Vista Express from Vista Business to Ultimate upgrade (with license Ultimate home)

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• How can I get a key product validation for Windows XP to the OEM of Vista Business downgrade, which came with my laptop?

  I recently bought an Asus laptop that came with a genuine product key Vista Business OEM. I want to downgrade to XP and have installed a copy of XP OEM for this purpose I have found information on the internet indicating that I would be able to contact Microsoft, explain my desire to downgrade, to provide them with my Vista Business product key, and they would provide me a product key for XP, I could then use to activate the copy of XP I have installed.

  However, it seems that it is more possible, because all the support activation is automated, and I was able to get a Microsoft service on the phone representative to activate my new installation of XP. How can I do to receive a product key for XP and activation of my installation?

  Thank you

  Scott

  Thanks for the replies, you two! I called Asus, and they said that, since they do not recommend the downgrade, they do not downgrade disks provide, or provide for XP Pro license keys in case a user wants to downgrade. I told them about the rights of download, which I had heard before on the MS site support and they have always said they wouldn't / couldn't provide me with a license key, even if it was for OEM Windows XP distribution. Ah, well!

  I don't think that Asus just "recommended" it or not!

  They must conform to Microsoft.

  Here is the information you watched?

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/products/lifecycle

  And this 1 too

  http://www.Microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&ID=13029

  And I found this in the responses of the Forums for you.

  Can I downgrade my OEM version of Windows Vista business to Windows XP Professional?

  Yes. Right of demotion OEM desktop operating systems PC apply to Windows Vista business and Windows Vista Edition full, as stated in the terms of the license. Please note, downgrade versions OEM Windows Vista business and Windows Vista Ultimate are limited to Windows XP Professional (including Windows XP Edition Tablet PC and Windows XP x 64 edition). End users can use the following media for their downgrade: Volume Licensing media (provided that the end-user has a Volume License Agreement), trade retail (FPP) or System Builder hologram CD (provided that the software is acquired in accordance with the Microsoft OEM System Builder License). Use of degraded operating system is governed by the Windows Vista Business license terms, and the end user cannot use the downgrade and professional Windows Vista operating system. There is no right of demotion for Windows Vista Home Basic or Windows Vista Edition Home Premium.

• Change from 32-bit to 64-bit with Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade CD

  Hello

  I'm currently on Windows 7 Home Premium 32 Bit.  Is it possible for me to move my Windows 7 32-bit to 64-bit using my Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade CD? That is to say: to start my laptop with 64-bit upgrade CD and reformat my system?

  Yes, you can use the same product used to enable the 32-bit version with 64-bit disc.

  You will need to do a clean install, there is no place on the way to upgrade Windows 7 32 bit to 64 bit.

  Using the disk of 64-bit Windows 7, install Windows 7 Windows Easy Transfer Utility from the DVD (to find it, simply navigate to x:\support\migwiz, "x:" is the name of your hard drive. (In this case, you will see a collection of files, the important"that you must search for and double-click is 'migsetup'.) run it and create a DAMP (Windows Easy Transfer file), if you have an external hard drive, you can access it later when you perform a clean install of Windows 7 64-bit disk so you can stored there.

  Once you have done this, just do a clean install of Windows 7 64 bit disc. In Windows 7 64 bit disk, start Windows Easy Transfer, follow the wizard screen, tap on which is stored the WET file (external hard drive) and it will restore your personal files and settings. Reinstall the applications needed.

  http://www.notebooks.com/2009/10/07/using-Windows-easy-transfer-in-Windows-7/

  Boot from the DVD 64 bit Windows 7

  To learn how to change your BIOS options to boot from the DVD drive, the following tutorial:

  http://notebooks.com/2011/05/05/How-to-load-BIOS-and-change-boot-configuration/

  Click Install now
  Accept the license agreement
  When the option is displayed to select a type of installation, click (Custom advanced)

  Select the disk partition where you want to install Windows 7 click Next.

  You will receive the following warning:

  The partition you have selected may contain files from a previous Installation of Windows. If so, these files and folders will be moved to a folder named Windows.old. You will be able to access the information in Windows.old, but you will be able to use your previous version of Windows.

