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So if you do the anytime upgrade from the business edition, what happens when you reformat your hardrive? Do you just have business edition and cant get the ultimate upgrade back?

I'm wondering that as well

I assume when you purchase any time upgrade you get a serial code and you essentially re-enter the numbers, remember all vista discs have all versions of windows, which ever serial that code is linked to, you will activate that version.

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Would I be able to install home premium with business product key since the business version is higher??

Nope, as they are two seperate things. The business version isn't higher, it's a different platform. Home Premium has features like Media Center, Movie Maker HD and a more fancy photo slideshow tool among other consumer niceties. Business eschews all that and introduces features like Remote Desktop, shadow copy, small business tools, faxing, EFS and a bunch of other things that home users likely wouldn't want (except for remote desktop, grrr.) Anyway, if you really want all those features and more, Ultimate is the way to go!

Sometimes I wonder why they bothered segregating Windows like that...

can we install vista without a key? How long will it last? 3days or 30 days?

You can install Windows Vista without a key, and it will last for 30 days. However, this is not an invitation to use it as a trial! Make sure you have a key that you can enter within those 30 days ;)

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Its hard to read the inside of that sleeve...

How much does it say it costs to upgrade to Ultimate using Anytime Upgrade?

By the way, if since we have an OEM license and are supposedly only allowed to re-install/re-upgrade once, what is one to do?

Probably just make a full sytem image backup, right?

Does the built in Windows Backup utility allow for a full system image backup (like Acronis), or is it a crappy "back up your files and documents" backup like in Windows Defender?

Also, has anyone done an in-place upgrade from XP to Vista? I'm wondering how well it retains all your installed applications and everything; Id also assume it somehow migrates your My Documents folder contents into the relevant Vista user folders... experiences?

Ahh, if we make an image of vista wont it not work if we have new CPU/MOBO etc?

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Ahh, if we make an image of vista wont it not work if we have new CPU/MOBO etc?

Correct.

Wasnt it said at one point, however, that Vista will initially copy all its generic files over to do the install, then set up specifically for your devices? If that's the case, could one image an activated installation that has no hardware-specific information that would cause a full backup to no longer work?

Dont know...someone will figure something out.

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Someone over in the Vista forums for Microsoft's windowshelp communities, posted the following from an e-mail they received after asking the powertogether support when they could expect to receive their shipment.

"If you are only receiving one of the gifts, your order will be processed to

ship as soon as the materials are ready. If you have qualified to receive

both gifts, you must submit a signed W-9 before we may process your order.

Once your W-9 is processed and the materials are ready, your order will be

processed to ship."

This concerns me. I have a feeling those doing both offers will be waiting a bit as our W-9s are "processed".

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Unimatrix Xero

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Did any canucks try this? It was US only right? I skimmed the last couple pages and some guy from the UK said he did it?

yes that was me.. hehe ive got the convermatin email telling me that ive got a copy of vista business, (proof if needed)

the postal code was set to 91210, but the address before that was my FULL UK address including postcode..

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not unless you are ordering office for them it's only if you singly by yourself on your own ordered Windows Vista AND Office to your address however if you read back, it's fine for two or more people separately to order to same address

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Prosidius

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If you have a Business License and want to upgrade to Ultimate you can and want to reformat you say, I think the key will be licensed for Ultimate so it will install Ultimate instead of Business or whatever version.

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