Vista Home Premium upgrade

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Cornpie 13

I currently have Vista Home Basic that was shipped with this desktop.I have
added more RAM-2GB and a Graphics card.Now I want to upgrade to Home
Premium.A disc came with my computer(Windows Anytime Upgrade)What is the best
way to upgrade?
The basic price for Home Premium is around $ 150....but sometimes I'll see
it for $65.This must be another type of product right?Anyways ,once I do
upgrade ,will I notice a big difference?
 
C

Carey Frisch [MVP]

Windows Anytime Upgrade: frequently asked questions
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/37070041-1b90-4433-be0c-ab2855841b981033.mspx#EM

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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I currently have Vista Home Basic that was shipped with this desktop.I have
added more RAM-2GB and a Graphics card.Now I want to upgrade to Home
Premium.A disc came with my computer(Windows Anytime Upgrade)What is the best
way to upgrade?
The basic price for Home Premium is around $ 150....but sometimes I'll see
it for $65.This must be another type of product right?Anyways ,once I do
upgrade ,will I notice a big difference?
 
A

Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]

Compare Windows Vista editions:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/editions/choose.mspx

Windows Anytime Upgrade
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/37070041-1b90-4433-be0c-ab2855841b981033.mspx

As for pricing, I guess it depends on the method you choose to acquire it,
whether it is physical retail upgrade package, or purchase an anytime
upgrade license online or through retail which will result in a price
variation. The Anytime Upgrade should be cheaper though, since you will just
acquire a license and use your existing Windows Vista Home Basic DVD which
contains all SKUs and upgrade to Vista Home Premium.
 
K

Ken Blake, MVP

On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:17:03 -0800, Cornpie 13 <Cornpie
I currently have Vista Home Basic that was shipped with this desktop.I have
added more RAM-2GB and a Graphics card.Now I want to upgrade to Home
Premium.A disc came with my computer(Windows Anytime Upgrade)What is the best
way to upgrade?
The basic price for Home Premium is around $ 150....but sometimes I'll see
it for $65.This must be another type of product right?Anyways ,once I do
upgrade ,will I notice a big difference?



The difference you will see will be in features, not in performance.
If you don't know what those differences in features are, why do you
want to upgrade?
 
M

Michael Chare

Cornpie 13 said:
I currently have Vista Home Basic that was shipped with this desktop.I have
added more RAM-2GB and a Graphics card.Now I want to upgrade to Home
Premium.A disc came with my computer(Windows Anytime Upgrade)What is the
best
way to upgrade?
The basic price for Home Premium is around $ 150....but sometimes I'll see
it for $65.This must be another type of product right?Anyways ,once I do
upgrade ,will I notice a big difference?

The cheaper versions are probably OEM copies. Presumably an OEM copy would
install, but I am not sure of the legallity.
 

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