  (At all costs, do NOT click on anything in Format, deletion or Partition name.) So even do a custom installation, your personal files are still kept. Click OK

  The installation program will now begin installation. During installation, your computer will be restarted several times.

  Once the installation is complete, you can complete the Out of Box experience as the choice of your laptop, create a username, password, your time zone. You can then proceed to download the latest updates for Windows and reinstall your applications and drivers.

  You can then retrieve your personal files from the Windows.old folder and reinstall all of your applications and drivers.

  http://notebooks.com/2010/11/09/how-to-recover-documents-music-and-email-after-upgrading-with-the-Windows-old-folder/

• Downgrade the OS from Windows 7 to Windows XP, with license too

  I can active Windows 7 Pro license in the Windows XP operating system? Or do I need key separate license for Downgrade Windows 7 to Windows XP? I have Windows 7 Pro OEM version with license. I can downgrade to Windows XP with the Windows 7 disc and the license.

  Masud

  Because it's a downgrade, you can only use one version at a time. So if you are downgrading to Windows XP, you can have that version installed on this machine. (That is if you buy an OEM which entitles demotion). If you buy your own commercial version full Windows XP license, you can run Windows XP and Windows 7 at the same time in dual-boot.

  If you run Windows 7 and Windows XP at the same time, why not use the free Windows Virtual PC with Windows XP Mode available for Windows 7 Professional customers?

  Also, Windows XP Mode includes a full license of Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3.

  If you need to replace Windows 7 with Windows XP OEM System Builder, you will need to provide your own license.

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  How dual boot Windows 7 and Windows XP
  http://notebooks.com/2011/02/01/how-to-dual-boot-Windows-7-and-Windows-XP-Part-1/

  Run in Windows XP Mode requires:
  (1) Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate or Enterprise (not supported in Home Premium).

  Windows XP Mode and Windows Virtual PC
  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/Virtual-PC/default.aspx

  Windows XP Mode now accessible to more than PC
  http://windowsteamblog.com/Windows/archive/b/Windows7/archive/2010/03/18/Windows-XP-mode-now-accessible-to-more-PCs.aspx

  Get started with Windows Virtual PC
  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/Virtual-PC/get-started.aspx

  http://www.notebooks.com/2009/11/23/using-Windows-Virtual-PC-with-Windows-XP-mode/

• Satellite P300D Pro - how to get Vista business after Ulimate upgrade?

  6 bought weeks ago my first laptop - Toshiba Satellite Pro P300d 21F - it came with Vista preloaded Business. I could not use Windows Media Center, so I bought the upgrade to Ultimate. Big mistake because all my Toshiba set up has now gone - no internet, no Norton, no use of DVD (apparently my graphics card has a limited capacity) and all my software loaded - Toshiba and the rest is now gone - but it apparently is in a directory called the old Windows.

  If I had known that a little upgrade would be so upset I would not have been worth it - so the question of the attack, it is how to cancel the apparently unduable and return to mental health with the Business version and no library.

  Thanks in advance for any help

  Hello

  All Toshiba laptops come with preinstalled recovery Toshiba disk creator tool.
  You can find a shortcut on the desktop when you start it or the first time.

  It s is strongly recommended that you create this recovery disk because it allows you to restore the system again.
  Have you created this disk?

  If this isn't the case, you can check if your HARD drive recovery option still works.
  To do this, start Notepad, and then press F8. Then an advanced boot menu should appear.
  Here you choose the first option called fix my computer.
  In the new window select Toshiba Recovery.
  This would begin the recovery procedure and install again the image of Toshiba.

• Vista.vhd can be upgraded with windows 8

  My system is i3 w/10 gb mem, 500 GB drive, Windows 7 pro is installed.

  I love Windows 7 but I don't want to upgrade to Windows 8 until I really test.

  My question is: I want to install my old version of vista home in the .vhd drive & upgraded to windows 8 pro and dual-boot it.

  Would this work?

  Thanks for your suggestions.

