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    Bought Ultimate, Unable to upgrade (from home Premium)

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by DBordello, Nov 7, 2007.

  1. DBordello

    DBordello Notebook Enthusiast

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    My laptop shipped with Home Premium on it. Once I heard about shadow files I needed to have it.

    I purchased Ultimate from my University.

    Unfortunetly I can not figure out how to upgrade without a full install. The Windows Anytime Upgrade program requires that you purchase Ultimate online before it will continue.

    I tried changing the key in the computer properties dialog, but it will not accept a key from another edition.

    This was a clean install of Home Premium x64, with the authorization information restored from the OEM install. Obviously all of the files are present, if I had simply entered this key instead of restoring my activation information it would be ultimate.

    Is there a program on the anytime CD that does this?

    Any ideas?

    Thanks,
    Dan
     
    DBordello, Nov 7, 2007
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    If you have an Ultimate disc, you can install within windows and it'll give you an upgrade option. If you install from boot-up, you can only do a clean install.

    If you have an anytime upgrade disc, you can choose which version you want to install (Ultimate in this case) and proceed from there.
     
    Lithus, Nov 7, 2007
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  3. JCMS

    JCMS Notebook Prophet

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    You boot the DVD you bougth in windows...

    Also, if your Ultimate is an OEM vwresion, you cannot upgrade
     
    JCMS, Nov 7, 2007
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  4. DBordello

    DBordello Notebook Enthusiast

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    The upgrade option is greyed out for me, but that is due to the 32-bit disc, not the 64. If this were to work, would that only update the edition, leaving everything else alone?
     
    DBordello, Nov 7, 2007
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