Cannot upgrade Vista Basic to Vista Ultimate

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• Can I upgrade vista ultimate 32 bit sp2 for vista 64-bit?

  Can I upgrade vista ultimate 32 bit sp2 for vista 64-bit?

  Ranging from a 32-bit operating system 64-bit operating system is NOT a upgrade path.

  It must do a clean install with a full version of a Vista 64 bit operating system.

  How to do a clean install:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/918884

  MS advice on the conduct of clean install.

  http://www.theeldergeekvista.com/vista_clean_installation.htm

  A tutorial on the use of a clean installation.

  And save all data because the hard disk will be wiped.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Cannot upgrade Vista Home Premium Vista Ultimate 64-bit

  I have a computer with an OEM Vista Home Premium 64-bit version installed. I bought Vista Ultimate Upgrade 64-bit and when I try to upgrade instead of clean install I not give me the option to upgrade. Instead, I can install a clean install and lose all programs, settings, I have on my system that has taken a lot of time.  Why the copy I bought directly from the microsoft.com site does not my upgrade, even if it is the version upgrade of Vista? I want to be able to do things such as distance to this computer and the Premium version does not allow me.

  Thank you for all the advice and help.

  Make sure that you do not have 64-bit installed.

  On your installed operating system Service Pack level cannot be greater than what is on the disk to upgrade.

  Click Start > right click on computer > properties > system > it will tell you which SP you have install.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/948537

  "How to uninstall Windows Vista service packs"

  If the OS installed Service Pack 2 and Service Pack 1 upgrade disk > uninstall SP2 installed operating system > install the upgrade > reinstall SP2.

  And run the upgrade of a Vista operating system.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Upgrade Vista Ultimate 64 for Win8

  I have a Touchsmart tx2-1025dx running Vista 64 Ultimate.  I'll be able to upgrade to Windows 8?

  I ran the Advisor tool last night by Microsoft and apparently my laptop Touchsmart passes the test of upgrade.  The only difference is that I might have to reinstall all my programs/applications after installation.  However, he claims that my personal files will be migrated.

  It was run on a portable Touchsmart TX2-1025DX native running Vista Ultimate 64

• Upgrade Vista Ultimate dilemma! Accedently, I bought the bad packet.

  My intention was to upgrade my Vista Home Premium to vista Ultimate, but I bought the wrong upgrade package (Ulimate Vista update for Vista Business). Is that what I can do to work around this problem?

  I did not open the upgrade software. If there is a work around I would like to know about it!

  Why is Microsoft doing this so difficult? I have suffered through more than a year of Vista problems as a user. Why don't microsoft bend backwards to help its user base?

  I have used all versions of windows since 3.0. I have beta tested 95 for them as well as some of the beginning there products.

  N ° you would be forced to sell or return the upgrade. You missed the chance to use the built-in option in Home Premium for an "anytime upgrade".

  Messages rating helps other users

  Mark L. Ferguson MS - MVP

• What can I reinstall/upgrade Vista Ultimate OEM 32 bit Vista Ultimate 64-bit using the upgrade CD that I bought?

  Please help me with the steps I must follow to upgrade/reinstall my Vista Ultimate OEM 32 bit Vista Ultimate 64-bit.  I bought the upgrade CD, but I keep reading that I can't upgrade, I have to re - install.  How do, or have I just wasted my money?

  Thank you

  David

  The two DVD come in the box of Vista Ultimate.  The same upgrade key works for both.  The procedure is to let the 32-bit version on the hard drive for the verification of license and a custom installation will work.  The hardware hash will be the same and the product key is the same for the activation servers to happen anyway as a repair installation.

• I am trying to upgrade Vista ultimate vista premium edition

  I have a Toshiba Satellite comes with vista premium, I have a retail copy of the addition of vista ultimate (upgrade). the updrade fails with error 0x8007045d. I've updated this book before, but it was made with the help of ms media! I remember the tech me to prepare the system before we did the upgrade. Is there anything on the technet site on how to make an upgrade of vista to vista on a 32-bit system?

  Hello

  You may need to copy the contents of the DVD of Vista installation to your local drive.
  And launch the installation from there.
  Take a look at this post.
   http://thewinforums.com/topic/16500-how-to-install-Vista-Ultimate-upgrade-error-0x8007045d-fix/

• Upgrade Vista Ultimate - software product name specific

  I have a PC Compaq Presairo Vista Home Edition I bought at Circuit City and want to upgrade to Vista Ultimate.  When I search on the web, I found many Vista Ultimate Upgrade software produced different names at various prices, widely.  I also see a lot of problems cited by those who have tried to level.

  My main reason for the upgrade is to install and use Microsoft IIS. I want to do it more quickly and easily as possible.

