Can I use a Vista business to windows 7 pro disc to update my windows vista Home premium?

I have a dell laptop which has Vista Home premium on it and I hate Vista... I bought a disc to upgrade to windows 7, but when I went to get ready to run it, I realized that it says Vista business to Windows 7 pro on it. Im going to erase my hard drive in any case again so can I use this drive for windows 7 operational?

Hello

I suggest you to return the DVD upgrade and buy windows 7 full version DVD to get it installed and active.

Microsoft North American Retail product return

http://www.Microsoft.com/Canada/returns/default.mspx

You will be able to perform a custom installation of Windows 7 using a DVD upgrade, but you will not be able to activate Windows 7 due to an installation problem.

I suggest you to follow the links and check out them.

Upgrade Windows Vista to Windows 7

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/upgrade-Windows-Vista

Installation and reinstallation of Windows 7

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/installing-and-reinstalling-Windows-7

Windows 7 upgrade paths

http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd772579 (WS.10) .aspx

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