  Hello

  If I understand correctly you have a copy of Windows Vista, registered as a virtual hard disk (.) VHD) and you want to upgrade Windows 8 and install it on the computer windows 7 as a dual-boot configuration. Am I wrong?
  I would like to mention that on the installation of Vista or Window 8 as a dual boot on Windows 7 is a valid task. However, all the Windows 8 installation on older operating systems like Windows Vista should be a custom installation of Windows 8 and Vista cannot be upgraded to Windows 8.
  See also,
  Add a native-boot VHD to the Boot Menu
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd799299 (v = ws.10) .aspx
  Walkthrough: deploy a virtual hard disk for native boot
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh825691.aspx
  I hope this helps.

• WINDOWS VISTA BUSINESS AND PRINTING PROBLEMS WITH MY HP 840C DESKJET PRINTER.

  RECENT APPEARANCE, PRINTER GOES THROUGH ALL THE MOTIONS TO PRINT, BUT A CLEAR SHEET COMES THROUGH.  I HVE CHECKED CONECTIONS HARDWARE, OK; CHEC'D SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY, OK; SMC WOULD HAVE WINDOWS VISTA ONLINE HELP SITES AND SUGGESTED AUDIT SOFTWARE IS USED.  LAURYS ALL OK.  THE MAJOR PRINTING PROBLEM IS WITH MY ONLINE BANKING WHEN I TRY TO PRINT STATEMENTS ETC. ON THIS SITE.  I HAVE CHD'D WITH THE APPROPRIATE SITE TECH PEOPLE AND THAT THEY HAVE NOT HELPED, SAME PROBLEM,...  WOULD APPRECIATE ANY SUGGESTIONS OR HELP WITH SIMILAR PRINTING PROBLEMS!  e > j > t

  Display uppercase is considered shouting & your message is difficult to read and can be ignored by many.

  Say the HP support? Often with an HP printer, the solution the easiest is to unplug the printer, uninstall the HP printer via Add/Remove, runDisk cleaning software and restart. Then download/install latest drivers/software from HP and only connect the printer when the installation says.

  Of course its possible allways the printer failed.

• Windows Vista Edition upgrade Home Premium Windows Vista Business

  Hello

  I recently bought a HP Pavilion dv6 1199EE laptop and it has a version of Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 2 system Type 32 bit installed.

  Now, I want this transition to Windows Vista Business full Edition without formatting & reinstall OS because I don't want to lose the features & programs came with the lap top. I would buy the Windows Vista Professional with the product key on the local market in my country.

  First of all, I want your advice what is the best Vista professional should I buy?

  Second, what are the professional measures to update without formatting the hard drive of my laptop?

  Concerning

  Mr. Sayadi

  You cannot upgrade Vista Home Premium to Vista Business.

  It is not a Vista upgrade path.

  You have clean installation, back up ALL your data and reinstall all the programs.

  Upgrade paths:

  -of Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, Business and Ultimate.
  -from Vista Home Premium to Ultimate.
  -from Vista Business to Ultimate

  And there's no. Vista Business Ultimate version.

  You will need to purchase a full version of Vista Business and do a clean install.

  OR buy a Vista Ultimate upgrade version and do a upgrade.

  If you do an upgrade to Vista Ultimate, it SHOULD be with a 32-bit Ultimate Upgrade disk.

  There is only a single company of Vista, but you can buy the full version 32 bit or 64 bit OS and do a clean install...

  All depends on the amount of RAM for the need to use.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/Windows-Vista/compare-editions/default.aspx

  Read the info above the link to compare the versions; then make your choice.

  See you soon. Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• stepupgrade windows vista business Japanese version for windows vista Ultimate edition

  Recently, I bought a laptop in the Japan. The operating system is Windows Vista Business Japanese Version. I'm not familiar with the Japanese language and because of that I wanted to change it to English. I had discovered to find the way to put in place, but I found there was no way else to solve except buy a new Windows Vista with English Version or mine upgrade to Windows Vista ultimate. And I want to ask a question:
  1. is there anything else beside what I mentioned above?
  2. If I decided to buy a Step-Upgrade Vista Ultimate DVD Business, should I buy with the same language version with my Vista business, Japanese Version? Or is it fine with Step-setting level Vista Business to ultimate DVD English version anyway?
  3. Please show me how to change the display language after upgrade my Vista to Vista Ultimate!
  3. in the future, if there is a problem that I have to reinstall the OS, this DVD of Step - update allows again?

