Anytime upgrade business -> Ultimate, not available...

samleb said:

Hi,

Basically, I bought a Dell XPS M1730, this came with Windows Vista Ultimate 32bit.

I then thought I'd have a look at Windows 7, so I installed Windows 7.... Yesterday I got fed up with it, fancied a clean wipe of the system and grabbed a Vista disc which I had (not one that came with the original machine, burnt from an iso obtained from my university). After doing a destructive install of Windows Vista, I found that I had installed Business. Now I did not see any options to upgrade to Ultimate (anytime just shows me "learn about the different versions of vista"), and I did not see any options when installing...

Obviously I have no key for Business, so when the trial expires Im buggered, how can I get my hands on an Ultimate upgrade?

Any help/input is greatly appreciated!

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SuperFuzz said:

Right click on "My Computer" in the start menu and go to the bottom of the window. There should be a link at the bottom to "change product key". Click on the link and enter your vista ultimate key from your original installation and Vista should take care of the rest.

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SuperFuzz said:

I did some serious digging around the web and it appears that your only recourse is to re-install your original Vista Ultimate and use it's key during the installation. You may get away with a simple re-installation, however I never recommend installing over the top of an existing OS, as that tends to cause problems. A format and fresh installation is your best bet, but if you have dedicated time setting up software and settings you wish to keep, you can roll the dice and try a simple re-install.

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LukaszR said:

From reading your problem, you only best option would be doing a fresh re-install aka format and install. Just like SuperFuzz stated above.

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samleb said:

LukaszR said:

From reading your problem, you only best option would be doing a fresh re-install aka format and install. Just like SuperFuzz stated above.

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Yea, I guess. Im happy to do so, but the image I burnt from the uni comps has no options other than "Business N" (it just installs with no options for alternatives etc. I assume it's because of the .iso being some university license issue thing that it only seems to have that on). So I guess torrents / warez sites are all I can turn to to get ultimate?



edit: using my legit serial of course.

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samleb said:

LukaszR said:

From reading your problem, you only best option would be doing a fresh re-install aka format and install. Just like SuperFuzz stated above.

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Yea, I guess. Im happy to do so, but the image I burnt from the uni comps has no options other than "Business N" (it just installs with no options for alternatives etc. I assume it's because of the .iso being some university license issue thing that it only seems to have that on). So I guess torrents / warez sites are all I can turn to to get ultimate?



edit: using my legit serial of course.

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SuperFuzz said:

samleb said:

LukaszR said:

From reading your problem, you only best option would be doing a fresh re-install aka format and install. Just like SuperFuzz stated above.

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Yea, I guess. Im happy to do so, but the image I burnt from the uni comps has no options other than "Business N" (it just installs with no options for alternatives etc. I assume it's because of the .iso being some university license issue thing that it only seems to have that on). So I guess torrents / warez sites are all I can turn to to get ultimate?



edit: using my legit serial of course.

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Didn't your computer come with Ultimate pre-installed on it? I thought that was what I read. If so, you should have a system restore disk that already has Ultimate on it and should be able to use it to restore Ultimate to your system.

As for using a Warez site or torrents to get Ultimate, here is an idea. How about actually paying for it? Piracy is part of why software costs as much as it does and why PC gaming is dying. Companies aren't going to invest millions developing an A list PC game if no one is going to pay for it. Their employees have to eat too and piracy doesn't pay the bills.

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samleb said:

SuperFuzz said:

samleb said:

Yea, I guess. Im happy to do so, but the image I burnt from the uni comps has no options other than "Business N" (it just installs with no options for alternatives etc. I assume it's because of the .iso being some university license issue thing that it only seems to have that on). So I guess torrents / warez sites are all I can turn to to get ultimate?



edit: using my legit serial of course.

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Didn't your computer come with Ultimate pre-installed on it? I thought that was what I read. If so, you should have a system restore disk that already has Ultimate on it and should be able to use it to restore Ultimate to your system.

As for using a Warez site or torrents to get Ultimate, here is an idea. How about actually paying for it? Piracy is part of why software costs as much as it does and why PC gaming is dying. Companies aren't going to invest millions developing an A list PC game if no one is going to pay for it. Their employees have to eat too and piracy doesn't pay the bills.

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The comp did come with Ultimate pre installed on it. and as I've said the disk is now AWOL. yadayada I know, and I would never usually use torrents / warez, to be honest I wouldn't even know where to look. But there is no way I am forking out the cash for another copy of ultimate when I already have serial which I have paid for. I mean that's just stupid.

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