upgrade from win7 home premium to pro?


  1. acegolfer
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    upgrade from win7 home premium to pro?


    my laptop has win 7 home premium installed but not activated (need to get a new key).

    Luckily i can get the $30 version from DR. but i want to get the professional version because it's the same price.

    what's the best way to upgrade?

    can i do windows anytime upgrade using the key that i will get from DR?
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  3. TheSchaft
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    Windows 7 x64 HP, Windows 7 HP, Windows 7 Ult
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    acegolfer said:
    my laptop has win 7 home premium installed but not activated (need to get a new key).

    Luckily i can get the $30 version from DR. but i want to get the professional version because it's the same price.

    what's the best way to upgrade?

    can i do windows anytime upgrade using the key that i will get from DR?
    Welcome to Seven Forums, acegolfer!

    If you have Home Premium installed and get the Professional version, and the Professional key, you should be able to load in the Professional version and activate it with that key.
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  4. acegolfer
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    TheSchaft said:
    Welcome to Seven Forums, acegolfer!

    If you have Home Premium installed and get the Professional version, and the Professional key, you should be able to load in the Professional version and activate it with that key.
    This is not true. I tried the Professional DVD on (not yet activated) Home Premium Win 7 laptop but it fails. It says I need to do anytime upgrade.

    I just anytime upgraded to Professional using DigitalRiver product key. It took less than 10 minutes. No need to reinstall all the programs.
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  6. mtorres
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    I bought two notebooks with windows 7 premium, they didn't tell me Home premium, Now I can't log onto the Domain at work. Any ideas, is there a cheep upgrad from home to professional?
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  7. Ryan2320
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    I bought two notebooks with windows 7 premium, they didn't tell me Home premium, Now I can't log onto the Domain at work. Any ideas, is there a cheep upgrad from home to professional?
    You can do the anytime upgrade which saves everything and just updates it to Windows 7 Professional...I do not know the price (my guess is $130) but to check just click your start menu and search anytime upgrade find the program and open then just Go online to choose your Windows 7 edition button and it will tell how much it will cost..

    Hope this Helps..
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