Just exactly how does Anytime Upgrade work?

How does it work? I click on "Anytime Upgrade" & I go to a website where I
pay for the upgrade license key, correct? Let's say, for instance, that I
want to upgrade from Home Premium to Ultimate. It is an upgrade not the full
version, correct? If I format the hard drive & reinstall Windows, can I go
straight to Ultimate or must I reinstall Home Premium first & then install
the upgrade to Ultimate?

Thank you.
David

Q. "If I format the hard drive & reinstall Windows, can I go
straight to Ultimate or must I reinstall Home Premium first & then install
the upgrade to Ultimate?"

A. You would have to install Vista Home Premium, then upgrade to Ultimate.


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

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"pc nerd" <> wrote in message news:0CAE05CD-D9BD-4427-9733-...
How does it work? I click on "Anytime Upgrade" & I go to a website where I
pay for the upgrade license key, correct? Let's say, for instance, that I
want to upgrade from Home Premium to Ultimate. It is an upgrade not the full
version, correct? If I format the hard drive & reinstall Windows, can I go
straight to Ultimate or must I reinstall Home Premium first & then install
the upgrade to Ultimate?

Thank you.
David

On Mon, 2 Jun 2008 18:54:00 -0700, pc nerd
<> wrote:

>How does it work? I click on "Anytime Upgrade" & I go to a website where I
>pay for the upgrade license key, correct? Let's say, for instance, that I
>want to upgrade from Home Premium to Ultimate. It is an upgrade not the full
>version, correct? If I format the hard drive & reinstall Windows, can I go
>straight to Ultimate or must I reinstall Home Premium first & then install
>the upgrade to Ultimate?
>
>Thank you.
>David

Why are you thinking about reformatting the hard drive?

Assuming you already have Home Premium up and running on your system
you can "upgrade" to Ultimate with more features. If you remove your
old version first you gain nothing and actually create extra steps.
During the upgrade process what needs to be removed and changed will
be automatically.

The upgrade is just that, a UPGRADE that will look for a qualifying
version already on your system.

The only difference between a full version and a upgrade is the cost.
You're getting a discount since you already bought a lessor version.

Adam Albright wrote:
> On Mon, 2 Jun 2008 18:54:00 -0700, pc nerd
> <> wrote:
>
>> How does it work? I click on "Anytime Upgrade" & I go to a website where I
>> pay for the upgrade license key, correct? Let's say, for instance, that I
>> want to upgrade from Home Premium to Ultimate. It is an upgrade not the full
>> version, correct? If I format the hard drive & reinstall Windows, can I go
>> straight to Ultimate or must I reinstall Home Premium first & then install
>> the upgrade to Ultimate?
>>
>> Thank you.
>> David
>
> Why are you thinking about reformatting the hard drive?
>
> Assuming you already have Home Premium up and running on your system
> you can "upgrade" to Ultimate with more features. If you remove your
> old version first you gain nothing and actually create extra steps.
> During the upgrade process what needs to be removed and changed will
> be automatically.
>
> The upgrade is just that, a UPGRADE that will look for a qualifying
> version already on your system.
>
> The only difference between a full version and a upgrade is the cost.
> You're getting a discount since you already bought a lessor version.
>
>

Probably he means if down the road , he reformats.

Since Vista installation DVDs house pretty much every version of Vist
(depending on x86 or x64 technology), I think you may be able to ge
around having to install the previous version of Vista, however i
wouldn't save you any steps, except maybe the trouble of downloading an
additional information for the new version
Check her
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68...rade-vista.htm
and see if that might work for you

--
bad_the_ba

Last month I got my first laptop with Home Premium. I read something on the
'net about Anytime Upgrade in February 2008, but I don't remember what it
was. The laptop came with restore CDs. I'm thinking about upgrading the
laptop to Ultimate. Do I download an executable file that I can save to
upgrade to Ultimate? Suppose that I want to format the hard drive some time
in the future & use the restore CDs to reinstall Home Premium. I would have
already paid for the upgrade to Ultimate, so how to I install the upgrade
after I've reinstalled Home Premium? The only way that I know of is to save
the executable file that I downloaded & use it to upgrade to Ultimate. Or do
I pay for an upgrade CD that I use to upgrade to Ultimate after I reinstall
Home Premium?

Thank you.
David

"bad_the_ba" wrote:

>
> Since Vista installation DVDs house pretty much every version of Vista
> (depending on x86 or x64 technology), I think you may be able to get
> around having to install the previous version of Vista, however it
> wouldn't save you any steps, except maybe the trouble of downloading any
> additional information for the new version.
> Check here
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68...ade-vista.html
> and see if that might work for you.
>
>
> --
> bad_the_ba
>

Hi David,
Vista CD's have basically all versions on them,
When you pay for an anytime upgrade you will get a new
install "key" and it will allow the upgrade version to
install from the same CD you orignally used for the lower version.

