Saving the Upgrade

[Tom Scales]

I have a laptop that came with Vista Home Premium. Because I needed
Remote Desktop (which should have been included -- Thanks MS), I did the
Windows Anytime upgrade.

Worked fine and I now have Windows Ultimate.

However.

I now need to do a clean install. I have the Dell Vista disk, but if
course my key is for Windows Business.

How do I accomplish this? Does activation 'know' that my key is now for
Windows Ultimate? How, since the factory build likely uses a generic
key?

Are there files I need to save off the laptop? The download doesn't
give you an option to save the file.

Surely I didn't throw away $149 on something that I can't use again.

Or maybe I did. This is MS.

Thanks,

Tom

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

Go to the marketplace and login to the digital locker account you should
have created when you made the purchase to retrieve the desired information:
http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/

Incidentally, Vista Business includes remote desktop, so I am not sure why
you had to upgrade to Ultimate.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

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

 

[Tom Scales]

Typo on my part. This machine had Home Premium. I do know Business
includes it.

The marketplace was the solution. Thank you very much. Kind of a weird
solution -- depending on MS keeping this account forever!

Tom

-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Rogers [mailto:[email protected]]
Posted At: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 6:53 AM
Posted To: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
Conversation: Saving the Upgrade
Subject: Re: Saving the Upgrade

Hi,

Go to the marketplace and login to the digital locker account you
should
have created when you made the purchase to retrieve the desired
information:
http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/

Incidentally, Vista Business includes remote desktop, so I am not sure
why
you had to upgrade to Ultimate.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

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

I have a laptop that came with Vista Home Premium. Because I needed
Remote Desktop (which should have been included -- Thanks MS), I did the
Windows Anytime upgrade.

Worked fine and I now have Windows Ultimate.

However.

I now need to do a clean install. I have the Dell Vista disk, but if
course my key is for Windows Business.

How do I accomplish this? Does activation 'know' that my key is now for
Windows Ultimate? How, since the factory build likely uses a generic
key?

Are there files I need to save off the laptop? The download doesn't
give you an option to save the file.

Surely I didn't throw away $149 on something that I can't use again.

Or maybe I did. This is MS.

Thanks,

Tom

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi,

Just so you're aware, Home Premium can be an RD guest, but not as a host. In
short, you can use HP to access a system with RD, but you cannot access a HP
system with RD.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

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

Typo on my part. This machine had Home Premium. I do know Business
includes it.

The marketplace was the solution. Thank you very much. Kind of a weird
solution -- depending on MS keeping this account forever!

Tom

-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Rogers [mailto:[email protected]]
Posted At: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 6:53 AM
Posted To: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
Conversation: Saving the Upgrade
Subject: Re: Saving the Upgrade

Hi,

Go to the marketplace and login to the digital locker account you
should
have created when you made the purchase to retrieve the desired
information:
http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/

Incidentally, Vista Business includes remote desktop, so I am not sure
why
you had to upgrade to Ultimate.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

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

I have a laptop that came with Vista Home Premium. Because I needed
Remote Desktop (which should have been included -- Thanks MS), I did the
Windows Anytime upgrade.

Worked fine and I now have Windows Ultimate.

However.

I now need to do a clean install. I have the Dell Vista disk, but if
course my key is for Windows Business.

How do I accomplish this? Does activation 'know' that my key is now for
Windows Ultimate? How, since the factory build likely uses a generic
key?

Are there files I need to save off the laptop? The download doesn't
give you an option to save the file.

Surely I didn't throw away $149 on something that I can't use again.

Or maybe I did. This is MS.

Thanks,

Tom

 

[Tom Scales]

Yeah, I knew that. I use RD on my 'main machine' and then when I'm on
my laptop I can access it. Very convenient. I think it was a huge
mistake to not include it in HP as I know a ton of people that do the
same. Guess it is a money maker forcing Ultimate upgrades.

-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Rogers [mailto:[email protected]]
Posted At: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 9:03 PM
Posted To: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
Conversation: Saving the Upgrade
Subject: Re: Saving the Upgrade

Hi,

Just so you're aware, Home Premium can be an RD guest, but not as a
host. In
short, you can use HP to access a system with RD, but you cannot access
a HP
system with RD.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

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

Typo on my part. This machine had Home Premium. I do know Business
includes it.

The marketplace was the solution. Thank you very much. Kind of a weird
solution -- depending on MS keeping this account forever!

Tom

-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Rogers [mailto:[email protected]]
Posted At: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 6:53 AM
Posted To: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
Conversation: Saving the Upgrade
Subject: Re: Saving the Upgrade

Hi,

Go to the marketplace and login to the digital locker account you
should
have created when you made the purchase to retrieve the desired
information:
http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/

Incidentally, Vista Business includes remote desktop, so I am not sure
why
you had to upgrade to Ultimate.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

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

I have a laptop that came with Vista Home Premium. Because I needed
Remote Desktop (which should have been included -- Thanks MS), I did
the
Windows Anytime upgrade.

Worked fine and I now have Windows Ultimate.

However.

I now need to do a clean install. I have the Dell Vista disk,

but
if

course my key is for Windows Business.

How do I accomplish this? Does activation 'know' that my key is now
for
Windows Ultimate? How, since the factory build likely uses a generic
key?

Are there files I need to save off the laptop? The download doesn't
give you an option to save the file.

Surely I didn't throw away $149 on something that I can't use again.

Or maybe I did. This is MS.

Thanks,

Tom