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    Upgrading to Vista Ultimate...Question

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by RoyalKooparillo, Mar 19, 2009.

  1. RoyalKooparillo

    RoyalKooparillo Newbie

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    Hey folks,

    I just picked up an XPS Studio 1640 with Vista Home Premium, and I'm planning to do a clean install. I think I have that figured out, but I want to upgrade to Ultimate.

    Can anyone tell me if the upgrade will change anything that I have accomplished with the clean install? Will it reset my partitions or anything like that?

    It's my understanding that without the full version of Ultimate, if I ever wanted to do another clean install, I would have to use the home premium disks during setup and run the upgrade again. (Please correct me if I'm wrong).

    I'm just wondering if, other than what I noted above, there is any detriment to getting the upgrade rather than just paying more for a full version.

    Thanks for the help!
     
    RoyalKooparillo, Mar 19, 2009
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  2. Tinselworm

    Tinselworm Notebook Deity

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    it won't reset your partitions unless you ask it too.
     
    Tinselworm, Mar 19, 2009
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  3. spradhan01

    spradhan01 Notebook Virtuoso

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    It wont but infact it will backup all ur files and keep it in window called Window.00
     
    spradhan01, Mar 21, 2009
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