Vista Home Premium UPGRADE to vista Ultimate

Does anybody know If it's possible 2 upgrade and how much it cost's? I can't affort to buy a complete version of Ultimat...

Estimating Time for xp to Vista upgrade

Hi, We have to upgrade about 100 XP OEM XP professional workstations that are in a domain environment to Vista Busines...

Re: Slow keyboard after upgrade to Vista/IE8

Just to make sure I understand. Is it correct that the new computer you bought 2 months ago has NEVER worked correctly ...

Reinstall of Vista Upgrade?

I've got multiple errors popping up in vista media center and thus to my extenders on the tv's. After reading multiple ...

Why should you upgrade to Windows Vista

This is the best Microsoft marketing can do ? I got this email: ==================TechNet Flash: Special Edition: Why sh...

Vista does not boot after memory upgrade

I have a system runnung Vista, XP and Ubuntu. Now I replaced the memory from 2 Gb before to 4 GB DDR2 now. After this Vi...

Upgrade to Vista from XP Home

I am considering an upgrade to Vista because I have encountered a virus called ZLOB.TROJAN. This parasite exists in the...

upgrade from spanish operating system to english without cle

At the moment, I am using windows home premium, but my operating system is in Spanish. Now, I want to upgrade to windows...

Application Lost after upgrade

This is a 2.66Ghz laptop with 2GB memory. Office 2007 installed months earlier. Machine upgraded to Vista Ultimate fr...

VISTA SP1 Evaluation Copy Upgrade

On a previously registered copy of VISTA Ultimate, I installed an evaluation copy of Windows SP1. In the bottom right ...

Upgrade to Ultimate

I am currently using Vista Business, I have a valid Vista Ultimate cd key. Is there a way that I can just upgrade to ul...

Reinstalling Anytime Upgrade

Following a fisk crash I reinstalled Vista Home Premium 64 bit. Folloing install and activation, I tried to reinstall t...

Bluetooth device keeps disconnecting after upgrade to Vista

After migrating from 2000 to Vista my bluetooth connection between my Laptop (HP/Compaq nc2400) and my mobile (SE K610)...

Re: Upgrade 8GB RAM for 680i SLI Mobo with Vistax64~

"undisclosed" wrote in message Hey, are there any other desktop memory topics around this board? -- tekn T...

Can I upgrade Vista 32 to Vista 64-bit?

Or, does the Vista 64-bit have to be a clean install?...

Windows 7 upgrade Blue Screens my laptop. Maybe because of A

Laptop's a Gateway NV52 with Vista Home Premium 64-bit. I'm upgrading to Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. I ran the Upgrad...

CD/RW disc reading problem ONLY for windows Vista Upgrade cd

I just purhcased a Windows Vista upgrade cd for my Windows Xp, now the CD runs when I insert it into any other computer...

Windows 7: to upgrade or fresh install?

Hi,I currently have Vista Ultimate x64 with all the latest updates. I also have Windows 7 x64, (Ultimate).Would you sugg...

SigmaTel Audio(no sound) after Vista upgrade

Dell Inspiron 6000 SigmaTel Audio (NOT HD) I upgraded my PC from XP to VISTA Home Premium. Red X over the sound icon. W...

Is Media Center Edition an Upgrade Path?

Anyone know if XP Media Center Edition is an upgrade path to either Windows 7 Home Premium or Windows 7 Professional?...

Cannot upgrade my Acer laptop to SP1

I have an Acer Laptop, two or so years old. Vista Home Premium. Acer OEM version, so Microsoft will not help me. Whe...

could not upgrade vista home premium to ultimate

Hi, I bought new laptop that is windows vista home premium 64 bit. I try to upgrade to vista ultimate 64 bit but it s...

Upgrade from windows vista home to vista Business Edition

Hi,M much of windows xp guy but M started using windows vista home edition on my labtop and i need to upgrade to vista...

Upgrade install of SP2 RTM on top of clean install of SP2RC?

