Colin
Tue Apr 15 07:05:40 PDT 2008
Not when the versions are different. Vista rtm and Vista SP1 are different
versions. If you got SP1 standalone on a dvd then you could use it to
upgrade Vista rtm but not when SP1 is integrated.
"Alessandro P." <alecksanderds@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:9043E6BA-565C-4D40-A88D-AD3C34BD7EFF@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
> If u buy WinUltimate Upgr I think u can use ur Vista SP1 dvd with the Upgr
> Product Key w/o problems. Every dvd of Vista is the same, only the product
> Key change..
> bye
> Aleck
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> ha scritto nel messaggio
> news:D64A10CE-0752-40E7-8128-11413E9131A1@microsoft.com...
>> One reason could be that his dvd is rtm. There are some operations that
>> require the dvd and the installed Windows to be at the same service pack
>> level. A good example is further down in the ng where a user bought a
>> retail copy of Vista Ultimate upgrade and discovered it was an older copy
>> rather than a newer one with SP1 integrated. He could not upgrade his
>> Vista Home Premium because he just bought the machine and it came with
>> VHP SP1. Since the dvd and installed windows are at different service
>> pack levels, Setup on the dvd will not let him perform the upgrade.
>>
>> "Sam" <spam@me.not> wrote in message
>> news:2BF73344-EB2D-4419-B1D3-F7B56028007C@microsoft.com...
>>> Out of curiosity, why do you want to delete it?
>>> --
>>> "...I fail to understand why they feel the need to convince people
>>> who are happy with Vista that they are wrong. That is aside from the
>>> self-esteem issues they must have ;-)"
>>> â??Mark R. Cusumano
>>>
>>>
>>> "Seidell23231" wrote:
>>>
>>>> OK, My PC came preloaded with Vista HP SP1 (Not Downloaded). How do I
>>>> delete
>>>> SP1???
>>>>
>>>> Joey
>>