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    Upgrading Home Premium to Ultimate Vista on my new Z-series

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by baibaiman, Mar 6, 2009.

  1. baibaiman

    baibaiman Notebook Guru

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    Currently, I am running windows Home Premium vista. I am planning to upgrade it to Ultimate Vista.
    When I am upgrading to Ultimate Vista, do I need to format the HD or I can just upgrade it without formating my current HD. I do not want to upgrade to Ultimate vista and lost all my data that I have in my laptop.

    The second question is,
    If I upgrade my laptop HD to 500GB (currently is 320GB), can I use Sony Vaio Recovery Disc (I created using 2 DVDs) to install the new 500GB HD with all the sony software and driver? and yet the new space will shown as 500GB instead of 320GB ?

    I know that windows recovery disc can not be used if you upgrade your hard drive. Last time when I tried to upgrade my desktop from 500GB to 1Tb using window recvery disc, the windows recovery disc only recognize my new HD space as 500GB instead of 1TB. So, I have to reinstall fresh windows and not using the windows recovery system in order to get full 1TB HD.

    Thank You
     
    baibaiman, Mar 6, 2009
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  2. Brawn

    Brawn The Awesome

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    you can upgrade it without formatting b/c it just adds some features on top of home premium

    yes to your second question
     
    Brawn, Mar 6, 2009
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