I did clean installed Vista SP2 RC from Vista SP2 RC DVD. Does this means I have to clean install Vista SP2 RTM when it...

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor

This may look OT, but I assume that those participating in Win7 ngs have already converted successfully, but perhaps so...

Monitor Out of Range problem for Vista Upgrade

I'm having trouble with switching the resolution of my monitor on my newly pgraded Windows Vista ultimate 32b os. I rece...

Vista + CPU upgrade

I'm running Vista Business x86 and thinking of upgrading my single core CPU to a dual core CPU. Will this be transpare...

64 bit Upgrade

Hi, I'm new to these forums and I have a couple of questions about upgrading to a 64 bit OS system, Currently I am runni...

Vista Home Basic Upgrade

I just bought a new laptop with Vista Home Basic. I have a New Vista Home Premium DVD (not an upgrade copy). Can I up...

Vista Home Premium to Business upgrade

Hello how can i upgrade from Home P. to Business? Thanks! -- iassael Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com...

Windows Search - Failed upgrade from Version V3 to V4

Hi,A customers VISTA Laptop has failed to install Windows Search V4, the problem now is that the V3 no longer works - a...

upgrade from premium to ultimate

My son just got a Dell Studioo 1735 with HOme premium. The computer exceeds all of the minimum requirements for the coll...

clean install vs upgrade

We have XP in our school's labs. I'd like to upgrade a few to Vista (business edition). Any opinions about clean insta...

Installing Vista 64-bit upgrade media in XP/Vista 32-bit dua

*::*When I upgrade to 64-bit Vista over my XP installation, will it mess with my MBR and make me unable to dual-boot?*::...

Upgrade OEM Vista to Retail Win7

I understand the OEM license that comes with a PC has restrictions that the retail version does not have. Do any of th...

Upgrade to Windows Vista from XP professional, keep rebootin

I am trying to upgrade Windows XP professional to Vista checked build. I run the upgrade Advisor, it told me my system ...

upgrade from vista home basic to ultimate!

Hi Rick: I'm using vista home basic and i'm planning to change to Vista Ultimate. I all ready purchase the windows vist...

Vista Upgrade Option

I just purchased a new 64 bit Laptop and will be upgrading the Vista Premium. I want to upgrade to a 64 bit version. ...

Clean Installation - Upgrade Copy - First Time Activation

I currently have WinXP installed, but want to purchase an upgrade copy of Vista and perform a clean install on a new ha...

In Place Upgrade on non SP1 machine using SP1 DVD?

I have a Dell laptop running Vista Home Premium. Vista SP1 will not install either through WU or manually. I've tried se...

Upgrade/repair Win7 from Update DVD ?

Is it possible, in case of major failure, to launch Win 7 install from the Update DVD and Repair (Update) the existing d...

OEM Premium upgrade to Ultimate

I want to upgrade the pre installed Home Premium to Ultimate, with the help from a Anytime upgrade DVD.I have run Window...

Vista Upgrade Advisor won't work

I've been trying Windows Vista upgrade Advisor but can't get it to work. I get a message that says, "We could not ...

DVD Not Working After Vista Service Pack 1 Upgrade

I am running Vista Home Premium which I recently upgraded to Service Pack 1. Since the upgrade when I play any DVD on m...

Vista Upgrade

upgraded from Basic to Home Premium. Boots up OK but constantly getting blank screen with message "Out of timing&q...

3 OS's to upgrade to Vista Period

I tried to use my Vista Ultimate and bypassed the numbers and it would not let me into the OS, says I have to have an O...

memory upgrade (correction)

The 490 manual states, "For optimal performance, fully buffered DIMMs (FBDs) should be installed in *matched sets ...

What upgrade

Hello,A client purchased a new laptop, but it came with Vista Home Premium edition. It should have come with XP Pro. ...

Windows 7 upgrade experiences

I have a client where more than a few users are running Vista Business or Ultimate and despise it because of the slow p...

