Hi Andre .. No I didn't attempt ... I am not that brave nor do I have the
temperment to go through having to reinstall all my applications.
As I say, I most likely will attempt a sale of that copy which I bought and
then in turn maybe do an update ...
In the meantime, I have no shifted my energy towards trying to resolve the
mic issue with the audio compression not supported ..
Thanks,

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
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> Have you even attempted my suggestions? Its at least worth a try.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: [url]http://adacosta.spaces.live.com[/url]
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
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> > Goood Evening Andre:
> > Once again thanks for the reply .... I think I will just pass on this as I
> > am not too overly sure how to go about it all ... I think it's best to
> > offer
> > my Ultimate for sale on eBay and cut my losses.
> > I need to move on to another issue with another posting about "Audio
> > Compression" not being supported.
> > I found this thread
> > [url]http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance&tid=63381c0d-5660-473c-bbbc-34a59467f67f&cat=&lang=en&cr=US&sloc=en-us&m=1&p=1[/url]
> > and it looks like it doesn't offer any better help ....
> > I searched the Internet for answers and Microsoft's site and there seems
> > to
> > be no clear answer ..... Maybe a new posting will help but in the
> > meantime, I
> > hope that Microsoft will address this in an update.
> > Thx for all you help.
> > Anyotherbids
> >
> > "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" wrote:
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> >> 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.
> >> --
> >> 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...
> >> > 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:
> >> >
> >> >> 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...
> >> >> >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
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
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