Vista Home Premium will not upgrade to Ultimate

[Daniel]

Hi

I have PC with Vista Home Premium SP1, I want to upgrade to Vista Ultimate
but I get a message that the Upgrade option has been disabled and to upgrade
to a version of Windows that is more current than the version you are
currently running.

So does that mean I cannot use my Ultimate Upgrade disk, ever??

Cheers

 

[Mike Brannigan]

Hi

I have PC with Vista Home Premium SP1, I want to upgrade to Vista Ultimate
but I get a message that the Upgrade option has been disabled and to
upgrade to a version of Windows that is more current than the version you
are currently running.

So does that mean I cannot use my Ultimate Upgrade disk, ever??

Cheers

The SP1 install on your Home Edition has effectively raised the "version" of
Vista you are running to a higher level then the Ultimate upgrade disk you
are using.
You have two options:
1. remove SP1 from Home and then upgrade
2. Get an upgrade disk that already includes SP1 within the release - these
will be entering the channel over the next few months.

 

[Doug]

You needn't reinstall Windows, as you should be able to change your product
key via System Properties. To do this:

1. Click Start, right click Computer and click Properties
2. Go to the bottom of the window, and click Change Product Key.
3. If a UAC prompt comes up, click Allow or enter in your Admin password.
4. Change your product key to the Vista Ultimate product key.
5. Do as it tells you to.

 

[DocB1973]

Doug - I tried the exact procedure you described. It said it accepted the
activation but still referenced that is was Vista Home Premium even though I
rebooted. Any ideas?

Thanks - Doc

You needn't reinstall Windows, as you should be able to change your product
key via System Properties. To do this:

1. Click Start, right click Computer and click Properties
2. Go to the bottom of the window, and click Change Product Key.
3. If a UAC prompt comes up, click Allow or enter in your Admin password.
4. Change your product key to the Vista Ultimate product key.
5. Do as it tells you to.