Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade to Windows 7 Professional without updating any time for remote desktop

I have Windows 7 Home Premium and need remote desktop.  Can I install Windows 7 Professional (which I already have the disk) on top of Windows 7 HP and keep my current data?  Note that I don't update it any time as each post seems to use this term.

Windows Anytime Upgrade is your only option if you want to keep your personal files and settings. You can't directly in place upgrades using the disc.

Please note that you can not install Windows 7 Professional if the license is currently in use on another machine.

If the license for Windows 7 Professional, you have access to is a retail version update or complete, you can use the product key and the Express upgrade to Windows 7 Edition Home Premium to Windows 7 Professional. First of all, check that the edition of Windows 7, you are upgrading is already enabled (if it isn't, you will encounter complications and that you might start all by performing a clean installation). Click Start, type Anytime Upgrade, click on the option enter a key, enter the key of Windows 7 Professional on demand, click Next, wait while checking the key, accept the license agreement, click on upgrade, wait while the software upgrades, (it may take 10 minutes or more depending on the if updates are required) your computer restarts automatically, after the reboot, Windows 7 will notify you updating the computer, the computer will restart once more automatically and will be completed the upgrade, a window will appear notifying the upgrade was successful and your computer is ready to use, click Close, you should be upgraded to Windows 7 Professional your files, programs and settings retained.

Please note that the Express upgrade does not support OEM, MSDN-Academic, Volume (the student faculty licenses) license. If you are in possession of all these brackets, you will need to save and do a custom clean install. If you want to do it, please backup your Windows 7 Home Premium or according to edition currently installed. Some licenses for Windows distributed to tertiary level students are not perpetual, which means that you cannot continue to use the software after a course or graduating.

http://msdn.Microsoft.com/en-GB/academic/bb250622.aspx - License of MSDN AA

http://www.notebooks.com/2009/10/24/how-to-backup-your-installation-of-Windows-7/

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

If at any time the upgrade fails, Windows Anytime Upgrade Fail:

Shut down and restart your computer.

Make sure that the Windows updates have been installed.

Download the hotfix that contains a tool called CheckSUR, this tool will look in the package and the maintenance of records and fix corrupted data, the tool is listed under kb947821 it is located at the following link http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=947821

If Anytime Upgrade still does not work, turn off the user account control:

1. go in user accounts in Control Panel

2 change user account control settings

3. pull the slider to the level as low as possible

4. restart the PC

5. pass by the "Anytime Upgrade" as usual

Try the following:

1 disable any security software before attempting to upgrade

2. make sure that your computer is updated (devices and applications)

3. disconnect all external devices before installing.

4. check your hard disk for errors:

Click Start

Type: CMD, according to the results, right-click CMD

Click on "Run as Administrator"

At the command prompt, type: chkdsk /f /r

When you restart your system, your computer will be scanned for errors and will try to correct them.

1. click on start, type msconfig in the search box and press ENTER.

User account control permission

If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password, or click on continue.

2. in the general tab, click Selective startup.

3. under Selective startup, clear the check box load startup items.

4. click on the Services tab, select the hide all Microsoft Services check box, and then click Disable all.

5. click on OK.

6. When you are prompted, click on restart.

7. after the computer starts, check if the problem is resolved.

Also run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor:

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

Who should I contact if I have problems installing and / or activation of my product key card?

Please contact to the: www.windows7.com/getkeysupport.

If all above fails them, install Windows 7 Service Pack 1, and then try the Express Upgrade:

Learn how to install Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/learn-how-to-install-Windows-7-Service-Pack-1-SP1

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