I did it on my daughters machine, but my x32 matched on both sides. I attemped to do an x32 Home Premium to x64 Enterprise and had to do a wipe and reinstall. Go figure the last machine was at the office BTW. I know you can do an x64 Business to x64 Enterprise as I have done that at the office as well.
Jon On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Carl Houseman <c.house...@gmail.com> wrote: > Vista Ultimate can in-place upgrade any other version of Vista as long as > the bits (32/64) are the same. It doesn't matter whether it's the full or > upgrade edition that was purchased. > > But as usual, precautions are in order and you should preserve an image of > the existing load before starting on any upgrade. > > Carl > > -----Original Message----- > From: Don Kuhlman [mailto:drkuhl...@yahoo.com] > Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 2:45 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Windows 7 Pricing and Pre-order > > > I bought a Dell laptop at Costco that came with Vista Home Premium 64. I > own > a full blown Ultimate with the media. Wanted to upgrade or switch the > laptop > to Ultimate without paying for anything, but according to what I've been > told, I have to wipe it out and reload it - no way to just register the > valid Ultimate code I have on the existing load. > I don't want to do that because it has all the base loaded utilities and > such and seems like a waste. > I may return it due to Costco's generous return policy and then get one > with > Windows 7 on it when that comes out. > > As a side note, what does everyone do if you get a new laptop that doesn't > have pci slots anymore and you have a paid for pci hi speed sprint card > you > can't use anymore? > > Don K > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Matthew W. Ross <mr...@ephrataschools.org> > To: NT System Admin Issues <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 12:19:13 PM > Subject: RE: Windows 7 Pricing and Pre-order > > I was given a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate as a gift. Now, to upgrade > it'll cost me $220, or go for a cheaper "Windows 7 Home Premium Full" > edition, which will still cost me $200. > > Ouch. > > For that much money, I'll stick with Vista. Maybe I'll even buy a Mac Mini, > and give my machine to my wife, she could use the upgrade... Maybe not; I > can handle the idiosyncrasies of Vista, but I doubt my wife will. > > Looking forward to OEM pricing, hoping it is an easier pill to swallow. > > Microsoft, please take note: My opinion is that it's still too expensive! > > > --Matt Ross > Ephrata School District > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Carl Houseman > [mailto:c.house...@gmail.com] > To: NT System Admin Issues > [mailto:ntsysad...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com] > Sent: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 > 09:58:15 -0700 > Subject: RE: Windows 7 Pricing and Pre-order > > > > Is it legal to use an upgrade version to go from anything-Home to 7-Pro? > > > > Not allowing Home->Pro upgrades added insult to injury with Vista. > > > > > > > > Carl > > > > > > > > From: Eric Woodford [mailto:ericwoodf...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 12:29 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: Windows 7 Pricing and Pre-order > > > > > > > > pre-order on amazon now! > > > > > > > > http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw_1_8?url=search-alias%3Daps > > <http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw_1_8?url=search-alias%3Daps&field > > -keywo rds=windows+7&sprefix=windows+&sprefix=windows> > > &field-keywords=windows+7&sprefix=windows+&sprefix=windows+ > > > > > > > > $49 - home > > > > $99 - pro > > > > $219 - ultimate > > > > On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 9:05 AM, Sherry Abercrombie > > <saber...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/06/25/cnet.windows7.pricing.upgrade > > /index .html <http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/ptech/> > > > > -- > > Sherry Abercrombie > > > > "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." > > Arthur C. 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