Re: Home Premium -> Ultimate doesn't work

The installed programs should be either on disks or recovery partition

"MilesGibson" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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>
> Hi All,
>
> I have just purchased an HP laptop with Vista Home Premium. I am
> trying to install an MSDN version of Vista Ultimate. I have all Windows
> Updates installed. When I drag my way through the install process,
> enter the license key ( yet again ), when it gets to install, I get this
> message that it can't do an upgrade because I am trying to install a
> 32-bit OS on top of a 64 bit OS. However I KNOW that I selected the x64
> option when doing the install, what gives?
>
> I would do a clean install, however I am not sure where to get to get
> the install programs for my HP afterwards....
>
> Ideas?
>
> Thanks in Advance!
>
> Miles
>
>
> --
> MilesGibson