- Introduction
- Upgrading to Windows Vista from a Previous Version of Windows
- Upgrading from One Edition of Windows Vista to Another
- Performing Post-Installation Updates and Product Activation
- Summary
- Key Terms
- Apply Your Knowledge
Upgrading from One Edition of Windows Vista to Another
Objective
Upgrade from one edition of Windows Vista to another edition.
Chapter 1, "Introducing Windows Vista," introduced you to the editions Microsoft has produced for Windows Vista. Just as you can upgrade Windows XP to Vista, you can also upgrade a lower edition of Vista to a higher one. Table 3.2 summarizes the available upgrade paths.
Table 3.2. Upgrading One Edition of Vista to a Higher One
Windows Edition You Are Upgrading |
You Can Upgrade to This Edition |
Vista Home Basic |
Vista Home Premium Vista Ultimate |
Vista Home Premium |
Vista Ultimate |
Vista Business |
Vista Ultimate |
Vista Enterprise |
Vista Ultimate |
Vista Ultimate |
Cannot be upgraded further |
Windows Anytime Upgrade
The Windows Vista DVD-ROM contains the code for all editions of Vista. When you enter the license key, this tells Setup which edition of Vista you are installing. As mentioned in Chapter 2, you can also install Vista without entering a license key and then select the desired edition. Doing so enables you to preview the capabilities of a given edition before making a purchase decision. Microsoft recommends that you perform several procedures before installing Vista, regardless of the method used for installation.
Upgrading Windows Vista
Follow Step by Step 3.3 to upgrade Windows Vista Home Basic to Vista Ultimate. Other possible upgrades (as outlined previously in Table 3.2) are performed in much the same fashion.