Vista - Can't upgrade Vista Ultimate so......

4 Weeks Ago

I have Vista Ultimate on my machine which I can't upgrade using windows 7
Home Premium (only Win 7 Ultimate allows this to happen). I am not in the
position to give up working for a day or two to do a clean install of Win 7
and all the programs etc. In the circumstances, i have decided to put a new
hard disk in my computer and install Win 7 on there (making the computer a
dual boot machine). I can then install various programs and move the data
over a period of time and eventually abandon using the Vista installation.
Before I do this, are there any drawbacks to this approach?

JP

4 Weeks Ago

"JP" <JP@newsgroup> wrote in message
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Quote:

> I have Vista Ultimate on my machine which I can't upgrade using windows 7
> Home Premium (only Win 7 Ultimate allows this to happen). I am not in the
> position to give up working for a day or two to do a clean install of Win
> 7 and all the programs etc. In the circumstances, i have decided to put a
> new hard disk in my computer and install Win 7 on there (making the
> computer a dual boot machine). I can then install various programs and
> move the data over a period of time and eventually abandon using the Vista
> installation. Before I do this, are there any drawbacks to this approach?
>
> JP

No. That's what I did (XP on the other drive).

4 Weeks Ago

'Don't see any off-hand. You see your situation better though.

Saucy

"JP" <JP@newsgroup> wrote in message
news:uiKw1KyVKHA.508@newsgroup

Quote:

> I have Vista Ultimate on my machine which I can't upgrade using windows 7
> Home Premium (only Win 7 Ultimate allows this to happen). I am not in the
> position to give up working for a day or two to do a clean install of Win
> 7 and all the programs etc. In the circumstances, i have decided to put a
> new hard disk in my computer and install Win 7 on there (making the
> computer a dual boot machine). I can then install various programs and
> move the data over a period of time and eventually abandon using the Vista
> installation. Before I do this, are there any drawbacks to this approach?
>
> JP

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JP n/a posts	Can't upgrade Vista Ultimate so...... I have Vista Ultimate on my machine which I can't upgrade using windows 7 Home Premium (only Win 7 Ultimate allows this to happen). I am not in the position to give up working for a day or two to do a clean install of Win 7 and all the programs etc. In the circumstances, i have decided to put a new hard disk in my computer and install Win 7 on there (making the computer a dual boot machine). I can then install various programs and move the data over a period of time and eventually abandon using the Vista installation. Before I do this, are there any drawbacks to this approach? JP
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4 Weeks Ago	#2 (permalink)
Slap n/a posts	Re: Can't upgrade Vista Ultimate so...... "JP" <JP@newsgroup> wrote in message news:uiKw1KyVKHA.508@newsgroup Quote: > I have Vista Ultimate on my machine which I can't upgrade using windows 7 > Home Premium (only Win 7 Ultimate allows this to happen). I am not in the > position to give up working for a day or two to do a clean install of Win > 7 and all the programs etc. In the circumstances, i have decided to put a > new hard disk in my computer and install Win 7 on there (making the > computer a dual boot machine). I can then install various programs and > move the data over a period of time and eventually abandon using the Vista > installation. Before I do this, are there any drawbacks to this approach? > > JP No. That's what I did (XP on the other drive).
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4 Weeks Ago	#3 (permalink)
Saucy n/a posts	Re: Can't upgrade Vista Ultimate so...... 'Don't see any off-hand. You see your situation better though. Saucy "JP" <JP@newsgroup> wrote in message news:uiKw1KyVKHA.508@newsgroup Quote: > I have Vista Ultimate on my machine which I can't upgrade using windows 7 > Home Premium (only Win 7 Ultimate allows this to happen). I am not in the > position to give up working for a day or two to do a clean install of Win > 7 and all the programs etc. In the circumstances, i have decided to put a > new hard disk in my computer and install Win 7 on there (making the > computer a dual boot machine). I can then install various programs and > move the data over a period of time and eventually abandon using the Vista > installation. Before I do this, are there any drawbacks to this approach? > > JP
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