Anytime Upgrade

Hi. Thinking about upgrading a pre-installed windows 7 home to win7 professional using the anytime upgrade option. Just wondering if doing it this way do i need to backup everything of importance first? I reckon most will say to do this as a precaution, and i probably will but is it necessary.

Thanks Tews.
Main reason to upgrade is to enable me to backup a already loaded pro laptop to this PC over a network, which i believe is only possible with both having pro or ultimate loaded on both machines? I am also abit fed up with the price here in UK of the upgrade £120! You have it alot cheaper in the states, that so sucks :)

Anytime upgrade only adds-on the Programs & Features from version to version.
Windows Anytime Upgrade - How to

I know, thats the reason i need to preform a upgrade to win 7 pro, so i can backup a laptop to PC over a network to a remote HDD.

I am also presuming if i purchased a key from a retail shop, i would be able to enter this in the anytime upgrade option and it would preform the same as if i purchased the key from MS through the anytime upgrade option?

Bodysnatcher said:

Hi. Thinking about upgrading a pre-installed windows 7 home to win7 professional using the anytime upgrade option. Just wondering if doing it this way do i need to backup everything of importance first? I reckon most will say to do this as a precaution, and i probably will but is it necessary.

there is no need of back-up. All the installed files will remain as it is.

anyone here needs any time update key of win7 pro..????

mrhahn7 said:

Bodysnatcher said:

Hi. Thinking about upgrading a pre-installed windows 7 home to win7 professional using the anytime upgrade option. Just wondering if doing it this way do i need to backup everything of importance first? I reckon most will say to do this as a precaution, and i probably will but is it necessary.

there is no need of back-up. All the installed files will remain as it is.

anyone here needs any time update key of win7 pro..????

Yeah....till the odd ball chance it freezes up on moving your settings....then you have two unbootable window installs....