No, OEM versions of Windows require a clean installation, this includes
Vista Ultimate. What I would suggest you do is use the Backup files utility
in Backup and Restore center to backup your personal files and restore in
Vista Ultimate.
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Andre
Blog: [url]http://adacosta.spaces.live.com[/url]
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
[url]http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!9709.entry[/url]
"Anyotherbids" <Anyotherbids@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8E96CA43-5588-4CAB-B239-73CAB3C65EB7@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Hello and Thank You Andre
> I was about to do the upgrade and now noticed that the version I have is
> not
> a full retail version but a OEM Builder Pack.
> Is it still possible to upgrade my OEM Home Premium to this OEM Ultimate
> Version using this disk? If so, are there any issues to watch for?
> Thx,
> Anyotherbids
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
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>> You sure can upgrade from Vista Home Premium to Ultimate using the
>> Ultimate
>> Full Retail versiom. Just make sure you choose the upgrade option during
>> setup, the upgrade process will preserve your personal files, settings
>> and
>> applications.
>> --
>> Andre
>> Blog: [url]http://adacosta.spaces.live.com[/url]
>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>> [url]http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E8E5CC039D51E3DB!9709.entry[/url]
>> "Anyotherbids" <Anyotherbids@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:FA77F37C-40E1-4213-A098-CEC9461705A8@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>> >I had a local PC shop build me a pc with Ultimate as the OS ...... I was
>> >not
>> > happy with the PC and they were willing to refund all money but the
>> > price
>> > of
>> > the Full Ultimate License that was purchased for the building of the PC
>> > I then bought a HP Slimline that came with Vista Premium ....
>> > Question: Can I upgrade from Premium to Ultimate using the Ultimate
>> > Full
>> > Retail version that I own? If so, will I lose anything in this upgrade?
>> > Are there any suggestions out there?
>> > Thx[/color]
>>
>>
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