Upgrade Problems

I'm having trouble upgrading from Windows Home Premium to Ultimate. I have
the anytime upgrade disc, purchased the license, etc.

Twice, when the upgrade process is nearly complete, I get a message that
Windows could not configure one or more system components. It then rolls
back the upgrade.

I tried booting from the CD, but the installation asked for the product key
(which I don't have, because it was "installed" automatically with the
license). I didn't want to skip the product key and then lose it if the
upgrade deleted the license file.

Anywho, any idea of what I should do?

Thanks in advance,
Joe

On Aug 26, 1:04 pm, J Holtendehouzer
<JHoltendehou...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I'm having trouble upgrading from Windows Home Premium to Ultimate. I have
> the anytime upgrade disc, purchased the license, etc.
>
> Twice, when the upgrade process is nearly complete, I get a message that
> Windows could not configure one or more system components. It then rolls
> back the upgrade.
>
> I tried booting from the CD, but the installation asked for the product key
> (which I don't have, because it was "installed" automatically with the
> license). I didn't want to skip the product key and then lose it if the
> upgrade deleted the license file.
>
> Anywho, any idea of what I should do?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Joe


Anytime you are doing an 'upgrade' on a Microsoft OS, you would be
better off saving all of your documents to a removable media (CD,
Flashdrive, external hard drive), reinstall the orginal OS (in your
case Home Premium) and then install the upgrade (Ultimate).

The reason is that anytime you do an upgrade............. whatever
problems that were present in your present OS will be inherited after
you do the upgrade. So, its better to wipe the slate clean with a
clean install of both OSs................ Your registry is cleaned up,
all the necessary components are fresh, and then lastly do the
updates.............. and finally put your documents back on your
fresh and new OS.

Personally, I prefer a clean install over an upgrade if you can afford
it. I went from Windows XP Professional to Windows Vista Business.
But I am a business user, and I know a little about IT can computers.

I hope that helps.

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J Holtendehouzer wrote:
> I'm having trouble upgrading from Windows Home Premium to Ultimate. I
> have
> the anytime upgrade disc, purchased the license, etc.
>
> Twice, when the upgrade process is nearly complete, I get a message that
> Windows could not configure one or more system components. It then rolls
> back the upgrade.
>
> I tried booting from the CD, but the installation asked for the product
> key
> (which I don't have, because it was "installed" automatically with the
> license). I didn't want to skip the product key and then lose it if the
> upgrade deleted the license file.
>
> Anywho, any idea of what I should do?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Joe

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| J Holtendehouzer wrote:
| > I'm having trouble upgrading from Windows Home Premium to Ultimate. I
| > have
| > the anytime upgrade disc, purchased the license, etc.
| >
| > Twice, when the upgrade process is nearly complete, I get a message that
| > Windows could not configure one or more system components. It then rolls
| > back the upgrade.
| >
| > I tried booting from the CD, but the installation asked for the product
| > key
| > (which I don't have, because it was "installed" automatically with the
| > license). I didn't want to skip the product key and then lose it if the
| > upgrade deleted the license file.
| >
| > Anywho, any idea of what I should do?
| >
| > Thanks in advance,
| > Joe
|

Joe,

I am having the exact same issue trying to upgrade Home Premium to Ultimate.
Have you had any luck yet?

"J Holtendehouzer" wrote:

> I'm having trouble upgrading from Windows Home Premium to Ultimate. I have
> the anytime upgrade disc, purchased the license, etc.
>
> Twice, when the upgrade process is nearly complete, I get a message that
> Windows could not configure one or more system components. It then rolls
> back the upgrade.
>
> I tried booting from the CD, but the installation asked for the product key
> (which I don't have, because it was "installed" automatically with the
> license). I didn't want to skip the product key and then lose it if the
> upgrade deleted the license file.
>
> Anywho, any idea of what I should do?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Joe

"E Tostige" <E > wrote in message
news:13CB3DF9-686C-4CF5-AE71-...
> Joe,
>
> I am having the exact same issue trying to upgrade Home Premium to
> Ultimate.
> Have you had any luck yet?
>
> "J Holtendehouzer" wrote:
>
>> I'm having trouble upgrading from Windows Home Premium to Ultimate.

CLIPPED

>> Thanks in advance,
>> Joe

Try in the correct discussion group i.e a Vista discussion group/newsgroup.

Antioch

I have the same problem upgrading Vista Basic to Vista Premium

copying windows files -check mark
gathering files- check mark
Expanding files- check mark
Installing feathures and updates-check mark
Completing upgrade reboots once and continues upgrade

just at Completing upgrade Seems like it almost done Message pop's up,

"windows could not configure one or more system components to install window
restart the computer and then restart installation"
reboots and rolls back to Vista basic

Toshiba laptop
1.6 mhz
2gb ram
80gb hd
vista basic
model:A135-S4656

I have disabling everything in MSCONFIG
No anti virus (unistalled it)
turned user control off

I'm on 6th time trying to upgrade
I get this same message everytime , has anyone figured this out yet ?

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"Ben" <> wrote in message
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|I have the same problem upgrading Vista Basic to Vista Premium
|
| copying windows files -check mark
| gathering files- check mark
| Expanding files- check mark
| Installing feathures and updates-check mark
| Completing upgrade reboots once and continues upgrade
|
| just at Completing upgrade Seems like it almost done Message pop's up,
|
| "windows could not configure one or more system components to install window
| restart the computer and then restart installation"
| reboots and rolls back to Vista basic
|
| Toshiba laptop
| 1.6 mhz
| 2gb ram
| 80gb hd
| vista basic
| model:A135-S4656
|
| I have disabling everything in MSCONFIG
| No anti virus (unistalled it)
| turned user control off
|
| I'm on 6th time trying to upgrade
| I get this same message everytime , has anyone figured this out yet ?

I'm trying to upgrade from home basic to home premium..and i get the same errors about the two system components.But i did figure out that when you shut down the updates then do the upgrade it'll work but then your going to have update errors on the windows you just upgraded so you tell me ...lolI think its in the updates but i could be wrong.So now i'm stuck with basic.

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<lug tannin> wrote in message news:...
| I'm trying to upgrade from home basic to home premium..and i get the same errors about
the two system components.But i did figure out that when you shut down the updates then do
the upgrade it'll work but then your going to have update errors on the windows you just
upgraded so you tell me ...lolI think its in the updates but i could be wrong.So now i'm
stuck with basic.