All right. I've successfully upgraded a brand new Dell E521 from Windows
Vista Home Premium to Vista Ultimate after one glitch. The updated Video
Card Driver caused the initial upgrade attempt to Blue Screen on the first
reboot. My upgrade information doesn't appear to have been stored on either
my local "Vault" or the online "Vault." However, after going to the AMD/ATI
Website and downloading and installing the latest Vista "Beta Driver" for the
ATI X1300 Pro Video Card, the install tried to continue. It couldn't find a
file it needed. I went back to the original boot of Vista Home Premium.
Redownloaded the Upgrade program and finally finished the upgrade
successfully.

The lesson here is to absolutely run the upgrade advisor and fix the
problems it finds before trying to finsih the upgrade.

Still cannot find the stored information in either "Vault." I will make an
image of the system as it sits right now, but what vehicle does MS have in
place to allow a user that bought the UpgradeAnytime, to re-install Windows
from scratch incase of a catastrophic failure? Does the upgrade also upgrade
the Activation Key to the new version?

Rodger
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RIP

Will Rogers once observed that the only difference between death and taxes
is that death never got worse while Congress was in session.

[url]http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html[/url]

Run this Advisor - it will give you the key for the Ultimate version,
as well as all kinds of other cool info about your system.


"RIPadgett" <RIPadgett@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:52B6E8B6-181F-4A72-9CC4-6813BEB6D63A@microsoft.com...
All right. I've successfully upgraded a brand new Dell E521 from Windows
Vista Home Premium to Vista Ultimate after one glitch. The updated Video
Card Driver caused the initial upgrade attempt to Blue Screen on the first
reboot. My upgrade information doesn't appear to have been stored on either
my local "Vault" or the online "Vault." However, after going to the AMD/ATI
Website and downloading and installing the latest Vista "Beta Driver" for
the
ATI X1300 Pro Video Card, the install tried to continue. It couldn't find a
file it needed. I went back to the original boot of Vista Home Premium.
Redownloaded the Upgrade program and finally finished the upgrade
successfully.

The lesson here is to absolutely run the upgrade advisor and fix the
problems it finds before trying to finsih the upgrade.

Still cannot find the stored information in either "Vault." I will make an
image of the system as it sits right now, but what vehicle does MS have in
place to allow a user that bought the UpgradeAnytime, to re-install Windows
from scratch incase of a catastrophic failure? Does the upgrade also
upgrade
the Activation Key to the new version?

Rodger
--
RIP

Will Rogers once observed that the only difference between death and taxes
is that death never got worse while Congress was in session.

"BChat" <BChat@nowhere.net> wrote in message
news:%23c4SmmAXHHA.1636@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> [url]http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html[/url]
>
> Run this Advisor - it will give you the key for the Ultimate version,
> as well as all kinds of other cool info about your system.[/color]

Definitely run the belarc advisor...tons of info that is handy...

I also used anytime upgrade to go from home premium to ultimate...I need
backup, fax, etc...I hadn't realized MS was actually removing those
functions vs just not providing enhanced functions...

After the any time upgrade, I lost:

desktop settings
font settings
display driver
hamachi VPN
Cicsco VPN
printer driver

Greenwing

"GreenWing" <Greenwing@DoNotEmailMe.com> wrote in message
news:etlU7sAXHHA.3980@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
"BChat" <BChat@nowhere.net> wrote in message
news:%23c4SmmAXHHA.1636@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> [url]http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html[/url]
>
> Run this Advisor - it will give you the key for the Ultimate version,
> as well as all kinds of other cool info about your system.[/color]

Definitely run the belarc advisor...tons of info that is handy...

I also used anytime upgrade to go from home premium to ultimate...I need
backup, fax, etc...I hadn't realized MS was actually removing those
functions vs just not providing enhanced functions...

After the any time upgrade, I lost:

desktop settings
font settings
display driver
hamachi VPN
Cicsco VPN
printer driver

Greenwing
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The only issue I had was the Creative Soundblaster Audigy sound
I uninstalled/reinstalled drivers - all fixed

[This followup was posted to microsoft.public.windows.vista.general and
a copy was sent to the cited author.]

In article <52B6E8B6-181F-4A72-9CC4-6813BEB6D63A@microsoft.com>,
RIPadgett says...[color=blue]
> All right. I've successfully upgraded a brand new Dell E521 from Windows
> Vista Home Premium to Vista Ultimate after one glitch. The updated Video
> Card Driver caused the initial upgrade attempt to Blue Screen on the first
> reboot. My upgrade information doesn't appear to have been stored on either
> my local "Vault" or the online "Vault."[/color]

Takes a few days to appear. If you're worried, download the
"installer" from the link in the e-mail they sent and stick it in the
vault. Use Belarc Advisor to extract your Ultimate Upgrade CD Key.


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Conor

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright
until you hear them speak.........