Windows anytime upgrade key does not work

After trying to upgrade my OS Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 7 Professional, I received the following message:


"Enter a different upgrade key
The upgrade key that you entered is for an edition of Windows that does not work with Windows Anytime Upgrade.  Enter a different key. »

Just to be sure, I tried upgrading several times, but got the same message.
Due to manufacturing defects, my laptop had to be repaired three times.  The motherboard has been replaced twice, the hard drive has been replaced three times and the processor once.  In fact, just a year last month, it still does not properly.  I bought the Windows Anytime Upgrade [upgrade to Windows 7 Professional to Home Premium] at the same time that I buy my laptop. Each time, except this time, I got to spend my OS.
The operating system on my laptop is now Windows 7 Home Premium [SP1]
Another thing, I bought this laptop until I moved to the United States to Asia.  If this may have something to do with the problem that I am facing?
In any case, I hope you can help.  It is difficult to really buy a lemon manufacturing refuses to stand behind and now having this issue, where I can't upgrade the OS that I bought.
I hope you can help.
Thank you in advance.

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 at the package and maintenance records

and the difficulty of corrupted data, the tool is listed under kb947821 we find 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

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/

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