Upgrade Vista Home Prem to Vista Business

[tsabboud]

My machine has Windows Home Premium. I have already installed all of my apps
and other preferences.

I now want to upgrade to Vista Business so that I can connect to my domain
server.

If I upgrade to Business, will I have to reinstall of my software apps and
documents/files?

Or, does the upgrade simply upgrade the OS with everything else staying the
same?

TSA

 

[Dwarf]

Hi tsabboud,

As far as I am aware, the only supported upgrade path from Home Premium is
to Ultimate. The Ultimate version contains everything in the Home versions
and the Business version, so you will not lose any functionality you have now
and you will gain all the functions from Business. You can either choose to
upgrade using the 'Windows Anytime Upgrade' option or you can purchase an
upgrade version of Ultimate. You should not have to reinstall anything, and
all files should stay where they are. However, whether they are important
files or not, back them up first to removeable media and check to see if they
have been backed up correctly. Applications can be reinstalled from the
original media that they came on. You shouldn't need to do this, but it is
better to be safe than sorry, especially when carrying out an upgrade to your
operating system. Note that when upgrading or installing an operating system
it is best to disconnect from the Internet and only reconnect when you have
finished. You might also need to disable your anti-virus software to carry
out the upgrade, hence my advice above.
Dwarf

 

[Mick Murphy]

Dwarf is correct.
There is no upgrade path from home Premium to business; that way has to be a
clean install.
Take his advice.

 

[Mr. Jon Pope]

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