help switch vista business to vista home premium

[Martin K...ski near Boston]

newbee needs help!

thinking the vista media would configure based on the product key, i used
the business vista disk to perform an install.

but it might not be compatable with the hardware......

how can i upgrade a vista business install to a legal home premium???????

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

There is no such upgrade path. You would need to do a clean install of Home
Premium with an appropriate Product Key.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

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[Martin K...ski near Boston]

Thank you Rick

i've got one more question...
Since her product key is valid, does microsoft sell replacement disks?

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

A retail disk contains all versions of Vista, and installs based on the Key.
An OEM Recovery Disk set is what I'm thinking you used, and those can be
version specific. If she has an OEM key, she needs appropriate OEM media
(either generic or manufacturer set of disks). If it's retail, then any copy
of a retail disk should be sufficient, and then there is this:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[ln];326246

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Martin K...ski near Boston"