RE Latest upgrade of Instant Messenger

Is there any way to stop the nag screen from asking if you want the latest upgrade of Instant Messenger. I did the upgr...

upgrade install issues

Am trying to do a upgrade install from Vista Home Premium to Windows7 Ultimate. I downloaded Windows7 upgrade Advisor B...

Can I use the Windows 7 Upgrade DVD for a Clean Install ?

Currently I am running Windows Vista.I find that I am able to boot up the Windows 7 upgrade DVD (from Vista). Can I per...

Windows Vista Business Upgrade.

How can I upgrade from a current installation of Windows Vista Business (retail) to Windows Vista Utimate (retail)? I h...

Re: Vista 32 bit to 64 bit Upgrade?

Vista Home Premium 64-bit is up and running - so far so good - have not had a problem with driver availablility or prog...

vista on laptop keeps trying to upgrade non-existant applica

it apparently thinks there is an SQL server on this laptop.I'd like to make it stop trying to upgrade.thanks ahead of ti...

Upgrade Vista Home Premium to Vista Business using FULL Busi

My friend got an excellent deal on the FULL Vista Business CD when CompUSA was going out of sale. Since then, he bought...

8 gig of ram upgrade?

I've just bought a new pc with 8 gig of ram and 32bit vista(i swear i ordered 64 bit but hey),can i upgrade to 64 bit o...

upgrade to vista ultimate and no wireless card now.

I downloaded lates drivers from Dell, no go, I reinstalled drivers several times, no go I checked in cmos and it is ...

Upgrade to vista premium from upgrade cd of xp home

upgrade to vista premium from upgrade cd of xp home?actual path is >win me retail full> winxp home. Now can I use ...

Vista upgrade from xp problem

Hi all my problem is this: i have XP media 2005 edition and am trying to upgrade to Vista Home Premium. The first parts ...

Upgrade from Vista Home Premium to Windows 7

Greetings. I just finished reinstalling Vista Home Premium (had no choice), and will buy Windows 7 once it is available...

Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 upgrade nightmare?

No problems apparent while loading. After loading I got the black screen blinking cursor. Viewed several posts on the...

Vista Upgrade from Home Premium to Ultimate

Is there any way for me to upgrade my version of Home Premium to Ultimate, without requiring a clean install? A previou...

Having upgrade problems on Emachine T5224 Vista Ultimate

Having upgrade problems on:Box Emachine T5224Software Diskeeper 2008 Home Edition ...

Part II -upgrade from home to ultimate sp1

Thanks Colin and Harry for info. The college does not have vista ultimate upgrade SP1 to match my home premium SP1. S...

How to re-install Ultimate without the full or upgrade disk?

I have a PC which originally in 2006 had XP, then I used Vista Business upgrade disk and License to upgarde to Vista Bus...

Upgrade to Vista [JSF]

I am a Windows XP SP3 user and would like to upgrade to Vista, I have heard that many programs will not run on Vista, i...

Upgrade Home Prem. to Ultimate

I have a HP Touchsmart with 64 bit Home Prem installed. I bought a Vista Ultimate 64 bit retail upgrade. When I attempt...

RAM Upgrade

Hello,I have done several searches for this question with no luck so I apologize now if it is a repeat.I am running Win...

upgrade vista home to vista ultim

I can't run remote connect with my vista home premium, I need to upgrade to vista ultimate; just curious if anybody kno...

Win7 Upgrade prob

Aloha all. I am trying to upgrade my Vista system to Windows 7. However, when it checks compatability issues, it tells ...

Motherboard Chipset upgrade

I have an Asus P5Q-E running Vista 64.Is upgrading the motherboard chipset worth the risk, generally speaking ? -- cutc...

Vista Express Upgrade question

Hi,I bought my computer just before Vista came out, so currently have XP Media Centre Edition, but my computer was one ...

how upgrade to 64 bit vista?

I have 32 bit home premium from a purchased upgrade from xp. My puter is 64 bit so was thinking of upgrading to 64 bit ...

Upgrade from Vista Business to Vista Ultimate DELETES User D

I did an upgrade from Vista Business to Vista Ultimate using a Full installer CD. I chose the option to upgrade and KEE...

