Windows Anytime Upgrade was not successful

What are the main reasons to consider when performing WAU was not successful.

eyevisual said:

Greetings!

To: Advanced Users and Members

I made this thread for open source workarounds related to Windows Anytime Upgrade was not successful. Due to when you encountered this problem the system would not give any error code to start with isolating the problem why it fails.

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If my experience is anything to go by you'll find that Windows 7's SP1 is the culprit.

It would appear that the upgrade path from Windows 7 Professional to Windows 7 Ultimate will work OK, but if you install SP1 to Windows 7 Professional, and then try the Windows Anytime Upgrade, the process will fail because the addition of SP1 invalidates the upgrade path.

To prove my point, I uninstalled SP1, rebooted my computer and retried the upgrade from Professional, and then re-installed SP1. Viola! No more problems.

To uninstall SP1, go to Start>Control Panel>Programs>Uninstall A Program>View Installed Updates and select Service Pack For Microsoft Windows (KB976932) then click Uninstall.

Carry out the upgrade to whichever version you've paid for, and then re-install SP1.

Take a look at this:

No install files needed.
Only the Upgrade key is need.
Anytime upgrade only adds-on the Programs & Features from version to version.
Windows Anytime Upgrade - How to
Note for sp1 add.

Bare Foot Kid said:

Do you really think anyone can see / read that font color?

eyevisual said:

I really appreciate you provided an absolute workaround in this scenario. What i am collecting right now for instance. I am doing WAU from starter to home premium and it fails. Product Key is Legitimate. Does Windows anytime upgrade consider hardware specifications.

"I really appreciate you provided an absolute workaround in this scenario. What i am collecting right now for instance. I am doing WAU from starter to home premium and it fails. Product Key is Legitimate. Does Windows anytime upgrade consider hardware specifications."

See? We can read it now! :)


Did you try the workaround? If Windows 7 installs and activates, there are no hardware issues to consider.

The point I'm trying to make is that if you upgrade from Windows 7 to another version before SP1 is installed the upgrade will work.

If you try to upgrade AFTER SP1 is installed, the upgrade WON'T work.

Just give it a try and see.

Anytime upgrade will work with SP1, read the add-on in:
Windows Anytime Upgrade - How to

theog said:

Anytime upgrade will work with SP1, read the add-on in:
Windows Anytime Upgrade - How to

In that case, I'm happy to revise my assumption that SP1 was the sole part of the problem. Thanks for that, theog.