Solved Windows 7 Starter to Ultimate.Upgrade/Clean Install Error or stocked.
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seavixen32
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You can only upgrade from Windows 7 Starter to Windows 7 Ultimate by the Windows Anytime Upgrade method.
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If your computer is running Win 7 Starter it shouldn't have any problem with Win 7 Ultimate.
You can only upgrade from Windows 7 Starter to Windows 7 Ultimate by the Windows Anytime Upgrade method.
Windows 7 Upgrade Paths
If your computer is running Win 7 Starter it shouldn't have any problem with Win 7 Ultimate.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-BitIntel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHznVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- HP Pavilion Elite 495UK
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz
- Motherboard
- MSI 2A9C (CPU1)
- Memory
- 8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHz
- Graphics Card(s)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- HP2310i
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- 1x1954GB Hitachi HDS22020ALA 330 (RAID), 1x1954GB Hitachi External for backup and storage
- PSU
- 460W
- Case
- HP Elite
- Cooling
- Air cooled
- Keyboard
- Logitech K750 solar-powered keyboard
- Mouse
- Logitech Wireless M180 mouse
- Internet Speed
- 2Mb
- Other Info
- Pure Avanti Flow Internet Radio with iPod Dock, 64Gb iPod, HP USB Speakers, Sony MDR-V500 Headphones, Sony Vaio F-Series Laptop
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If you want to Anytime Upgrade then type Anytime in Start Search box to insert your Ultimate Product key, it will unlock the extra features in minutes.
If you want to clean reinstall, then boot the installer to overwrite Starter. I would make your Recovery disks first or save a Starter backup image so you have a path back if needed.
If Ultimate won't boot, where did you get the installer? Confirm ISO download or download another, burn to DVD using ImgBurn at 4x speed, or write to flash stick using Universal USB Installer
If you want to clean reinstall, then boot the installer to overwrite Starter. I would make your Recovery disks first or save a Starter backup image so you have a path back if needed.
If Ultimate won't boot, where did you get the installer? Confirm ISO download or download another, burn to DVD using ImgBurn at 4x speed, or write to flash stick using Universal USB Installer
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Use the Universal USB installer with Win7 in dropdown menu. Then boot it using one-time BIOS Boot Menu key given on first boot screen, listed under USB, Removable or HD's.
seavixen32
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It does sound as though there is a problem with your copy of Ultimate.
How did you acquire it and where from?
How did you acquire it and where from?
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-BitIntel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHznVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- HP Pavilion Elite 495UK
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz
- Motherboard
- MSI 2A9C (CPU1)
- Memory
- 8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHz
- Graphics Card(s)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- HP2310i
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- 1x1954GB Hitachi HDS22020ALA 330 (RAID), 1x1954GB Hitachi External for backup and storage
- PSU
- 460W
- Case
- HP Elite
- Cooling
- Air cooled
- Keyboard
- Logitech K750 solar-powered keyboard
- Mouse
- Logitech Wireless M180 mouse
- Internet Speed
- 2Mb
- Other Info
- Pure Avanti Flow Internet Radio with iPod Dock, 64Gb iPod, HP USB Speakers, Sony MDR-V500 Headphones, Sony Vaio F-Series Laptop
seavixen32
New member
Please tell us where you got the software from so that we can advise you further.
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-BitIntel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHznVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- HP Pavilion Elite 495UK
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz
- Motherboard
- MSI 2A9C (CPU1)
- Memory
- 8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHz
- Graphics Card(s)
- nVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- HP2310i
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- 1x1954GB Hitachi HDS22020ALA 330 (RAID), 1x1954GB Hitachi External for backup and storage
- PSU
- 460W
- Case
- HP Elite
- Cooling
- Air cooled
- Keyboard
- Logitech K750 solar-powered keyboard
- Mouse
- Logitech Wireless M180 mouse
- Internet Speed
- 2Mb
- Other Info
- Pure Avanti Flow Internet Radio with iPod Dock, 64Gb iPod, HP USB Speakers, Sony MDR-V500 Headphones, Sony Vaio F-Series Laptop
i think he downloaded it. or recopied from another using an .iso burner
My Computer
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Laguna
- OS
- Laguna
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How do you plan to activate Ultimate on your Starter machine?
If you have a key, you can use Anytime Upgrade.
If you have a key, you can use Anytime Upgrade.
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That's fine but you'll still need to activate Ultimate with it's own Product Key, since that machine is only licensed for Starter. How do you plan to do this?
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We can't help here with illegal cracktivations. This is a legit forum.
You'd do better to buy Home Premium which has the features most Users need and has a Family 3 pack on sale now for about the price of one license - you could split the cost between two family/friends to pay for yours. http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-Premium-Upgrade-Family/dp/B002MV2MG0
You'd do better to buy Home Premium which has the features most Users need and has a Family 3 pack on sale now for about the price of one license - you could split the cost between two family/friends to pay for yours. http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Windows-Premium-Upgrade-Family/dp/B002MV2MG0
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How did you try to reinstall Starter? Do you have a Recovery partition on the HD you tried to run? What is the computer make/model?