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06-09-2008
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| | Re: Upgrade Vista Home Premium to Vista Business using FULL Busine Excellent, Colin! Thank you very much for clearly answering both my questions. Steve "Colin Barnhorst" wrote: Quote: > There is no "upgrade cd" for Vista like there is for XP (I know you meant to > say "dvd"). There are only upgrade edition and standard edition product > keys. > > Your VB dvd is a just a standard Vista dvd. Vista dvds are all the same. > It is the product key that identifies to Vista Setup.exe the edition of > Vista and the license as "upgrade". > > That product key, when entered, will cause Vista setup to switch to its > "upgrade" installation routines. At that point Setup will either require > the user to be running Setup from within existing Windows (x86 dvds) or it > will search for an installation of existing Windows (x64 dvds). > > Either way, the upgrade option (meaning your apps and files will be > preserved) will be disabled and only the custom option will be available > when the existing Windows is Vista Home Basic or Vista Home Premium and the > product key is for Vista Business. > > The fact that it is an upgrade product key makes no difference in how Vista > gets installed. The option to upgrade the software is either available or > not depending on which new edition is replacing which existing edition and > is the same regardless of the type of product key being used, upgrade or > standard. > > > > "planetearth" <planetearth@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:8309212E-528F-42C8-AE53-10E14E9420AC@xxxxxx Quote: > > Hmmm...now I'm a bit confused. > > First, I just found out the CD my friend has is a Vista Business *Upgrade* > > CD. I thought he had the FULL version CD, but he only has the UPGRADE CD. > > However, from what I thought I understood here, Vista Business is not an > > upgrade option from Vista Home Premium, because of some of the software on > > Home Premium. > > (I'm trying not to confuse "license" with "software", but if he has the > > CD, > > they're pretty much one and the same. He didn't just buy a license to > > upgrade--he bought the upgrade software CD itself.) > > So, can he *upgrade* Vista Home Premium to Vista Business? > > If he *can't* upgrade and decides to buy the FULL version (for a clean > > install), what happens to the *license* for the copy of Vista Home Premium > > that came with the new Dell laptop? I'm assuming it would no longer be > > used > > (unless someone restored the laptop from a restore CD made before wiping > > the > > drive). > > Thanks again for all your help--I'm just trying to get this straight so I > > can tell him. > > > > Steve > > > > > > "Colin Barnhorst" wrote: > > Quote: > >> Don't confuse upgrading the software with upgrading the license. > >> Upgrading > >> the license means buying an upgrade edition of Vista and using it to > >> replace > >> the existing Windows with the upgrade edition. That can be done to > >> replace > >> Vista Home Premium with Vista Business but you still cannot upgrade the > >> software (keep your apps and files in place). Upgrading between Vista > >> Home > >> editions and Vista Business is one of those cases where you have to do a > >> custom installation. However, that doesn't matter since your copy of > >> Vista > >> Business is a standard license rather than an upgrade. > >> > >> "planetearth" <planetearth@xxxxxx> wrote in message > >> news:3A7A8CA4-AF6A-4C06-8270-309345B15146@xxxxxx > >> > Thanks, Jerry. > >> > According to MS, "Microsoft Works 6.0–10 [and] Microsoft Works suite > >> > 2000–2006 or later" are qualifying products for upgrade to Office > >> > Standard > >> > 2007. > >> > I wouldn't have thought so either, and I was going to ask in another > >> > newsgroup, just to be sure. > >> > > >> > Steve > >> > > >> > "jerryw4386" wrote: > >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> "planetearth" wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > My friend got an excellent deal on the FULL Vista Business CD when > >> >> > CompUSA > >> >> > was going out of sale. Since then, he bought a new Dell laptop with > >> >> > Vista > >> >> > Home Premium on it, and just wants to *upgrade* to Vista Business. > >> >> > He does NOT want to wipe Home Premium to replace it with Business, > >> >> > since the > >> >> > laptop has all the drivers and MS Works (which he wants to upgrade > >> >> > to > >> >> > Office > >> >> > Standard 2007 using the "upgrade" version). > >> >> > Can he use the full version of Vista Business to just upgrade Vista > >> >> > Home > >> >> > premium? As I recall, this wasn't always an option with older > >> >> > versions > >> >> > of > >> >> > Windows: if you had the "full" version on CD, you couldn't upgrade > >> >> > from > >> >> > it; > >> >> > you could only wipe and replace. > >> >> > Thanks! > >> >> > > >> >> > Steve > >> >> Hi > >> >> That would be a downgrade you can not downgrade from Home Premium to > >> >> Business . > >> >> Home Permium has to be upgraded to Ultimate !! > >> >> If you want Business you have to clean install it . > >> >> To confirm this put the Business DVD in while you are in windows > >> >> Premium > >> >> and > >> >> try to install it you will see the upgrade option is grad out . > >> >> Upgrade path is Premium to Ultimate > >> >> Business to Ultimate > >> >> Home Basic can be upgraded to Business or Premium or Ultimate . > >> >> Do a web search you will see . > >> >> {And i do not think MSWorks is a valid upgrade path to Office 2007 > >> >> with a {upgrade disk} > >> >> I think it has to be something like Office 2000 or 2003 > >> >> i do not know this for a fact} > >> >> Other people may have there ideas on this part !! > >> >> Good Luck > >> |
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06-09-2008
| #12 (permalink) |
