Upgrade Home Prem. to Ultimate

> Look at the disk. Does it state Service Pack 1 on the label?
>
> If not, take the disk back to where you bought it. Beat the owner over the
> head and demand they sell you a usable product and to take the obsolete
> stuff off the shelf.
>
> Or, you could spend $10 and order a replacement disk which will have SP1 on
> it.
>
> Or, you can uninstall SP1 from your current installation and then install
> the upgrade.
>
> Or, if you own an actual installation disk (with the purchase of your HP
> Touchsmart) that includes SP1, you can simply use that disk with the Vista
> Ultimate Product Key to perform the installation.
>
> "ghodges" <ghodges@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C5F074F6-2622-4C2A-B2C5-C0FE5DCEA812@microsoft.com...

> > I have a HP Touchsmart with 64 bit Home Prem installed. I bought a Vista
> > Ultimate 64 bit retail upgrade. When I attempt the upgrade it does not

> allow

> > an upgrade. The message is:
> > The upgrade cannot be started. To upgrade, cancel the installation and

> then

> > choose to upgrade to a version that is more recent than the version you

> are

> > currently running.
> >
> > Again upgrading from Home Preminum to Ultimate how would the version of

> Home

> > be an issue?
> >
> > --
> > So long and thanks for the fish

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