Windows vista Business

I have Vist Home Premium on my new computer. I needed to upgrade for my job.
I was told to buy the Business Upgrade. I did and it turned out to be the
wrong product. You CANNOT upgrade from home premium to business. I am now
stuck with this software. Any suggestions?

Carey
Tue Jul 01 19:11:50 PDT 2008

Return the software and purchase Vista Ultimate upgrade.

Microsoft North American Retail Product Refund Guidelines
http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/productrefund/refund.mspx

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

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"Bob" <Bob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:AF165BC0-05DE-4382-88E6-4580E48E19DA@microsoft.com...
I have Vist Home Premium on my new computer. I needed to upgrade for my job.
I was told to buy the Business Upgrade. I did and it turned out to be the
wrong product. You CANNOT upgrade from home premium to business. I am now
stuck with this software. Any suggestions?

Colin
Tue Jul 01 19:16:44 PDT 2008

You cannot upgrade the software because Vista Home Premium has features that
are not in Business. Windows never allows an upgrade in place when it will
result in the loss of a functionality. That is by design and nothing to be
concerned about. You can still use the upgrade edition of Business to
install Business but it requires a custom install. Custom is one of the two
options (the other is Upgrade) on the Setup screen after all the
preliminaries and just before you confirm the installation.

It means you will have to reinstall your apps, files, and settings. You can
backup your files and settings to intermediate storage with Windows Easy
Transfer and restore with WET after the installation of Business. You will
still have to reinstall your programs.


"Bob" <Bob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AF165BC0-05DE-4382-88E6-4580E48E19DA@microsoft.com...
>I have Vist Home Premium on my new computer. I needed to upgrade for my
>job.
> I was told to buy the Business Upgrade. I did and it turned out to be the
> wrong product. You CANNOT upgrade from home premium to business. I am
> now
> stuck with this software. Any suggestions?

Bob
Wed Jul 02 19:19:01 PDT 2008

Colin, you've made my day!!! I will bring this info to my tech person. I'm
sure she'll understand this better than I. i'd be afraid to attempt this on
my own. Thanks for the info!

Bob

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> You cannot upgrade the software because Vista Home Premium has features that
> are not in Business. Windows never allows an upgrade in place when it will
> result in the loss of a functionality. That is by design and nothing to be
> concerned about. You can still use the upgrade edition of Business to
> install Business but it requires a custom install. Custom is one of the two
> options (the other is Upgrade) on the Setup screen after all the
> preliminaries and just before you confirm the installation.
>
> It means you will have to reinstall your apps, files, and settings. You can
> backup your files and settings to intermediate storage with Windows Easy
> Transfer and restore with WET after the installation of Business. You will
> still have to reinstall your programs.
>
>
> "Bob" <Bob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AF165BC0-05DE-4382-88E6-4580E48E19DA@microsoft.com...
> >I have Vist Home Premium on my new computer. I needed to upgrade for my
> >job.
> > I was told to buy the Business Upgrade. I did and it turned out to be the
> > wrong product. You CANNOT upgrade from home premium to business. I am
> > now
> > stuck with this software. Any suggestions?
>

Colin
Wed Jul 02 22:17:19 PDT 2008

You're very welcome.

"Bob" <Bob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CFB56064-371A-4875-8D44-3151527BED03@microsoft.com...
> Colin, you've made my day!!! I will bring this info to my tech person.
> I'm
> sure she'll understand this better than I. i'd be afraid to attempt this
> on
> my own. Thanks for the info!
>
> Bob
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
>
>> You cannot upgrade the software because Vista Home Premium has features
>> that
>> are not in Business. Windows never allows an upgrade in place when it
>> will
>> result in the loss of a functionality. That is by design and nothing to
>> be
>> concerned about. You can still use the upgrade edition of Business to
>> install Business but it requires a custom install. Custom is one of the
>> two
>> options (the other is Upgrade) on the Setup screen after all the
>> preliminaries and just before you confirm the installation.
>>
>> It means you will have to reinstall your apps, files, and settings. You
>> can
>> backup your files and settings to intermediate storage with Windows Easy
>> Transfer and restore with WET after the installation of Business. You
>> will
>> still have to reinstall your programs.
>>
>>
>> "Bob" <Bob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:AF165BC0-05DE-4382-88E6-4580E48E19DA@microsoft.com...
>> >I have Vist Home Premium on my new computer. I needed to upgrade for my
>> >job.
>> > I was told to buy the Business Upgrade. I did and it turned out to be
>> > the
>> > wrong product. You CANNOT upgrade from home premium to business. I am
>> > now
>> > stuck with this software. Any suggestions?
>>