-Channel Unknown (?-0-0-0)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz) 512MB ATI AMD Radeon R5
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Aud
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor on AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    119GB SanDisk SD8SN8U-128G-1006 (SSD)
    931GB Hitachi HGST HTS721010A9E630 (SATA
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