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Vista Business to Home Premium

  • 30-08-2007 9:23am
    #1
    jamieh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,073 ✭✭✭


    Hey all,

    I'm thinking about buying a Sony laptop. It has vista business installed but I want Home Premium, or maybe Ultimate.

    Is it expensive to upgrade? Do I have to buy an upgrade pack or is there any cheaper way to change from Business to Home Premium?


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  • #2
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    Vista includes a built in upgrade mechanism called Windows AnyTime Upgrade, you can find it in the control panel, you do have to pay for the upgrade I don't recall what the current price is but it will tell you.

    The only upgrade path for the business version of Vista is to the ultimate version as far as I know.


  • #3
    kaizersoze
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,042 ✭✭✭kaizersoze


    8T8 wrote:
    Vista includes a built in upgrade mechanism called Windows AnyTime Upgrade, you can find it in the control panel, you do have to pay for the upgrade I don't recall what the current price is but it will tell you.

    The only upgrade path for the business version of Vista is to the ultimate version as far as I know.
    Correct.
    It would be cheaper to buy an OEM copy of Ultimate and install it.
    I'm not sure of the cost to upgrade Business to Ultimate but as an example, it costs E202.30 to go from Hone Premium to Ultimate through AnyTime Upgrade. Business would probably be a bit cheaper.


  • #4
    Soundman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,593 ✭✭✭Soundman


    Any reason you want to change? The only difference between the two is that Business doesn't have the DVD maker (I use Nero instead) and it doesn't have the Media Center (which I wouldn't use anyway).


  • #5
    dubmick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,929 ✭✭✭dubmick


    Soundman wrote:
    Any reason you want to change? The only difference between the two is that Business doesn't have the DVD maker (I use Nero instead) and it doesn't have the Media Center (which I wouldn't use anyway).

    I was wondering that myself. The business version does me.


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