  Thank you for your attention.
  I'm sorry, my English is not good enough, I hope that you will understand my questions.

  Best account.
  Louise

  Change language:

  1. to change your Vista professional Japanese language to English, you can buy a Japanese Vista Ultimate Upgrade disk/license.

  Then download the English language through Windows Update as an option Pack.

  Vista Ultimate upgrade must be done in the original language Vista came.

  2. your other Option is to buy a FULL Vista Business English version and do a clean install.

  3. If you want to reinstall, you need the original installation of business > Ultimate upgrade > re-download the optional updates in Windows English Language Pack...

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• HBasic upgrade Vista business on Satellite A200

  Merry Christmas everyone!

  I have the problem and I need your advice please. I am the owner of a portable Satellite A200-1CR that accompanies this with Vista Home Basic recovery disk. Thanks to the MSDNAA, I acquired a DVD with Windows Vista business, but the upgrade option does not work! After I had lunch the autostart DVD and after entering the CD - key, I get a screen with two options: install or upgrade to Vista Business, but the update option is grey and inactive.

  I upgraded a Windows family Basic Business Edition once on a laptop (Fuijtsu Simens) different. WHY I CAN'T DO NOW, ON THIS THOSIBA SATELLITE?

  Help, please.

  To be honest, these updates is unknown to me but maybe you have to install a clean version of Vista professional. Not only an update.
  You have the option to do so? Toshiba offers all the tools of drivers and utilities for Vista.

  Sorry, but I don't think someone can help you. If you need assistance directly contact those responsible for the MSDN Academic Alliance.

• Convert Vista business with XP Pro

  I would like to convert my vista business operating system to XP Pro. I understand that I must clean the Vista disk and reinstall with XP Pro CD. All this is perfect.  What I need to know is how to convert my license key Vista for XP which is used a key to activate the software.

  Here is the procedure: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/08/22/how-to-downgrade-from-windows-vista-business-or-ultimate-oem-edition-and-install-windows-xp-professional-without-extra-charge/.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

  Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / has + - if this post solves your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' button at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

• OS - Vista Business downgrade down to XP

  Hello

  I just took delivery of a "Toshiba Satellite Pro A200GE-1F9 - Core 2 Duo T7300 2 GHz - 15.4"TFT".» Great laptop, but the operating system is very slow... transfer files, access to the internet.

  I understand that the license allows me to downgrade to XP. The question is how can I do this, because this operating system is not ready for the technology on my laptop.

  1 Toshiba provide me with a XP OS disk?
  2 Toshiba provide me with new XP drivers for my laptop?
  3. I have trouble with XP recognizing my hard drive due to the SATA drives.
  4. Why is it only a "Vista drivers download' on the toshiba support site - y at - it not a similar"Download XP drivers?

  Vista is useless because it does so not. Even Microsoft are allowing users to downgrade - please see below.

  Here are a few notes I found on the web

  Can I downgrade my OEM of Windows version

  Vista business to Windows XP Professional? Yes. Right of demotion OEM desktop operating systems PC apply to Windows Vista business and Windows Vista Edition full, as stated in the terms of the license. Please note, downgrade versions OEM Windows Vista business and Windows Vista Ultimate are limited to Windows XP Professional (including Windows XP Edition Tablet PC and Windows XP x 64 edition). End users can use the following media for their downgrade: Volume Licensing media (provided that the end-user has a Volume License Agreement), trade retail (FPP) or System Builder hologram CD (provided that the software is acquired in accordance with the Microsoft OEM System Builder License). Use of degraded operating system is governed by the Windows Vista Business license terms, and the end user cannot use the downgrade and professional Windows Vista operating system. There is no right of demotion for Windows Vista Home Basic or Windows Vista Edition Home Premium.

  ***********************

  If you want Windows XP Pro on a new machine, Windows Vista (Business or Ultimate), and then downgrade
  I don't know how many people is aware of this, but if you buy a Windows Vista Business or Ultimate then you can use a Windows XP CD (that you have legal access to) to load Windows XP on this machine.

  When you need the product key / or need to activate, it will potentially fail, but a simple call to with your Vista product key activation center should give you all the details you need. Then, when you're ready to put Vista on this machine, you can do without the purchase of this new cost. Alternatively, you can buy Windows XP today and if you want to load Vista, you can give more money to a store for a copy again.

