Windows 7: upgrade advice ?

hi. our school has just got a new pc for the secretary and it came pre installed with win 7 home , can we upgrade to "professional" using the same licence key . any advice howto would be appreciated. i believe we paid for a professional licence so do we download professional software or can we unlock it with key/license

If you want to move to Professional you will have to buy the upgrade. You will get a new key as well.

Here is a link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-774-_-Product

i think we paid for upgrade . if so how do we do that

If you paid for it you will have a new key and DVD. Just do put the DVD in the drive and it will autorun, click the upgrade and then enter the key when asked. It will do the update and then reboot, you will then need to activate and then you are done. Super Simple.

just seen on new egg that we may upgrade by entering upgrade license from properties ect

thanks guys will go check the pc now

Perhaps Im wrong or misunderstanding it but,

If theres already a purchased key for an upgrade, Could you not search start for Windows anytime Upgrade and put the key in here?

Doesnt this just activate features that are already installed just locked?

Apologies, i know the method mentioned does work but i am curious about this myself. Never went this route.

Yes that should work too...I think??? I have never done this.

Niether have I, which is why I am curious if it works the same, faster, or asks for the disc anyway.

If you bought an Anytime Upgrade which is how MS wants us to change to a higher Windows 7 version, then you can insert the Key as shown in #7.

A retail Product Key will also work for Anytime Upgrade, by most reports.

If not, there is a workaround to in-place Upgrade between Windows 7 versions, or you can always clean install Pro.