| Subject: Ultimate will not install over my Home Premium |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup |
| Date: 6/26/2008 5:28:00 PM |
| From: =?Utf-8?B?Smlt?= [Email Address Protection] |
I have a full version of Home Premium and have been running it for a year or more. I bought Vista Ultimate upgrade. However when I try and install and upgrade to Premium I get a message saying... You need a newer version of this software to upgrade. I am running Vista SP1. It offers to do a clean install, which I do not want. What does Ultimate want?? It is so vague. If it is an upgrade it certainly does not need a clean install. Any help on this? Jim |
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| Subject: Re: Ultimate will not install over my Home Premium |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup |
| Date: 6/26/2008 6:08:16 PM |
| From: "Shane Nokes" [Email Address Protection] |
The copy of Ultimate that you purchased doesn't have SP1 on the disc right? If it does it will stated on the disc that SP1 is included. If the disk doesn't have SP1 then it won't upgrade. "Jim" <Jim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1FBBCEB8-2E4C-474E-9DEF-F54621390A69@microsoft.com... > I have a full version of Home Premium and have been running it for a year > or > more. > I bought Vista Ultimate upgrade. However when I try and install and > upgrade > to Premium I get a message saying... > > You need a newer version of this software to upgrade. > > I am running Vista SP1. It offers to do a clean install, which I do not > want. > > What does Ultimate want?? It is so vague. > > If it is an upgrade it certainly does not need a clean install. > > Any help on this? > > Jim > > |
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| Subject: Re: Ultimate will not install over my Home Premium |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup |
| Date: 6/26/2008 6:11:37 PM |
| From: "Mike Hall - MVP" [Email Address Protection] |
"Jim" <Jim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1FBBCEB8-2E4C-474E-9DEF-F54621390A69@microsoft.com... >I have a full version of Home Premium and have been running it for a year >or > more. > I bought Vista Ultimate upgrade. However when I try and install and > upgrade > to Premium I get a message saying... > > You need a newer version of this software to upgrade. > > I am running Vista SP1. It offers to do a clean install, which I do not > want. > > What does Ultimate want?? It is so vague. > > If it is an upgrade it certainly does not need a clean install. > > Any help on this? > > Jim > > If you are running Vista SP1, and the version of Vista on the DVD is pre-SP1, it will not upgrade the system. If you have installed SP1 as an update to your system, you can uninstall it, run the upgrade and then re-apply SP1.. -- Mike Hall - MVP How to construct a good post.. http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups.. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=newswhelp&style=toc Mike's Window - My Blog.. http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx |
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| Subject: Re: Ultimate will not install over my Home Premium |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup |
| Date: 6/26/2008 6:47:18 PM |
| From: "Colin Barnhorst" [Email Address Protection] |
Uninstall SP1 and then do the upgrade. The message is telling you that the dvd has a version of Windows older than the one already on the hard drive. It has to be the same as the one on the hard driver or newer. "Jim" <Jim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1FBBCEB8-2E4C-474E-9DEF-F54621390A69@microsoft.com... >I have a full version of Home Premium and have been running it for a year >or > more. > I bought Vista Ultimate upgrade. However when I try and install and > upgrade > to Premium I get a message saying... > > You need a newer version of this software to upgrade. > > I am running Vista SP1. It offers to do a clean install, which I do not > want. > > What does Ultimate want?? It is so vague. > > If it is an upgrade it certainly does not need a clean install. > > Any help on this? > > Jim > > |
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