Installing Ultimate 64bit with Ultimate Upgrade Key

Hi there,I want to reformat my computer and install Vista Ultimate 64-bit as my operating system. I'd rather not spend ...

Vista upgrade from xp

I have a wierd one. I have a customers computer that was running xp pro, I did the compatability check for an upgrade ev...

It's official: upgrade hack included in Vista SP1

It's official: upgrade hack included in Vista SP1 By Scott DunnThe new Service Pack 1 version of Windows Vista allows ...

Windows 7 upgrade advisor fails on install

"Windows 7 upgrade Advisor ran into an unexpected error. Please reinstall... and try again." (upon run attem...

Vista x86 Upgrade to Win7 x64

I have purchased an Acer Aspire 6930G laptop that came with Vista x86 (32 bit) installed but with a free 'upgrade' to W...

Vista Ultimate upgrade

I upgraded my computer to Vista Ulimate from Vista Business. Now I have a new computer and was wondering if there is a...

Upgrade Vista

I got a new laptop with windows vist home premium installed, I have been using it for a while, can I upgrade it to buss...

Hardware Upgrade Issue

I just upgraded my motherboard, processor and memory and have not been able to get Vista x64 to load. I briefly get the ...

Screen Saver After Vista SP1 Upgrade

My screen saver got messed up after SP1 was installed. It no longer recognizes this function. I went into screen saver...

System Restoration after an iPod Upgrade

When last I used the Forum, I got some very useful advice on System Restoration. I have run into the same problem again...

Upgrade from Core2Duo to Quad core only shows 2 cores in tas

I recently upgraded my Vista64 Ultimate from an E8600 to a Q9550.In the task manager, it only shows 2 cores.Device Manag...

IE8 Required for upgrade to W-7?

(Running Vista Ultimate 64-bit, SP-2, IE-7, classic mode.)I have not downloaded and installed IE-8. Does anyone here k...

Vista Upgrade = Lost Programs?

HiI upgraded to Windows Vista Ultimate from Vista Home Basic and now my desktop is blank and none of my programs are the...

Upgrade from Vista Business to Vista Ultimate

Is it possible to upgrade from Vista Business to Vista Ultimate? and were can I buy a copy from?Thanks...

upgrade from Vista ultimate x32 to x64

I have a 64bit pc that came with 32 bit vista installed on it. I have purchessed the Vista ultimate 64bit and I would li...

Vista 64 impossible on Vista upgrade DVD

I read from microsoft that you can get a working version of Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition from the Vista upgrade DVD...

Upgrade speed of internet connection

I just had Time Warner upgrade my internet connection. How can I check to see what my speeds are? ...

trying to upgrade from Vista Premium to Vista Ultimate

I've got a Dell that came with Windows Vista Home Premium already installed. It's been upgraded to Service Pack 2. Th...

Vista Anytime Upgrade

I just bought online an Anytime upgrade from Premium to Ultimate. Now when I try to install it it doesn't allow me to up...

Vista vs Windows 7 - upgrade or SP3?

What is it - a costly upgrade or a service pack, which would have to be free otherwise?...

Upgrade from Vista Home Premium to Vista Ultimate

Hi,Two days ago, I purchased a PC equpped wit Vista Home Premium. As I need Vista Business as a minimum for other appli...

Processor Upgrade - Vista Ultimate OEM

I want to upgrade the processor on one of my systems from an E6600 to an E8500. That is the only change I will make to...

overall speed upgrade question

Hey all Running a Intel D975XBX2 motherboard 4gigs of ddr667 ram and Core2 duo 1.86 and Nvidia 7900gs vid card and I am...

Ultimate Upgrade

Hello! I've just copied the contents of my Vista Ultimate upgrade to an external drive and attempted to upgrade my Home...

