I am confused about upgrade path

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I thought I read some where that you could only upgrade from vista home premium to w7 home premium. I have three computers and would like to take advantage of the presale offer.

I am thinking of purchasing one W7 Pro and one W7 Home Premium preorder upgrade. My concern is trying to upgrade from Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Pro.

I don't care if I have to do a clean install as I prefer that method anyways.

I am only buying two because I am planning on replacing one of the computers anyways which will come with windows 7.


If I Purchase the upgrades will I be able to upgrade from Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Pro?
 

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Jacen said:
I thought I read some where that you could only upgrade from vista home premium to w7 home premium. I have three computers and would like to take advantage of the presale offer.

I am thinking of purchasing one W7 Pro and one W7 Home Premium preorder upgrade. My concern is trying to upgrade from Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Pro.

I don't care if I have to do a clean install as I prefer that method anyways.

I am only buying two because I am planning on replacing one of the computers anyways which will come with windows 7.


If I Purchase the upgrades will I be able to upgrade from Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Pro?
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Hey jacen
there is a thread already going in the general section about this very thing its got tons of info.

BTW welcome to SF

Ken
 
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AFAIK the "upgrade" only requires that you have a existing version of vista installed. It doesnt care what edition it is.
 

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zigzag3143 said:
Hey jacen
there is a thread already going in the general section about this very thing its got tons of info.

BTW welcome to SF

Ken
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Which thread? There are a couple of them and I still see conflicting responses. Plus the info tends to bounce around.

I would appear that to "upgrade" you have to go from VHP to W7HP but if you go from VHP to W7Pro you would have to do a clean install.

I don't want to purchase W7 Pro and then realize I can't install it on my Vista Home Premium computer.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 6.1.7600 Build 7600
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Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz, 2400 Mhz
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Jacen said:
I would appear that to "upgrade" you have to go from VHP to W7HP but if you go from VHP to W7Pro you would have to do a clean install.
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That sounds logical. However the current speculation is that you will be able to do a clean install using the upgrade media.
 

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All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.
I don't mind doing a clean install. In fact I prefer a clean install.

My only concern is that I can't upgrade from Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Pro.
 

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Dell Inc
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 6.1.7600 Build 7600
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz, 2400 Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
256MB ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Device
Screen Resolution
1680 x 1050 x 59 hertz
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WDC WD5000AAKS-75A7B0 ATA Device 500GB
WD 2500JB External USB Device 250GB
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Dell Bluetooth Keyboard
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Well it doesn't really make cents for Microsoft to prevent you from upgrading HP to Pro or Ultimate.
 

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XP, Seven, 2008R2AMD, Intel, VIACorsair, Kingston, etc.ATI, NVIDIA
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AMD, Intel, VIA
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Various
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Corsair, Kingston, etc.
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ATI, NVIDIA
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Samsung
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Maxtor, Western Digital
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qwerty
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22 Mb/s @ home, 1 Gb/s @ server
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All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.
upgrade path

Jacen said:
Which thread? There are a couple of them and I still see conflicting responses. Plus the info tends to bounce around.

I would appear that to "upgrade" you have to go from VHP to W7HP but if you go from VHP to W7Pro you would have to do a clean install.

I don't want to purchase W7 Pro and then realize I can't install it on my Vista Home Premium computer.
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Hey guys we do have a thread and if its tough to follow cause it jumps around do we want to make another thread so that its harder to follow? Just a thought Im not following either of the other threads but you wont get much response here.

Ken
 

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HP Pavillion dv-7 1005 Tx
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Win 8 Release candidate 8400
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[email protected]
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4 gigs
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Nvidia 9600M
Sound Card
HD built-in
Monitor(s) Displays
17" Wxga
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Cooling
none
Internet Speed
45Mb down 5Mb up
ccatlett1984 said:
AFAIK the "upgrade" only requires that you have a existing version of vista installed. It doesnt care what edition it is.
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It does matter what version if you want to upgrade without having to do a clean install .

The upgrade doc seems to be missing in action on the microsoft site but you can view it here.
 

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