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Upgrading Windows 2000 Upgrade to Vista Home Premium Upgrade
  1. #1


    Mike T Guest

    Upgrading Windows 2000 Upgrade to Vista Home Premium Upgrade

    Hi,

    My question is simply can i use the *upgrade* edition of Vista Home
    Premium when my Windows 2000 professional license is also an upgrade.
    I only have the full edition of NT4.



    Cheers,
    Mike


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  2. #2


    Carey Frisch [MVP] Guest

    Re: Upgrading Windows 2000 Upgrade to Vista Home Premium Upgrade

    If you install and run the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor,
    it will provide information on which editions of Windows
    Vista are appropriate and/or recommended for your computer.

    Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor:
    http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...r/default.mspx

    --
    Carey Frisch
    Microsoft MVP
    Windows Shell/User

    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    "Mike T" wrote:

    Hi,

    My question is simply can i use the *upgrade* edition of Vista Home
    Premium when my Windows 2000 professional license is also an upgrade.
    I only have the full edition of NT4.

    Cheers,
    Mike


      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  3. #3


    raymond harrel Guest

    Re: Upgrading Windows 2000 Upgrade to Vista Home Premium Upgrade

    how can you use Windows Vista Upgrade advisor if it doesn't support Windows
    xp professional x64 to get it recommended for your computer.

    "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
    news:BB0BA01E-A30B-46AF-AC32-0EFC1CB02A40@microsoft.com...
    > If you install and run the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor,
    > it will provide information on which editions of Windows
    > Vista are appropriate and/or recommended for your computer.
    >
    > Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor:
    > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...r/default.mspx
    >
    > --
    > Carey Frisch
    > Microsoft MVP
    > Windows Shell/User
    >
    > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    >
    > "Mike T" wrote:
    >
    > Hi,
    >
    > My question is simply can i use the *upgrade* edition of Vista Home
    > Premium when my Windows 2000 professional license is also an upgrade.
    > I only have the full edition of NT4.
    >
    > Cheers,
    > Mike
    >




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  4. #4


    Mike T Guest

    Re: Upgrading Windows 2000 Upgrade to Vista Home Premium Upgrade

    Thanks Carey for your response. Unfortunately Vista Upgrade Advisor
    gives me a message upon installation that it only runs on XP-SP2 and
    Vista itself!

    I just can't seem to find a clear definitive answer on this.

    Many thanks,
    Mike

    On 27 Jan, 16:31, "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfri...@nospamgmail.com>
    wrote:
    > If you install and run the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor,
    > it will provide information on which editions of Windows
    > Vista are appropriate and/or recommended for your computer.
    >
    > Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor:http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...dvisor/default...
    >
    > --
    > Carey Frisch
    > Microsoft MVP
    > Windows Shell/User
    >
    > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*-----------
    >
    > "Mike T" wrote:Hi,
    >
    > My question is simply can i use the *upgrade* edition of Vista Home
    > Premium when my Windows 2000 professional license is also an upgrade.
    > I only have the full edition of NT4.
    >
    > Cheers,
    > Mike



      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  5. #5


    dirty old man Guest

    Re: Upgrading Windows 2000 Upgrade to Vista Home Premium Upgrade

    As long as you have Win2K installed, it does not matter if it is from an
    upgrade edition. If you have to reinstall Vista you also have to reinstall
    Win2k and supply it with the Win2k disk, but as long as Win2k is installed,
    it does not matter if it came from and upgrade edition.

    To bad you cannot run the Vista Upgrade Advisor though, as it would
    give you an idea as to which of your programs and your software
    might give you problems.

    dom

    "Mike T" <michaelcthompson@gmail.com> wrote in message
    news:1169933075.672722.153250@h3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
    Thanks Carey for your response. Unfortunately Vista Upgrade Advisor
    gives me a message upon installation that it only runs on XP-SP2 and
    Vista itself!

    I just can't seem to find a clear definitive answer on this.

    Many thanks,
    Mike

    On 27 Jan, 16:31, "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfri...@nospamgmail.com>
    wrote:
    > If you install and run the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor,
    > it will provide information on which editions of Windows
    > Vista are appropriate and/or recommended for your computer.
    >
    > Windows Vista Upgrade
    > Advisor:http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...dvisor/default...
    >
    > --
    > Carey Frisch
    > Microsoft MVP
    > Windows Shell/User
    >
    > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*-----------
    >
    > "Mike T" wrote:Hi,
    >
    > My question is simply can i use the *upgrade* edition of Vista Home
    > Premium when my Windows 2000 professional license is also an upgrade.
    > I only have the full edition of NT4.
    >
    > Cheers,
    > Mike




      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  6. #6


    Rock Guest

    Re: Upgrading Windows 2000 Upgrade to Vista Home Premium Upgrade

    "Mike T" wrote

    > Hi,
    >
    > My question is simply can i use the *upgrade* edition of Vista Home
    > Premium when my Windows 2000 professional license is also an upgrade.
    > I only have the full edition of NT4.


    It doesn't matter if the underlying OS is itself an upgrade. To use an
    upgrade edition of Vista the qualifying OS, and Windows 2000 is such, must
    be installed. The installation is started from the desktop. With Windows
    2000 to VHP, the only option will be a custom install.

    If you have to reinstall, you'll have to go back to NT, then do the upgrade
    to windows 2000 then the upgrade to Vista. To avoid this get a full
    version of Vista, or create an image of the installation right after Vista
    is installed and store that safe somewhere.

    --
    Rock [MVP - User/Shell]


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  7. #7


    Sven Guest

    Re: Upgrading Windows 2000 Upgrade to Vista Home Premium Upgrade


    > My question is simply can i use the *upgrade* edition of Vista Home
    > Premium when my Windows 2000 professional license is also an upgrade.
    > I only have the full edition of NT4.
    >
    > Cheers,
    > Mike
    >


    Recording to Microsoft Denmark you can just install direct on a clean HD
    with the Vista Update DVD. Some time along the installation your PC will aks
    for a _FULL LICENSE_ cd/dvd, and when this check is over, it will continue
    the Vista install. It is the same method used by WindowsXP Upgrade versions.
    Don't install any earlier OS first, as it will only make your final
    installation bigger. Correct me, if Microsoft Denmark and I are wrong here,
    and I will get back to them, so they can look into it again.

    Cheers
    Sven


      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  8. #8


    Colin Barnhorst Guest

    Re: Upgrading Windows 2000 Upgrade to Vista Home Premium Upgrade

    I'm sorry, but your information is incorrect. Vista Setup will not ask for
    a cd to verify that you own an earlier version of Windows. Vista requires
    that the legacy OS be installed on the computer. The procedure you refer to
    ended with XP.

    "Sven" <Burgurne@gmail.com> wrote in message
    news:OA2MBloQHHA.924@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
    >


    > Recording to Microsoft Denmark you can just install direct on a clean HD
    > with the Vista Update DVD. Some time along the installation your PC will
    > aks for a _FULL LICENSE_ cd/dvd, and when this check is over, it will
    > continue the Vista install. It is the same method used by WindowsXP
    > Upgrade versions. Don't install any earlier OS first, as it will only make
    > your final installation bigger. Correct me, if Microsoft Denmark and I are
    > wrong here, and I will get back to them, so they can look into it again.
    >
    > Cheers
    > Sven



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  9. #9


    Mike T Guest

    Re: Upgrading Windows 2000 Upgrade to Vista Home Premium Upgrade

    On 28 Jan, 03:04, "Sven" <Burgu...@gmail.com> wrote:
    > Recording to Microsoft Denmark you can just install direct on a clean HD
    > with the Vista Update DVD. Some time along the installation your PC will aks
    > for a _FULL LICENSE_ cd/dvd, and when this check is over, it will continue
    > the Vista install.
    > [snipped]


    This is similar to windows 2000 in that I can install directly onto a
    clean hard disk. During the installation I need to insert my NT4 CD.

    I assumed the I would be able to install Vista Upgrade onto a clean
    hard disk and at some point insert either my Window 2000 upgrade or
    NT4 full edition CD. I was hoping that someone has already followed
    this upgrade route.

    Anyway thanks to all that have responded

    Cheers,
    Mike


      My System SpecsSystem Spec

  10. #10


    Mike T Guest

    Re: Upgrading Windows 2000 Upgrade to Vista Home Premium Upgrade

    On 28 Jan, 05:32, "Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarha...@msn.com> wrote:
    > I'm sorry, but your information is incorrect. Vista Setup will not ask for
    > a cd to verify that you own an earlier version of Windows. Vista requires
    > that the legacy OS be installed on the computer. The procedure you refer to
    > ended with XP.


    Aha. A couple other people alluded to this within the thread. I now
    understand

    Thanks,
    Mike


      My System SpecsSystem Spec

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