Dual Boot w\ Vista Home Basic Upgrade

Can I have a dual boot configuration with Windows XP Professional on C partition, and Vista Home Basic upgrade on D part...

upgrade vista x64 from OEM home to ultimate from MSDN Subscr

When I attempt to upgrade I get a message saying that I have to do a clean install (because it doesn't recognize the x6...

Home Premium to Ultimate Upgrade crashed

I was trying to upgrade from Vista Home Premium to Ultimate, and during the last step (I think it was "Finishing U...

Can I reuse Vista if I upgrade my case?

I have a prebuilt HP computer that came with Vista home Premium installed. The airflow in the case isn't what I want it...

Vista Anytime Upgrade DVD...

Does anyone know how to obtain this?Thanks, Martin....

Lost Internet after Vista Ultimate upgrade

I just upgrade my ne PC to Vista Ultimate and cannot connect to Internet. Prior to upgrade internet worked....

Non-nForce MB to nForce vista upgrade - is there salvation?

Hello everyone,I’ve encountered a problem booting into vista business 64-bit after upgrading my motherboard and CPU (...

In-place upgrade

I work in technical support for a local college and work a lot on student laptops. I have done many an in-place upgrad...

If I upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 can I go backwards?

I have installed Windows 7 beta but I don't like many of its limitations. I have a Vista installation that might benefit...

Upgrade Anytime Download

Hey, I currently use Windows Vista Hoem Premium and I want to go to Ultimate. I can find the place to buy the upgrade o...

Upgrade/downgrad to XP64

Wondering if XP64 can support the memory availabilty and programs supported by Vista 64. Thinking of upgrading/downgra...

Upgrade from XP to Vista Ultimate failed

I am trying to upgrade from XP SP3 to vista ultimate 32 bit. I got the software from my school, and unfortunately they o...

64bit Ultimate Upgrade

I got my upgrade for home premium to ultimate vista today but I found out that its only for the 32 bit versions. inside...

Upgrade Win Xp to Vista Home Premium

G'Day All,I see I need to do a clean install and then reinstall my Apps - Ok!In Xp I have most Apps in C:/Program Files ...

Vista Home Basic memory upgrade to 4gb - Blue screen

Hi all, I've been browsing the forum watching several posts on Windows Vista and 4Gb memory issues, but couldn't find a ...

Transfering a vista upgrade lic.

How many times can you transfer your vista upgrade lic. to a new computer ? its not being use on the old computer. Had ...

VERY VERY Slow startup of Ultimate SP1 Upgrade

I cloned my XP SP2 to another Drive, Installed Ultimate 32 bit upgrade all was... fairly well. Booted fast, into OS fas...

Upgrade Hard drive

I have full version of windows Vista Ultimate installed on a 250gig Western digital hard drive and I want to upgrade to...

upgrade from vista home basic to business

Hello, I got a pre installed version of Vista home Basic. Now i just purchased an upgrade disc to Business. I cannot do...

Phantom SP2 upgrade?

I recently upgraded my Vista Premium to SP2 and then uninstalled SP2 since one of my applications was not working with ...

How do I reverse the upgrade to Windows Media Player 11

I upgraded the shipped WMP to WMP 11. But it has been giving me problems. Not knowing the shipped version, I downloaded ...

Need to rebuild but, I did an Anytime Upgrade Electronically

Before Microsoft got rid of the electronic anytime upgrade. I performed an anytime upgrade from Vista Business x64 to ...

vista memory upgrade

I have never had a problem like this before. I purchased an hp laptop for my wife with vista installed. After several mo...

Windows 7 upgrade......

would it be worth my time......upgrading to vista before going to windows 7 ?....Is there an upgrade path from vista to...

Ok, I'm stumped. SP2 Upgrade problems

This is a clean install of Vista Ultimate 32-bit. Got all the updates done. But now, when it comes to installing SP2, i...

XP to Vista64 Upgrade and compatible applications

I'm thinking of going from Windows XP to a new Vista 64-bit box. Is there any easy way to determine which of my applica...

Win 7 upgrade Problem Part 2

My system IS 64 bit OS. System Info says 64 Bit Operating System. Any other ideas why it won't upgrade? Thanks."LM...