  Microsoft Windows Vista Upgrade 66R-01331 will do?

  Thank you.

  Bill

  Hi Bill,

  Yes, you can use Windows Live Mail on Windows 7 Ultimate.

  Looking for Windows Mail?

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• Qosmio G50 - 10J - cannot install Vista Ultimate again

  Hello

  I just bought a G50 - 10J with Vista Home Premium (German) installed. I tried to install Vista Ultimate Edition (in English) and formatted the C: drive (where vista was preinstalled); When installing, it freezes at the part "Complete Installation" and after waiting an hour, black screen appears and nothing changes (I tried 3 times and still had the same problem).

  Also unfortunately I don't have the recovery CD.
  Could someone please help me load Vista again?

  New portable Toshiba does not come with recovery DVD media and the recovery image is saved on the HARD drive. This means that the laptop owner must create recovery media only.
  Toshiba has designed a little reminder of recovery Toshiba.

  If you skipped it didn't create recovery DVDs before using the Microsoft DVD facilities you have a problem now. All you can do is to order a new copy. You can do so under the https://backupmedia.toshiba.eu/landing.aspx

• Equium A110: Cannot upgrade Vista because of ConfigFree

  I own a Toshiba Satellite A110, Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz... When microsoft published the Vista RC2, I downloaded it all tried to install... BUT it won't! WTF... ! It is said that it can not install because of the FREE CONFIG which is installed on my machine... you know, the one that manages your connection to internet without wire wireless... It is not compatible... He said that I should uninstall it.

  I can't do it because maybe I can't use a wireless connection anymore. Has anyone CONFIG FREE too who wants to upgrade to vista or who owns a successful installation without uninstalling the free config?

  YOU KNOW I WANT TO PERSONALLY ASK "TOSHIBA" ON THIS SUBJECT, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE A LINK THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO SEND BY E-MAIL. So far I'm trying out...

  First of all I did not any Toshiba utility tools and drivers specifically for Vista. It seems at this time are no update available! Why? Perhaps because it is not official on the market?

  Second, the Configfree is not necessary to use or to connect to the WLan.
  I use operating system simply configuration or Intel Proset utility.

  Finally why you n t create the second partition on the HARD disk, and then install the Vista operating system on that partition?
  Come on man...

  By the way: I will give you a valuable advice:
  Engage mind, before opening the mouth

• Cannot upgrade vista since December. Help, please.

  Since December 23 last year I have not received updates vista and now the program fails to work properly. I have to restart at least twice a day. Host Windows fails and then I can't use the windows Explorer, and then the office, then I can't open word. etc, etc, etc. The software seems naturally escalate if I do not receive the updates. Help, please...

  Hi Michael Gilwood,

  Since you have tried all the troubleshooting steps and still faced problems, I suggest you do an InPlace upgrade.

  An upgrade on the spot is the final solution before you have to reinstall the operating system.
  Note that it takes as much time to do the upgrade as to reinstall the operating system. In addition, some of your custom Windows settings may be lost through this process.

  Run a repair installation will restore the current installation of Windows to the version of the installation DVD. It also requires the installation of all the updates that are not included on the installation DVD

  Note Run a repair installation will not damage files and applications that are currently installed on your computer. However, before you perform an Inplace upgrade, you can take a backup of important data. In case of a worst case scenario, you may have to reinstall all the programs. Make sure that you back up personal data to disks or other external storage devices before performing an upgrade on the spot. To perform an upgrade in-place, follow these steps.
  a. close all running applications.

  b. Insert the Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 DVD into the DVD drive of the computer.

  c. in the settings window, click install now.

   

  Note If Windows does not automatically detect the DVD, follow these steps:

  Click on start and type Drive: \setup.exe in the box to start the search.

  Note The placeholder drive is the drive letter of the computer's DVD.

  List programs, click Setup.exe.

  In the settings window, click install now.

  a. click go online to get the latest updates for installation (recommended).

  b. type the CD key if you are prompted to do so.

  c. in the "Windows Installer" page select the operating system you want to update or Inplace.

  d. click Yes to accept the Microsoft software license agreement.

  e. on the which type of installation you want? of the screen, click upgrade.

  f. when the installation is complete, restart your computer.

  For more information, please see the link:

  How to perform an upgrade on the spot on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 & Windows Server 2008 R2

  Once the upgrade has completed, you must activate your copy of Windows Vista.

  For more information about how to activate Windows Vista, see the following article:

  How to activate Windows Vista.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/940315/

  Hope this information is useful.

