| Subject: Can't upgrade from 64-bit Home-Premium to 64-bit Ultimate? |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general |
| Date: 7/14/2008 7:29:00 PM |
| From: =?Utf-8?B?c3BlYg==?= [Email Address Protection] |
Hello: I first attempted to upgrade from 64-bit Vista Home Premium to 64-bit Vista Ultimate. After trying, it disabled the option and only let me do an install. So I enter my key in twice more. add another dummy option to the boot menu and attempt to do an install. I go to select the the drive to install. and the "Next" button is disabled. It tells me that I have to start it from a drive with a valid windows installation, which I can assure you my C:\ drive is. So I just reboot and repeat this procedure 2 more times with the same result, except I now have 2 more dummy boot options in the boot menu. What am I doing wrong and how can I fix the boot menu? I paid almost $200 for the Ultimate Upgrade with SP1. I don't want it to be a complete waste. Thanks in advance: Michael |
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| Subject: Re: Can't upgrade from 64-bit Home-Premium to 64-bit Ultimate? |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general |
| Date: 7/14/2008 8:02:50 PM |
| From: "Colin Barnhorst" [Email Address Protection] |
"speb" <speb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C8FBAB9F-3743-4207-8DC8-4DAA1C403274@microsoft.com... > Hello: > > I first attempted to upgrade from 64-bit Vista Home Premium to > 64-bit Vista Ultimate. After trying, it disabled the option and only > let me do an install. > So I enter my key in twice more. add another dummy option to > the boot menu and attempt to do an install. I go to select the > the drive to install. and the "Next" button is disabled. It tells me > that I have to start it from a drive with a valid windows installation, > which I can assure you my C:\ drive is. > So I just reboot and repeat this procedure 2 more times with > the same result, except I now have 2 more dummy boot options > in the boot menu. > What am I doing wrong and how can I fix the boot menu? > I paid almost $200 for the Ultimate Upgrade with SP1. I > don't want it to be a complete waste. > > Thanks in advance: > Michael > VistaBoot Pro will fix you right up. http://www.vistabootpro.org/ |
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| Subject: Re: Can't upgrade from 64-bit Home-Premium to 64-bit Ultimate? |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.64bit.general |
| Date: 7/15/2008 5:33:15 AM |
| From: "Mark H" [Email Address Protection] |
I have a suspicion, but it is not clear if you are attempting to boot from the DVD or starting the upgrade from a running session of VHP. Because this is an upgrade, you need to have Windows running, insert the DVD and then select Install Now when the menu is presented. If you boot from the DVD, the x64 disc assumes you are doing a clean install and disables the Upgrade option. When you enter your product key, it is recognized as an upgrade, but you are already in the Custom Installation path. It tries to tell you, although cryptically, you need to start this install from within a running windows session. "speb" <speb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C8FBAB9F-3743-4207-8DC8-4DAA1C403274@microsoft.com... > Hello: > > I first attempted to upgrade from 64-bit Vista Home Premium to > 64-bit Vista Ultimate. After trying, it disabled the option and only > let me do an install. > So I enter my key in twice more. add another dummy option to > the boot menu and attempt to do an install. I go to select the > the drive to install. and the "Next" button is disabled. It tells me > that I have to start it from a drive with a valid windows installation, > which I can assure you my C:\ drive is. > So I just reboot and repeat this procedure 2 more times with > the same result, except I now have 2 more dummy boot options > in the boot menu. > What am I doing wrong and how can I fix the boot menu? > I paid almost $200 for the Ultimate Upgrade with SP1. I > don't want it to be a complete waste. > > Thanks in advance: > Michael > |
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