After Vista upgrade, Bluetooth stopped working

I have a Dell Inspiron E1505 with built-in Bluetooth. My Bluetooth always worked fine, untill I did a Vista upgrade. Aft...

UPgrade to Win 7Home premium from Win Vista Home Premium.

Do I have to do a backup to do the above? Jim Brown(jbrown15@hvc.rr.com)...

Upgrade from W Vista Home Pre to vista Ultimate

Hi all,I have a new HP laptop with Home premium on it, I Purchased the upgrade to Vista Ultimate. Updated my laptop to...

Sound missing after RAM upgrade.

Hi, i've searched around and couldn't seem to find any post similar so sorry if i'm repeating...i've just upgraded from ...

Cannot upgrade Vista Home Premium to Vista Ultimate

I apologize for the length of this diatribe. Here we go. I bought a new computer two years ago. It. came with Vista Hom...

Just exactly how does Anytime Upgrade work?

How does it work? I click on "Anytime upgrade" & I go to a website where I pay for the upgrade license ke...

Vista Upgrade a Slap in the Face to MS Customers

I have been a Microsoft customer since the DOS days, well over twenty years now, and I am fed up with MS. I installed a...

Upgrade from Vista Home 32bit(OEM) to Vista Ultimate 64bit(R

I just ordered the Vista Ultimate 32/64bit (retail upgrade version)can I upgrade from Vista Home 32bit(OEM) to Vista Ult...

Acer Aspire T180-UA381B Upgrade

hey, i am a webdesigner and gamer. I also use my pc for other various high end purposes. I am looking to upgrade the Pro...

XP SP3 upgrade to Ultimate SP1 crashing

Hi. Trying to upgrade to Vista. After the preliminaries (product key, etc.), my machine crashes (spontaneous reboot) d...

Problems with re-install after MOBO upgrade

I recently had to swap MOBOs after a hardware failure. Of course, Vista SP1 won't boot. I tried a repair but, surprise ...

upgrade to Adobe Acrobat reader 9

Hi, I want to upgrade to Adobe Acrobat reader 9 from 8 through Auto updater, does anyone if it will be available soon o...

W7 Upgrade Advisor

XP runs the advisor with no problems. Vista, being a piece of trash, will not run the advisor, even under compatibility...

Anytime Upgrade from VHP to Ultimate (32 bit)

I have 2 laptops with VHP and have attempted to upgrade them to Vista Ultimate.Both upgrades didn't seem to have any pro...

Anytime Upgrade Home Premium 64 to Ultimate 64?

Is there an upgrade from Home Premium 64 to Ultimate 64? If so, would it be available through an MSDN download?I'm tryi...

Vista Upgrade Lost Personal Files

I just upgraded from Vista Home Basic to Vista Home Premium, and selected "upgrade," NOT clean install. Howev...

Unable to upgrade to Windows 7 from Vista

I have tried to install Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade several times, I am currently running Vista. When it checks for ...

How to upgrade vista home premium 32 to 64 bit

Hi, I currently have an HP pc with vista home premium 32 bit i got it 5 months ago.. I want to upgrade to vista home p...

Can't upgrade from business to ultimate

I have a retail disc which I got a while ago after I already had Vista Business installed on my machine. I tried upgrad...

How to recover from restoration data after I upgrade the mem

My laptop is Vista Home edition, the orignial memory is 2 Gb, after I upgade it to 3 Gb, when my laptop go to sleep an...

Toshiba/Vista Laptop performance Upgrade

HI Everyone, My Toshiba Satelite laptop is of need of an upgrade to speed performance and was wondering if anybody had ...

Upgrade from Windows XP Home to Win-7 Home Premium

Do I need an upgrade version of Win-7? if so, which?Or do I simply wipe off WinXP and install a Win7 Home Premium full ...

Upgrade from Premium Home SP 1 to Ultimate via Anytime Upgra

I have a new laptop on the way with Premium Home SP1 pre-installed. I have a new 32-bit Ultimate disk w/o SP1 but it in...