--
James M Driscoll Jr
MCTS (Vista)
Spaceman



"pcnerd" <> wrote in message
news:42033011-EDF4-4D75-9937-...
> Last month I got my first laptop with Home Premium. I read something on
> the
> 'net about Anytime Upgrade in February 2008, but I don't remember what it
> was. The laptop came with restore CDs. I'm thinking about upgrading the
> laptop to Ultimate. Do I download an executable file that I can save to
> upgrade to Ultimate? Suppose that I want to format the hard drive some
> time
> in the future & use the restore CDs to reinstall Home Premium. I would
> have
> already paid for the upgrade to Ultimate, so how to I install the upgrade
> after I've reinstalled Home Premium? The only way that I know of is to
> save
> the executable file that I downloaded & use it to upgrade to Ultimate. Or
> do
> I pay for an upgrade CD that I use to upgrade to Ultimate after I
> reinstall
> Home Premium?
>
> Thank you.
> David
>
> "bad_the_ba" wrote:
>
>>
>> Since Vista installation DVDs house pretty much every version of Vista
>> (depending on x86 or x64 technology), I think you may be able to get
>> around having to install the previous version of Vista, however it
>> wouldn't save you any steps, except maybe the trouble of downloading any
>> additional information for the new version.
>> Check here
>> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68...ade-vista.html
>> and see if that might work for you.
>>
>>
>> --
>> bad_the_ba
>>

I might just upgrade my laptop to Ultimate. I got the 64-bit version of Home
Premium with my laptop. I got it at Best buy & the Geek Squad created 3
restore CDs. After I sent the e-mail yesterday, I browsed around the
Microsoft website & found out that I can get an upgrade "kit" in the mail.
Can I specify 32-bit or 64-bit when I order the upgrade? If I should want to
reinstall Vista in the future, I would first use the restore CDs & then
install the upgrade to Ultimate, correct?

Thank you.
David

"Spaceman" wrote:

> Hi David,
> Vista CD's have basically all versions on them,
> When you pay for an anytime upgrade you will get a new
> install "key" and it will allow the upgrade version to
> install from the same CD you orignally used for the lower version.
>
> --
> James M Driscoll Jr
> MCTS (Vista)
> Spaceman
>
>
>
> "pcnerd" <> wrote in message
> news:42033011-EDF4-4D75-9937-...
> > Last month I got my first laptop with Home Premium. I read something on
> > the
> > 'net about Anytime Upgrade in February 2008, but I don't remember what it
> > was. The laptop came with restore CDs. I'm thinking about upgrading the
> > laptop to Ultimate. Do I download an executable file that I can save to
> > upgrade to Ultimate? Suppose that I want to format the hard drive some
> > time
> > in the future & use the restore CDs to reinstall Home Premium. I would
> > have
> > already paid for the upgrade to Ultimate, so how to I install the upgrade
> > after I've reinstalled Home Premium? The only way that I know of is to
> > save
> > the executable file that I downloaded & use it to upgrade to Ultimate. Or
> > do
> > I pay for an upgrade CD that I use to upgrade to Ultimate after I
> > reinstall
> > Home Premium?
> >
> > Thank you.
> > David
> >
> > "bad_the_ba" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Since Vista installation DVDs house pretty much every version of Vista
> >> (depending on x86 or x64 technology), I think you may be able to get
> >> around having to install the previous version of Vista, however it
> >> wouldn't save you any steps, except maybe the trouble of downloading any
> >> additional information for the new version.
> >> Check here
> >> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68...ade-vista.html
> >> and see if that might work for you.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> bad_the_ba
> >>
>
>

Hmm question:
In my case I have a VIsta 64 (HP M9350F).

when u upgrade and get the new key for the higher version, is the old
key no longer valid?

Ie; example (though I cant see ever doing it)... I decided to take that
pc back to ViSTA HOME... is it possible with the existing keys?

I would assume that the new key makes the old key invalid?

I appologize if this was answered (somewhat) but I didnt see that
varient of this deal.

I could see upgrading to a non-WMC VISTA 64.


--
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Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com

Ummmm... Vista comes on DVDs, <s>.

--
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MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com

"Spaceman" <> wrote in message
news:%23wh2oC$...
> Hi David,
> Vista CD's have basically all versions on them,
> When you pay for an anytime upgrade you will get a new
> install "key" and it will allow the upgrade version to
> install from the same CD you orignally used for the lower version.
>
> --
> James M Driscoll Jr
> MCTS (Vista)
> Spaceman
>
>
>
> "pcnerd" <> wrote in message
> news:42033011-EDF4-4D75-9937-...
>> Last month I got my first laptop with Home Premium. I read something on
>> the
>> 'net about Anytime Upgrade in February 2008, but I don't remember what it
>> was. The laptop came with restore CDs. I'm thinking about upgrading the
>> laptop to Ultimate. Do I download an executable file that I can save to
>> upgrade to Ultimate? Suppose that I want to format the hard drive some
>> time
>> in the future & use the restore CDs to reinstall Home Premium. I would
>> have
>> already paid for the upgrade to Ultimate, so how to I install the upgrade
>> after I've reinstalled Home Premium? The only way that I know of is to
>> save
>> the executable file that I downloaded & use it to upgrade to Ultimate.
>> Or do
>> I pay for an upgrade CD that I use to upgrade to Ultimate after I
>> reinstall
>> Home Premium?
>>
>> Thank you.
>> David
>>
>> "bad_the_ba" wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Since Vista installation DVDs house pretty much every version of Vista
>>> (depending on x86 or x64 technology), I think you may be able to get
>>> around having to install the previous version of Vista, however it
>>> wouldn't save you any steps, except maybe the trouble of downloading any
>>> additional information for the new version.
>>> Check here
>>> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/68...ade-vista.html
>>> and see if that might work for you.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> bad_the_ba
>>>
>