  For more information, go to http://oem.microsoft.com/script/sites/public/licensing.htm

  Why you post twice!
  One message is enough. Please follow your first thread:
  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/message.jspa?MessageID=99175#99175

• Anyone could upgrade from Vista Home Premium 64 - Bit, Vista Business or Vista Ultimate on their laptop, HP Pavilion DV7-1285DX?

  I tried to upgrade my HP Pavilion DV7-1285DX which came preloaded with Vista Home Premium, Vista Business or Vista Ultimate.  I installed SP2 on the portable computer, according to the instructions of Vista professional in order to upgrade to that.  I'll try the upgrade and Vista Business that I can not upgrade to this version - upgrade to ultimate.  I get the game ultimate disc and IT is said that the UPGRADE is DISABLED!  I got that with businesses for.  I'm running 64 Bit software trying to upgrade to same, just better o/s so I can join my domain.  Help, please!

  I tried to upgrade my HP Pavilion DV7-1285DX which came preloaded with Vista Home Premium, Vista Business or Vista Ultimate.  I installed SP2 on the portable computer, according to the instructions of Vista professional in order to upgrade to that.  I'll try the upgrade and Vista Business that I can not upgrade to this version - upgrade to ultimate.  I get the game ultimate disc and IT is said that the UPGRADE is DISABLED!  I got that with businesses for.  I'm running 64 Bit software trying to upgrade to same, just better o/s so I can join my domain.  Help, please!

  Hey Wyz Azz

  Vista home premium to vista Professional is NOT an upgrade path

  You must do a fresh install with the help of a full vista Enterprise license

  With the 64-bit of Windows Vista editions, things are as clear as possible. You can upgrade:
  -Home Basic, Home Premium and Ultimate.
  -Home Premium to Ultimate.
  -Business to ultimate.

  for your vista upgrade family problems premium if the ultimate disc doesn't have a sp2 already as part of it uninstall sp2 from the installed OS family premium to ultimate upgrade then reinstall sp2

  Walter, the time zone traveller

• Reinstall Vista upgrade Express of Business to ultimate after hard drive crash

  When I bought my first computer at Dell, it had Windows Vista Business installed on the computer.  Shortly after the purchase, I bought an upgrade on Amazon.com to upgrade to Vista Ultimate.  I remember that when I upgraded, a file has been downloaded and executed on the computer that has provided the additional functionality of Vista Ultimate.  The file is stored in my service digital locker.  I think I have the product key that was used after the upgrade (it of in my notes, but does not match the original product code which is on the side of my computer).  In any case, the hard drive crashed and I reinstalled windows vista professional, on the recovery provided by Dell CD.  However, I can't seem to find a way to present a new request the ultimate improvement to the computer (it only gives me vista professional).  Now that the digital locker is gone, I can't recover this file and emails informing her service digital locker went went to an old email account I'm not "check very often (I located the email I was trying to research on mine)."

  Can someone provide me with instructions on how to apply a full new vista computer?  If I think I have the product key for the upgrade, is it possible for this punch in and extract the upgrade feature?  Thanks in advance!

  Hi Mustard3,

  Please see the following article information about the replacement of the software:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/326246

  I hope this helps!

  Debra
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think

• Upgraded Vista Business OEM for Vista Ultimate w/o a clean install?

  Have Vista Business OEM on my Fujitsu tablet.  As said Fujitsu Tablet does not Win 7, I bought a Ultimate Upgrade from Amazon.  Everytime I try to upgrade, it tells me that I have to clean install because my version is too old for a upgrade path.  Too OLD?  What the devil?  Everything I read says that it must be a version of vista. I have read nothing that requires that the software that I have not "too old".  I don't say anything that he cannot be an OEM, either.  Just a version of Vista (legitimate copy is deducted). How can I get around this non sequitar?

  Thank you

  Uninstall Norton.

  http://www.Symantec.com/Norton/support/kb/web_view.jsp?wv_type=public_web&docURL=20080710133834EN

  Download and run the Norton removal tool to uninstall your Norton product

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner