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August 21, 2008  
Subject: Install Action Pack Vista Business over preinstalled Home Premium
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
Date: 7/1/2008 7:20:01 AM
From: =?Utf-8?B?bWFsY29sbQ==?= [Email Address Protection]

I am buying a new laptop. My choices all come with Vista Home Premium
preinstalled at no extra cost. I have an Action Pack subscription and have
multiple licenses for both Vista Ultimate and Vista Business. Can I use my
Action Pack disks to upgrade the preinstalled Home Premium version on the
laptop without wiping the hard drive clean and starting fresh?
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malcolm

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Subject: Re: Install Action Pack Vista Business over preinstalled Home Premium
Group: microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
Date: 7/1/2008 3:26:53 PM
From: "Richard G. Harper" [Email Address Protection]

No. Home Premium to Business Edition is not considered an upgrade.
Ultimate would be an upgrade, and would work. Probably. For retail it
would, can't say about Action Packs.

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"malcolm" <ramartower@access312.com> wrote in message
news:179C76CA-CFA4-4A11-8369-4D4B9C6A8C80@microsoft.com...
>I am buying a new laptop. My choices all come with Vista Home Premium
> preinstalled at no extra cost. I have an Action Pack subscription and have
> multiple licenses for both Vista Ultimate and Vista Business. Can I use my
> Action Pack disks to upgrade the preinstalled Home Premium version on the
> laptop without wiping the hard drive clean and starting fresh?
> --
> malcolm


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