Upgrading Vista basic to Vista Ultimate

[Oahuyahoo]

I want to upgrade my vista basic to vista ultimate but the disc will not let
me do it. I can do a clean install but I'm not favoring that option. What
am I doing wrong?

 

[Richard G. Harper]

To upgrade, start up Vista Basic, then insert the DVD and run the upgrade
from within Vista.

 

[Oahuyahoo]

Will not allow me to do it, only a clean install. Am I missing an update or
service pack that requires it?

To upgrade, start up Vista Basic, then insert the DVD and run the upgrade
from within Vista.

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I want to upgrade my vista basic to vista ultimate but the disc will not
let
me do it. I can do a clean install but I'm not favoring that option.
What
am I doing wrong?

 

[David P]

That may be the only option. You may have to back up your documents, etc,
do a clean install, then reinstall your programs. Time consuming, I know,
but in the past a clean install has been considered to be best.

Will not allow me to do it, only a clean install. Am I missing an update
or
service pack that requires it?

To upgrade, start up Vista Basic, then insert the DVD and run the upgrade
from within Vista.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
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I want to upgrade my vista basic to vista ultimate but the disc will not
let
me do it. I can do a clean install but I'm not favoring that option.
What
am I doing wrong?

 

[Richard G. Harper]

You're not trying to upgrade Basic SP1 to Ultimate original release are you?

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Will not allow me to do it, only a clean install. Am I missing an update
or
service pack that requires it?

To upgrade, start up Vista Basic, then insert the DVD and run the upgrade
from within Vista.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/

I want to upgrade my vista basic to vista ultimate but the disc will not
let
me do it. I can do a clean install but I'm not favoring that option.
What
am I doing wrong?

 

[LVTravel]

Saw this from later post from Carey. Interesting about how to upgrade from
Vista 32 to 64. According to the document they want you to uninstall V-32,
install XP then start the upgrade from the Vista DVD.

Read the whole document: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932795

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