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Upgrading to different "version" of Windows 7
Seen a lot of traffic lately about folks wanting to be able to upgrade their Windows RC (or later) install when the final comes out, with most of the discussion about what will be saved.
I have a different question (but I suspect I already know the answer) ...
The prereleased versions have been Ultimate 32-bit and 64-bit. In the past, I believe it was NOT possible to "downgrade" from Ultimate to something "lower" (e.g., Business, Home Premium).
So, unless everyone running the prerelease version is planning on buying Ultimate (and I'm guessing most are NOT), then I'm also guessing it won't be possible to install a release version (e.h. Professional) over an existing RC Ultimate installation. Right?
If this is true, it makes most of the "can I upgrade to the release version?" questions moot.