Vista upgrade Question

Hi, i currently have a computer which is a 250GB HD and that has XP-32-bit OEM install on that. This HD has all my appl...

Upgrade

i want to reformat my laptop. it originally had xp but i upgraded to vista home premium, if i reformat, can i use the v...

Vista Upgrade - Sonic Solutions DLA Prob.

I have just just upgraded from XP Pro to Vista Ultimate on my Toshiba P100 Notebook. I used the Windows Vista upgrade A...

Windows 7 upgrade of XP Pro with IE 8 and getting Certificat

My PC was recently upgraded from XP Pro with Windows 7 Pro and I also had IE running on my machine under XP. now when ...

Upgrade to Home Premium question

Installing Vista Home Premium upgrade to Home Basic.I get the message "Remove the file ' Front Page Server Extensio...

Upgrade to Windows 7

I am using Vista SP1 and I am planning to upgrade it to Win 7. How is the experience of it. Will I be in trouble? I ran...

Uninstall SP1 on an OEM machine and upgrade to Ultimate?

Maybe I'm not asking correctly, but I just purchased a new machine with Home Premium SP1 already installed. Through th...

Home Premium Upgrade to Ultimate Using Family Offer Plan Lic

In 2007 I purchased the Vista Ultimate upgrade retail package along with two additional license through the family offe...

upgrade to vista 64 bits

Hi,Is it possible to upgrade vista home premium 32 bits to 64 bits version? thanks....

Slow keyboard after upgrade to Vista/IE8

After upgrading to Vista X64 from XP, as well as to IE8, my keyboard can't keep up. Worse on some websites (like bankin...

Windows 7 upgrade or replacement?

I have Vista Home Premium on 3 laptops. Last night I downloaded Windows 7. I got a file that prompted me to let it be ...

Windows Vista upgrade to Windows 7 - language issue

Hi all,I have a laptop bought in 2007 with Vista Home Premium version OEM in Italian.Now I live in Berlin and I saw in ...

upgrade advisor not working

I've tred and tried to run this program, but, I keep getting this error.EventType : clr20r3 P1 : vistaupgradeadvisor...

upgrade Vista to Windows 7

Where are the Windows 7 newsgroups ?I have a Toshiba Satellite x205-sli4 32-bit with Vista Ultimate.I would like to upgr...

Upgrade to Ultimate with SP1?

I have winprem 32. Was thinking about updraging ultimate with sp1. Will this be an issue with drivers for pc and such...

Using Windows Easy Transfer for upgrade to Windows 7

Good afternoon. I have what feels like the strangest issue with the Windows Easy Transfer 7 tool for VISTA. I've sear...

question about Vista Upgrade

I need to replace my wife's motherboard, and I am trying to minimize the amount of change. She is currently running XP...

Memory upgrade causes loss of wireless connectivity

I have an Acer 9410 notebook with Vista Home Premium. It came with 1gb of memory which I have been trying to upgrade t...

Re: could not upgrade vista home premium to ultimate

"quy nguyen" wrote:Hi, I bought new laptop that is windows vista home premium 64 bit. I try to upgrade to vi...

how to upgrade from Vista Home Basic to Home Premium?

how to upgrade from Vista Home Basic to Home Premium? I need offline upgrade, how called this setup?...

upgrade to vista

i have a dell inspirone1505 with windows xp on it.. it is vista capable and when i attemp to install vista it loads and...

Upgrade Vista Business (from EOpen license)

Hi,On my machine I have Windows Vista (business EOpen licensed) and as I only downloaded it last week from MS it had ser...

Reports: Intel to skip Vista upgrade

FYI . . .http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-9977911-56.html For any given release of Windows, there are companies that ch...

Windows 7 Upgrade Question (From Win7 Beta)

Is there a way to upgrade from Windows 7 Beta to Windows 7 Ultimate (shrinkwrapped version) without wiping the machine ...

Premium to Ultimate SP1 Anytime Upgrade Pack

DVD pack reads, "upgrade from Windows Vista Home Premiun to Windows Vista Ultimate with SP1" I have SP1 insta...

Premium to Ultimate Upgrade problem

So, I've been trying to find a good explanation, but everything I've found says I shouldn't be having a problem.I bought...

Upgrade option from XP to Vista x64 w/OEM possible?

Have XP pro sp3 32 bit on my pc. Just bought Vista Home Premium OEM disk. Is it possible to install as upgrade so I can ...

Installing Vista Home Premium 64 bit Upgrade

Ok,First off, I purchased Vista Home Premium 64 bit upgrade from Windows Marketplace, without knowing that I needed a 64...

Vista Ultimate 32 Upgrade Problems

I tried to install Vista Ultimate and it crashed twice during install, so I grabed Vista Business and installed it and i...

Vista to Windows 7 Upgrade

Running Vista Home Prem32Bit....will upgrade to Windows7 32BITRan Microsoft's Windows 7 Advisor....the Report shows unde...

Vista Upgrade to Windows 7

I just purchased a new HP laptop with VISTA. We were told that we would get a free update to Windows 7 when Windows 7 ...

express upgrade to windows vista

I have a valid copy of the express upgrade to windows vista. When entering the product key in during installation, it c...

installaton of Vista upgrade download on new disk

::I just bought Vista Ultimate 32-bit upgrade from Microsoft via download from the Microsoft Ultimate Steal download sit...

how to upgrade to vista business

Can any one tell me the procedure How to upgrade from Windows vista home basic (800 MHz, 512MB, 40 GB)to Windows Vista B...

Windows Vista upgrade error

Hello, I recently purchased the Vista Ultimate 64 bit upgrade as part of 'The Ultimate steal', but after multiple atte...

Vista won't boot. Do I need Full Install or will upgrade do?

I have an hp desktop that came with vista home premium preinstalled. It will not boot up now. So I tried the emrgency r...

Question about Anytime Upgrade

I have a laptop with 64-bit Home Premium. The warranty expires in June. I want to upgrade to Ultimate. I haven't checke...

Best processor I can upgrade to??

I have a Compaq C500 laptop, and I'm wanting to upgrade the processor to a better one. I currently have the Intel Celero...

Home32 Bit SP1 Upgrade to Ultimate

We recieve an error that just says that Ultimate can be installed with out any errors. We are trying to upgrade from Ho...

Upgrade Vista 32-bit to 64-bit

I know that retail versions of Vista Ultimate come with media for both 32-bit and 64-bit installation and that the same...

Upgrade question

I've got Vista home premium upgrade and XP Pro. I haven't tried very hard but I can only start setup from within XP. I'...

re-activating VISTA upgrade with clean re-install?

I upgraded to Home premium from XP on my old Dell, which had 2 HDs. It died and I built a new box, using the old drives...

Reinstall or Upgrade Vista?

Hi all, I am basically having problems with my Vista. It is Windows Vista Home Premium SP1. So, I was thinking to either...

Cost of Upgrade to Windows 7?

Does anyone know how much I should expect to pay to upgrade from Vista Home Premium to Windows 7, once it's released?...

Vista Ultimate 32bit Upgrade - STOP Error

Hi,Hoping someone may be able to help me with this.I bought the Vista Ultimate upgrade from ebay and received it today, ...

Upgrade Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 ... and full backup

My subject on this posting may be misleading. I am actually looking for a reliable full backup solution so that I can ...

Windows vista upgrade too windows 7

Hi there hope somone can help,im trying too upgrade too window7 from vista,and the upgrade adviser for windows 7 says t...

Windows 7 re : in-house upgrade or custom install

Found this from the web. Might be something of interest to people planning to get Win7. P.S. The term " In-house &q...

Upgrade from XP - Advice needed, please

My 80GB hard drive on my PC is almost full and I wish to upgrade to Vista Home Premium. upgrade advisor advises that I ...

Program Files and Setting in Upgrade to Vista Ultimate

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