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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / Setup and Deployment / May 2008install home prem with ultimate disc
i was wonderinf if its possible to install home premium with a valid-legal home premium product key, using a vista ultimate disc. since supposedly all vista versions are on the one disc. i was figuring it woudl ask for the product key, recognize it was a home premium key and install home premium. will this happen? thanks.  Signaturedontstealmyfish dontstealmyfish;687704 Wrote: > i was wonderinf if its possible to install home premium with a > valid-legal home premium product key, using a vista ultimate disc. since > supposedly all vista versions are on the one disc. i was figuring it > woudl ask for the product key, recognize it was a home premium key and > install home premium. will this happen? thanks. I think it may depend on where you obtained the disc, but in general what you described should work fine as long as you are not attempting to move from a 32-bit to a 64-bit version (those would be on separate DVDs). I get my Vista DVDs as part of my MSDN subscription and all Vista SKUs are included in the same install image (Home, Business, Ultimate, etc). The x86 and x64 installs are on separate discs though. When you install it you should be able to either choose which version you want (by not entering a product key) and delay activation until later, or just let it pick which version to install based on the product key you entered. I can't say for sure about retail discs though, as I have no experience with them. Signaturemkprilliman "The Deathstar is fully operational." Antec Nine Hundred / Core 2 Quad Q6600 / MSI P6N Diamond / CoolerMaster RP Pro 1000 PSU / X-Fi 7.1 / 4x 1GB Corsair XMS2 PC-6400 / 2x MSI NX8600GTS-OC / 150GB Raptor (system) / 4 x 500GB HDD (RAID 5) / 1x 300GB HDD (beta partition) / Venus T4U (1TB capacity) / 1x Dell 2407WFP wrapped by 2x 20.1" FPs/ Logitech Z-5300 speakers Yes, this is how retail DVDs of Vista work. When you put in the key (retail key, not OEM key) it will install the version and type (upgrade or clean install) that the key corresponds to. > i was wonderinf if its possible to install home premium with a > valid-legal home premium product key, using a vista ultimate disc. since > supposedly all vista versions are on the one disc. i was figuring it > woudl ask for the product key, recognize it was a home premium key and > install home premium. will this happen? thanks. > Yes, this is how retail DVDs of Vista work. When you put in the key > (retail key, not OEM key) it will install the version and type (upgrade or > clean install) that the key corresponds to. I also have a question along the sam elines, but it involves an OEM key. I have a friend who purchased a display model HP from Costco (I think) and somehow the installation became munged up where he can not add/remove ANY programs. My advice was rather than banging his head against the problem, wipe the disk and do a fresh install - problem is he never created the restore disks originally, and now it will not allow him to do so. If I loan him my Vista Ultimate CD, can he use his OEM key to re-install Vista Home Premium on his HP?? TIA Probably not. Retail and OEM media and keys do not mix. Your friend should contact the PC manufacturer and purchase the restore media - most of them will sell it for a small charge. SignatureRichard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/ * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/ >> Yes, this is how retail DVDs of Vista work. When you put in the key >> (retail key, not OEM key) it will install the version and type (upgrade [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > TIA "Comcast" <aaronbav(at)ccast.net> wrote in message > news:79OdnUnDp_cbkYTVnZ2dnUVZ_u6dnZ2d@comcast.com... >>> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> >> TIA >>> Yes, this is how retail DVDs of Vista work. When you put in the key >>> (retail key, not OEM key) it will install the version and type (upgrade >>> or clean install) that the key corresponds to. Thank you for your reply Richard. Do you think it would be possible to run a REPAIR installation from my Ultimate DVD (I mistakenly typed CD earlier) to fix his OEM installed Home Premium? Nope, because of the same issue. OEM and Retail media and keys do not mix. SignatureRichard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/ * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/ > "Comcast" <aaronbav(at)ccast.net> wrote in message >> news:79OdnUnDp_cbkYTVnZ2dnUVZ_u6dnZ2d@comcast.com... [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Ultimate DVD (I mistakenly typed CD earlier) to fix his OEM installed Home > Premium? Thank you for your reply Richard! > Nope, because of the same issue. OEM and Retail media and keys do not > mix. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >> Ultimate DVD (I mistakenly typed CD earlier) to fix his OEM installed >> Home Premium? Glad to have been or service. SignatureRichard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper@gmail.com * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/ * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/ > Thank you for your reply Richard! > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >>> Ultimate DVD (I mistakenly typed CD earlier) to fix his OEM installed >>> Home Premium? |
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