• RAID 5 has to rebuild but bootable. Cannot open Vista ultimate 32 o/s receive system 32\hal.dll message is corrupted or missing

  Recieve above message and advice so that it starts with Vista32 DVD ultimate installed and then enter the repair I did several times without success. There is an error code 0 x 0000098 present with the above message, but I am unable to find an error code

  Thank you for your advice. I have run chkdsk on several prior occasions without help. Have ead items that have staed that running chkdsk in raid 5 is not recommended. In any case the problem has been resolved by converting my raid 5 confiqured HD to 4 non-raid Hds. In one of these HDs.The problem is now solved, I installed Windowes 7

• Upgrade to Vista Ultimate does not

  Hello

  I had a vista Home premium pc upgrade to vista Ultimate edition (32-bit) without years number 1 or 2.

  Last week, I had a pc crash and had to reset the PC with the factory settings.  Of course, windows update asked a lot of updates and now I have vista Home premium sp2. But when I want to use the anytime upgrade vista ultimate SP1 dvd, it tells me that the option is no longer possible.

  is it because I already have SP2? Should I go back to SP1 to enable the upgrade option?

  Or am I forced to buy windows 7 ultimate upgrade for an ultimate version?

  It would be really unfair. Once, I bought vista ultimate version, I should be able to have a way to upgrade to vista Ultimate edition, without having to switch to windows 7 just top get the vista ultimate features.

  Thanks for letting me know my options.

  Regis.

  Uninstall SP2.

  Read the General info on your problem:

  On your installed operating system Service Pack level cannot be greater than what is on the disk to upgrade.

  Click Start > right click on computer > properties > system > it will tell you which SP you have installed.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/948537

  "How to uninstall Windows Vista service packs"

  If the OS installed Service Pack 2 and Service Pack 1 upgrade disk > uninstall SP2 installed operating system > install the upgrade > reinstall SP2.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Licensing issue? I need to replace the default motherboard with a 'Detail' education Vista Ultimate Upgrade on top of XP "OEM." Can legitimately transfer my license everywhere and how?

  I am currently a computer on which I already installed XP OEM and upgraded to the edition upgrade Vista Ultimate retailers through the ultimate steal Microsoft.

  [Reminder]

  The problem I have is that I've recently updated my graphics card to a card of Nvidia 7300GS card Nvidia GT240 on which my motherboard was properly assessed. However, due to some unfortunate circumstances (I dunno if it's associated graphics or an electrical surge problem, I suspect the latter as the card is fine) my PCI Express slot is fried! This resulted in the motherboard being unable to start any card in the PCI Express slot and gives a series of BIOS beep error codes. I even dug my old graphics (7300GS) and he was still unable to boot. Accordingly, I need to replace the motherboard for the PCI Express slot works if I use a graphics card.

  [Problem]

  Since the license Vista Retail Upgrade that I use currently is the edition of 'detail', can I simply change my motherboard everything and turn it back on, or is it more complex because it is installed on the high XP OEM that is bound to the default motherboard? What are my options?

  I have to buy another XP OEM license and reinstall everything from scratch? What happens if I didn't reinstall and just changed the motherboard and drivers updated my current installation? Is - is this legitimate?

  As I understand it, the Windows for OEM license allows a person replace a motherboard of 'default' (GA-M55plus-S3G in my case) for a replacement under certain conditions, mainly as for everything. Am I entitled to it? If so, what motherboard would be I can replace by although it is considered an upgrade? I have in mind an ASUS M4A78L-M as it is cheap and comes with connectors female jack audio 8 channels on the backplate was on my old motherboard.

  My main confusion is to know what license applies to me because of the upgrade process, retail of Vista or XP OEM? Upgrades medium I improve my driver's license?

  I would like to solve this problem without canceling my licenst but just don't know how?

  Thank you very much for any help or advice.

  Zemian.

  It is not Microsoft.

  These are public forums, hosted by Microsoft.

  You need to set the XP Reinstall 1 > and then perform the upgrade to Vista.

  We cannot tell you what motherboard you can replace it with.

  Here is the Vista Forums.

  You will have no problem using the Vista Upgrade retail > solve your XP problem 1 in the Forums of XP:

  XP forums:

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/category/WindowsXP

  Link above is for XP Forums.

  There is a list of the different Forums XP to the link above to help you.

  You get the help you need there.

  Here is the Vista Forums.

  See you soon

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Upgrade Vista home to something that works on a domain

  We are a Catholic school that nuns who live on campus.  Several of the nuns have laptops with vista home, who doesn't have the ability to join our domain.  In the past when this happened with XP HOME, would make us us their updated to XP Pro.  However, it seems that we cannot improve Vista Home to Vista Pro.  It also seems that we cannot upgrade Vista Home to Windows 7 Pro.  So that can upgrade us Vista Home to to be able to join the laptops to the domain?

  Vista Home can be upgraded to Win 7 Ultimate, there is no way to upgrade to Windows 7 Pro