Vista Home Basic to Windows 7 Professional?

So, I did some research because I really wanted to upgrade my Vista to 7. I'm currently under Windows Vista Home Basic (32 bit), and through my college, I can get Windows 7 Professional (64 bit) free. I know that, from a 32 to 64-bit you need to do a clean install, but I was just curious, as if it is possible to do it this way. I did the Adviser to upgrade to windows 7 and through reading, I know how do it, I don't know if I can go from the Basic Home Edition Vista to 7 Professional?

It is not a upgrade path: base > professional.

And 32-bit to 64-bit is not an upgrade path.

Read the info below and ask questions in the Forums of Windows 7 Windows 7.

http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/Windows-7/get/Upgrade-Advisor.aspx

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor.

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

Railways upgrade to Windows 7 at the link above.

http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/compatibility/Windows-7/en-us/default.aspx

Windows 7 Hardware/Software Compatibility Center.

For any other question of Windows 7:

http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/category/Windows7

Link above is Windows 7 Forum for questions on Windows 7.

Windows 7 questions should be directed to the it.

You are in the Vista Forums.

See you soon.

Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

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Hi pwcushman,

Thank you for visiting Microsoft Answers.

Windows Live OneCare Backup works in stages. You start by setting up how you want Backup to run and save the configuration. The backup will then run according to schedule and backup your files according to the saved configuration. You can make changes to this list or add other files and folders.

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Check this link for more information:

http://OneCare.live.com/standard/en-us/prodinfo/backuprestoredetails.htm

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Items ordered from Microsoft Store online:

http://store.Microsoft.com/help/returns-refunds

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If you are using Windows Vista Home Basic or Premium consumer editions, you can only upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium or Ultimate. In addition, you can make downgrades, which means, if you are running Windows Vista Ultimate Edition now, you cannot downgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium. You perform logical upgrades:

Windows Vista Home Basic > Windows 7 Home Basic, Premium or Ultimate

Windows Vista Edition Home Premium > Windows 7 Home Premium or Ultimate

Windows Vista Business > Windows 7 Professional, enterprise or ultimate edition

Windows Vista Business > Windows 7 Enterprise

Windows Vista Ultimate > Windows 7 Ultimate.

Windows 7 - Anytime Upgrade - frequently asked Questions:

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/Windows-Anytime-Upgrade-frequently-asked-questions

Windows 7 - upgrade Express features:

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/products/features/Windows-Anytime-Upgrade

Windows 7 - version comparisons:

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/products/compare-editions

Also run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor:

http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/Windows-7/Upgrade-Advisor.aspx

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Because Windows 7 Professional and Windows Vista Home Basic do not share the same basic architecture with respect to features.

Windows Vista Home Basic doesn't have many main basic Windows 7 Home Edition network such as Domain Join, backup features, other features such as group policy and network encryption.

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http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/HTML/pbPage.Windows_Upgrade_Matrix

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http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/products/system-requirements

"Windows 7 Compatibility Center" for software and hardware:

http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/compatibility/Windows-7/en-us/default.aspx

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

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

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http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/Windows-7/get/Upgrade-Advisor.aspx

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor.

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

Railways upgrade to Windows 7 at the link above.

http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/compatibility/Windows-7/en-us/default.aspx

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http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/category/Windows7

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1. What is the exact error message that you receive?

2. what installation disk you use to upgrade?

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Make sure that you correctly type the product key.

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http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/upgrade-to-another-edition-of-Windows-7-by-using-Windows-Anytime-Upgrade

I hope this helps!

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2. Assuming that I can install Windows 7 on disk more while Vista is a smaller, I cause operational problems by removing Vista once Windows 7 has been wing not unhooked?
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http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/vistamedia/threads

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They will help you in the Forum above if repost you your question here.

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Microsoft sells more Vista

and Vista Home Premiun to Vista Business (NOT Vista Business) has never been a way to upgrade

I'm sorry, but you bought the edition of Windows 7 hurt

see if the College will exchange it

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Windows Vista (SP1, SP2)	Upgrading to Windows 7
Company	Professional, company, full
Enterprise	Enterprise
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Ultimate	Ultimate

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so eager to upgrade to Windows 7, it will depend on if the manufacturer of your computer/laptop has windows 7 drivers available for your computer/laptop as to whether Windows 7 will work properly on your machine

check with them

and read this

Windows 7 upgrade advisor

http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=1b544e90-7659-4BD9-9e51-2497c146af15

Windows 7 system requirements

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/products/system-requirements

Windows 7 upgrade paths

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

Compare editions of Windows 7:

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/products/compare

Windows 7 Compatibility Center to check software and hardware compatibility:

http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/compatibility/Windows-7/en-us/default.aspx