| | Re: Upgrade Vista Home Premium to Vista Business using FULL Busine You're welcome. "planetearth" <planetearth@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:37C85B52-7AE6-4B6D-9995-0D269701A150@xxxxxx Quote: > Excellent, Colin! Thank you very much for clearly answering both my > questions. > > Steve > > "Colin Barnhorst" wrote: > Quote: >> There is no "upgrade cd" for Vista like there is for XP (I know you meant >> to >> say "dvd"). There are only upgrade edition and standard edition product >> keys. >> >> Your VB dvd is a just a standard Vista dvd. Vista dvds are all the same. >> It is the product key that identifies to Vista Setup.exe the edition of >> Vista and the license as "upgrade". >> >> That product key, when entered, will cause Vista setup to switch to its >> "upgrade" installation routines. At that point Setup will either require >> the user to be running Setup from within existing Windows (x86 dvds) or >> it >> will search for an installation of existing Windows (x64 dvds). >> >> Either way, the upgrade option (meaning your apps and files will be >> preserved) will be disabled and only the custom option will be available >> when the existing Windows is Vista Home Basic or Vista Home Premium and >> the >> product key is for Vista Business. >> >> The fact that it is an upgrade product key makes no difference in how >> Vista >> gets installed. The option to upgrade the software is either available >> or >> not depending on which new edition is replacing which existing edition >> and >> is the same regardless of the type of product key being used, upgrade or >> standard. >> >> >> >> "planetearth" <planetearth@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:8309212E-528F-42C8-AE53-10E14E9420AC@xxxxxx Quote: >> > Hmmm...now I'm a bit confused. >> > First, I just found out the CD my friend has is a Vista Business >> > *Upgrade* >> > CD. I thought he had the FULL version CD, but he only has the UPGRADE >> > CD. >> > However, from what I thought I understood here, Vista Business is not >> > an >> > upgrade option from Vista Home Premium, because of some of the software >> > on >> > Home Premium. >> > (I'm trying not to confuse "license" with "software", but if he has the >> > CD, >> > they're pretty much one and the same. He didn't just buy a license to >> > upgrade--he bought the upgrade software CD itself.) >> > So, can he *upgrade* Vista Home Premium to Vista Business? >> > If he *can't* upgrade and decides to buy the FULL version (for a clean >> > install), what happens to the *license* for the copy of Vista Home >> > Premium >> > that came with the new Dell laptop? I'm assuming it would no longer be >> > used >> > (unless someone restored the laptop from a restore CD made before >> > wiping >> > the >> > drive). >> > Thanks again for all your help--I'm just trying to get this straight so >> > I >> > can tell him. >> > >> > Steve >> > >> > >> > "Colin Barnhorst" wrote: >> > >> >> Don't confuse upgrading the software with upgrading the license. >> >> Upgrading >> >> the license means buying an upgrade edition of Vista and using it to >> >> replace >> >> the existing Windows with the upgrade edition. That can be done to >> >> replace >> >> Vista Home Premium with Vista Business but you still cannot upgrade >> >> the >> >> software (keep your apps and files in place). Upgrading between Vista >> >> Home >> >> editions and Vista Business is one of those cases where you have to do >> >> a >> >> custom installation. However, that doesn't matter since your copy of >> >> Vista >> >> Business is a standard license rather than an upgrade. >> >> >> >> "planetearth" <planetearth@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> >> news:3A7A8CA4-AF6A-4C06-8270-309345B15146@xxxxxx >> >> > Thanks, Jerry. >> >> > According to MS, "Microsoft Works 6.0–10 [and] Microsoft Works suite >> >> > 2000–2006 or later" are qualifying products for upgrade to Office >> >> > Standard >> >> > 2007. >> >> > I wouldn't have thought so either, and I was going to ask in another >> >> > newsgroup, just to be sure. >> >> > >> >> > Steve >> >> > >> >> > "jerryw4386" wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> "planetearth" wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> > My friend got an excellent deal on the FULL Vista Business CD >> >> >> > when >> >> >> > CompUSA >> >> >> > was going out of sale. Since then, he bought a new Dell laptop >> >> >> > with >> >> >> > Vista >> >> >> > Home Premium on it, and just wants to *upgrade* to Vista >> >> >> > Business. >> >> >> > He does NOT want to wipe Home Premium to replace it with >> >> >> > Business, >> >> >> > since the >> >> >> > laptop has all the drivers and MS Works (which he wants to >> >> >> > upgrade >> >> >> > to >> >> >> > Office >> >> >> > Standard 2007 using the "upgrade" version). >> >> >> > Can he use the full version of Vista Business to just upgrade >> >> >> > Vista >> >> >> > Home >> >> >> > premium? As I recall, this wasn't always an option with older >> >> >> > versions >> >> >> > of >> >> >> > Windows: if you had the "full" version on CD, you couldn't >> >> >> > upgrade >> >> >> > from >> >> >> > it; >> >> >> > you could only wipe and replace. >> >> >> > Thanks! >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Steve >> >> >> Hi >> >> >> That would be a downgrade you can not downgrade from Home Premium >> >> >> to >> >> >> Business . >> >> >> Home Permium has to be upgraded to Ultimate !! >> >> >> If you want Business you have to clean install it . >> >> >> To confirm this put the Business DVD in while you are in windows >> >> >> Premium >> >> >> and >> >> >> try to install it you will see the upgrade option is grad out . >> >> >> Upgrade path is Premium to Ultimate >> >> >> Business to Ultimate >> >> >> Home Basic can be upgraded to Business or Premium or Ultimate . >> >> >> Do a web search you will see . >> >> >> {And i do not think MSWorks is a valid upgrade path to Office 2007 >> >> >> with a {upgrade disk} >> >> >> I think it has to be something like Office 2000 or 2003 >> >> >> i do not know this for a fact} >> >> >> Other people may have there ideas on this part !! >> >> >> Good Luck >> >> |
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