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Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Anytime Upgrade from Home Premium - Retail

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Don Wiss

Flightless Bird
I just ordered this. Then I read it more carefully. Does this mean I can
only upgrade from an existing Win7 install? Or will it upgrade from a Vista
install, which is what I want. I think the Vista is a Home Premium. (It's a
laptop which is hidden away in a closet.)

Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).
 
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housetrained

Flightless Bird
"Don Wiss" <donwiss@no_spam.com> wrote in message
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> I just ordered this. Then I read it more carefully. Does this mean I can
> only upgrade from an existing Win7 install? Or will it upgrade from a
> Vista
> install, which is what I want. I think the Vista is a Home Premium. (It's
> a
> laptop which is hidden away in a closet.)
>
> Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).


exactly what it says on the tin
John the West Ham fan

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Bob Hatch

Flightless Bird
Re: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Anytime Upgrade from Home Premium- Retail

On 3/16/2010 8:18 PM, Don Wiss wrote:
> I just ordered this. Then I read it more carefully. Does this mean I can
> only upgrade from an existing Win7 install? Or will it upgrade from a Vista
> install, which is what I want. I think the Vista is a Home Premium. (It's a
> laptop which is hidden away in a closet.)
>
> Don<www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).

It is a Windows 7 to Windows 7. Not Vista to Win 7.

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Trev

Flightless Bird
"Don Wiss" <donwiss@no_spam.com> wrote in message
news:fbi0q5phfjdlhusbcl7gung55l3p1khbn2@4ax.com...
> I just ordered this. Then I read it more carefully. Does this mean I can
> only upgrade from an existing Win7 install? Or will it upgrade from a
> Vista
> install, which is what I want. I think the Vista is a Home Premium. (It's
> a
> laptop which is hidden away in a closet.)
>
> Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).


Its to upgrade windows 7 home to Professional.
 
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Don Wiss

Flightless Bird
On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:54:27 -0700, Bob Hatch <bob.hatch@ymail.com> wrote:

>On 3/16/2010 8:18 PM, Don Wiss wrote:
>> I just ordered this. Then I read it more carefully. Does this mean I can
>> only upgrade from an existing Win7 install? Or will it upgrade from a Vista
>> install, which is what I want. I think the Vista is a Home Premium. (It's a
>> laptop which is hidden away in a closet.)


>It is a Windows 7 to Windows 7. Not Vista to Win 7.


Thanks. The order has been canceled. I gather than instead of an $82
upgrade cost (Newegg) I have an $158 upgrade cost (Buy.com). That is a bit
excessive. I guess instead I'll live with the Vista and find some software
that removes all the crapware on it. My reasons for upgrading is it would
put me in sync folder-wise with my Win 7 Pro desktop and with formatting it
would have been a way to clear out all the crapware that Sony put on it.

Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).
 
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relic

Flightless Bird
"Don Wiss" <donwiss@no_spam.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:54:27 -0700, Bob Hatch <bob.hatch@ymail.com> wrote:
>
>>On 3/16/2010 8:18 PM, Don Wiss wrote:
>>> I just ordered this. Then I read it more carefully. Does this mean I can
>>> only upgrade from an existing Win7 install? Or will it upgrade from a
>>> Vista
>>> install, which is what I want. I think the Vista is a Home Premium.
>>> (It's a
>>> laptop which is hidden away in a closet.)

>
>>It is a Windows 7 to Windows 7. Not Vista to Win 7.

>
> Thanks. The order has been canceled. I gather than instead of an $82
> upgrade cost (Newegg) I have an $158 upgrade cost (Buy.com). That is a bit
> excessive. I guess instead I'll live with the Vista and find some software
> that removes all the crapware on it. My reasons for upgrading is it would
> put me in sync folder-wise with my Win 7 Pro desktop and with formatting
> it
> would have been a way to clear out all the crapware that Sony put on it.


$82.00
http://www.9software.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=GFC-00020GRADEB

Retail version Upgrade; includes both the 32-bit and the 64-bit DVDs.
 
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The Seabat

Flightless Bird
On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:06:58 -0400, Don Wiss <donwiss@no_spam.com>
wrote:

>>On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:54:27 -0700, Bob Hatch <bob.hatch@ymail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>On 3/16/2010 8:18 PM, Don Wiss wrote:
>>>> I just ordered this. Then I read it more carefully. Does this mean I can
>>>> only upgrade from an existing Win7 install? Or will it upgrade from a Vista
>>>> install, which is what I want. I think the Vista is a Home Premium. (It's a
>>>> laptop which is hidden away in a closet.)

>>
>>>It is a Windows 7 to Windows 7. Not Vista to Win 7.

>>
>>Thanks. The order has been canceled. I gather than instead of an $82
>>upgrade cost (Newegg) I have an $158 upgrade cost (Buy.com). That is a bit
>>excessive. I guess instead I'll live with the Vista and find some software
>>that removes all the crapware on it. My reasons for upgrading is it would
>>put me in sync folder-wise with my Win 7 Pro desktop and with formatting it
>>would have been a way to clear out all the crapware that Sony put on it.


Try this to clean the gunk out: http://www.pcdecrapifier.com/features

Totally freeware.



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Char Jackson

Flightless Bird
On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:06:58 -0400, Don Wiss <donwiss@no_spam.com>
wrote:

>Thanks. The order has been canceled. I gather than instead of an $82
>upgrade cost (Newegg) I have an $158 upgrade cost (Buy.com). That is a bit
>excessive. I guess instead I'll live with the Vista and find some software
>that removes all the crapware on it. My reasons for upgrading is it would
>put me in sync folder-wise with my Win 7 Pro desktop and with formatting it
>would have been a way to clear out all the crapware that Sony put on it.


You need this, the PC Decrapifier. I've used it and it works great. It
does a system scan, then presents a list of what it can remove. Check
all, or pick and choose, your choice.

http://www.pcdecrapifier.com/
 
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relic

Flightless Bird
"Don Wiss" <donwiss@no_spam.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:18:56 -0700, "relic" <relic211@cjb.net> wrote:
>
>>$82.00
>>http://www.9software.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=GFC-00020GRADEB
>>
>>Retail version Upgrade; includes both the 32-bit and the 64-bit DVDs.

>
> Hmm... Reviews are mixed: http://www.resellerratings.com/store/9_software
>
> At least in the case of the link you gave it doesn't claim that it is new.
>
> Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).


Google Shopping gives this on a 5-Star rating. $90.

http://www.cosmogadget.com/pd-microsoft-windows-7-home-premium-upgrade-retail-box-pn-gfc-00020.cfm
 
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Ken Blake, MVP

Flightless Bird
On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:18:11 -0400, Don Wiss <donwiss@no_spam.com>
wrote:

> I just ordered this. Then I read it more carefully. Does this mean I can
> only upgrade from an existing Win7 install?



Yes.


> Or will it upgrade from a Vista install, which is what I want.



No. Sorry, you're out of luck, having ordered the wrong thing. The
Microsoft name "Anytime Upgrade" is a very poor and confusing one, in
my view.


> I think the Vista is a Home Premium. (It's a
> laptop which is hidden away in a closet.)
>
> Don <www.donwiss.com> (e-mail link at home page bottom).


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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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