hi

i got 1 vista ultimate now..but im using vista home premium
i wanna upgrade from home premium to ultimate without del any personal files..not clean installation.just upgrade only
so can it b done?

yes...

or if u re scared, move ur personal files to another partition before doing so...

i no make any partition from the start i received my laptop..i no reformat the laptop when receive it n use until now..if not i will just reformat the windows to vista ultimate without worries

well, u ve the external HDDs, dun u??

ya..but in the mean time it takes time to transfer my files to other hdd..and also lazy to choose files n transfer..some software is important to me which i duwan get deleted and i dun have the installer for those softwares

then jz sell the ultimate cd......no more fuss!

im asking for the upgrade option..not wat to do with my ultimate
if upgrade without any harms to my files then i will upgrade
but now i just only get unsure ans

hmm.. about ur software, why dont u list down the softwares u wanted and download them back later? please note, some software doesnt need to be install, copy+paste works, bt not all

assume you are using x86 home premium and upgrade to x86 ultimate. no problem. correct me if im wrong.

some like visual studio,photoshop,etc.all those r ori and install from my coll..but i grad and exp for me to buy ori as there got a reason i duwan buy pirated

wats x86?64 bit?

x86 - 32bit...

x86 = 32bit
x64 = 64bit

Or you can save/dl all the programs installer and place them in a safe place just in case then reinstall lor

I've upgraded my vista home premium to ultimate no prob..
Been using it ever since.. I just pop in the ultimate cd, follow the onscreen guide and after 20min or so it's done..
I didn't have to reinstall anything..
If the software works in the home premium it should work in ultimate too..
I upgraded the home premium 32bit to ultimate 32bit, don't know ar if it would work from 32bit to 64bit though..

i also upgrade it to ultimate from premium without formating it.

hmm

will it be slower abit if compare with install a fresh copy of ultimate?

for example if upgrade then it will hog more resources..

i dun think so, i think the performance still the same i mean as fresh as u install the fresh copy...

finally i upgraded it

now i can use dreamscene..thanks for you guys help
rly appreciated it

i wondering if those people got OEM sticker stick at the laptop or desktop de.. can they upgrade their window by just put the vista ultimate dvd inside ? then upgrade? will the serial key not valid anymore?

no..each version got their own cd key
if like tht then ppl will buy basic then upgrade to ultimate(jack sparrow) using basic's cd key

Tumpang thread a bit...

I heard many people say that the installation disc for all versions of vista is the same.

So is it possible for me to use my Vista Basic OEM installation disc to reinstall Vista Premium OEM on a laptop with Premium OEM cd-key??

Thanks.

I'm not sure Vista Basic have Vista Premium installer..all i know Vista Ultimate include all version of Vista..but if you use another Vista Premium disc using your Vista Premium key, there should be no problem

i don think use vista basic cd can install home premium version by input home premium cd key..i think vista basic is just a basic features which dun have home premium features..so how to include home premium resources in basic?cd key is a key for each different software

Talking about Vista, I want to ask, how to downgrade from Vista to XP? My friend bought a DELL laptop, Vista Home forgot what model & he wants to downgrade to XP. He doesn't know how to use Vista because he said it was too complicated. For me it's just simple but maybe he's just use to XP i guess...

Aiyo, Vista DVD contain all version of Windows Vista except Windows Vista Enterprise. If you own Windows Vista Home Basic DVD, you can upgrade to other edition by using the same DVD but entering appropriate serial number...

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Added on November 21, 2008, 5:00 pmNo downgrade right available from Windows Vista Home Basic/Premium. You need to own Windows Vista Business/Ultimate license to be able to downgrade to Windows XP. Otherwise, you'll need to buy a Windows XP license from DELL.

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Added on November 21, 2008, 5:06 pmWindows Vista DVD has all edition in it except Enterprise. What's installed on your PC is depending on your product key, that's why Windows Vista installer is on DVD...

This post has been edited by FarCry3r: Nov 21 2008, 05:06 PM

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Added on November 21, 2008, 5:00 pm
No downgrade right available from Windows Vista Home Basic/Premium. You need to own Windows Vista Business/Ultimate license to be able to downgrade to Windows XP. Otherwise, you'll need to buy a Windows XP license from DELL.

Thanks for the info dude!!!