Microsoft Windows Vista Anytime Upgrade Pack [Home Premium to Ultimate] [OLD VERSION]

I wanted a new computer with Ultimate already installed, but instead bought a new HP with Home Premium and decided to use the "Upgrade Anytime" feature to step up to Ultimate. Big mistake!I followed the instructions explicitly. 30 minutes into the installation I receive an error "Windows could not configure one or more system components. To install Windows restart the computer and then restart the installation", then, "The upgrade was not successful. Your previous version of Windows is being restored. Do not restart your computer during this time."Since it said to "restart the computer and restart the installation", I tried that. Same result. Apparently there is some component on my computer that is in conflict with the upgrade, however the error message is generic and won't tell me specifically why. Considering this is a new computer with a fresh-clean installation of Home Premium, it is rather disappointing. I could understand if there was a lot of junk on the computer- but it's new.So wish me luck-since there's no 24 hour support for the anytime upgrade department at Microsoft, I'll be calling them in the morning and going through the "Tech Support Hokey Pokey".If you're considering purchasing this product make sure you have ample time and patience on your hands (during tech support business hours) to fiddle and tweak your applications, updates and settings.

I too was concerned about some of the reviews indicating serious problems with this upgrade, but I needed some of the Business options, so I ordered this upgrade, and obtained an Anytime Upgrade disc from Microsoft. The Amazon license key purchase was nearly instant, and I made sure that all applications were turned off/shut down (esp. the "quiet" ones in the toolbar), and I was NOT running antivirus, as those programs are known to interfere with system-level activities.Also, I had a clean install of HomePremium that was only about a month old, so I suppose the system was still pretty "clean". I also allowed the installation program to search for updates before beginning, and it downloaded a large file, then started installation over again. These are NOT Windows Updates -- after it was all done, Windows Update installed 37 additional Recommended updates, and I chose another five or so of the Optional ones.The only glitch I ran across was during the first restart - Windows was not able to shut down, and I couldn't shut it down from menus either. I finally powered the system off, and when I powered back on, it went back into Setup and continued the process. Subsequent restarts occurred without incident.It does take a few hours, as advertised, and I did back up my personal folders and settings just in case. Ultimately (no pun intended), all my programs and settings were preserved, and I'm back up and running Vista Ultimate, which is the version I should have bought in the first place.

I guess it is fine, it will not upgrade my computer something about a APCI interface. So I will try anouther computer a see what happensThanks for the fast turnaround time

I think I'm computer literate but I had a difficult time installing this update from Office Home and Student 2007. The technical support ( out-sourced ) had a hard time communicating with me, He had to do an easy assist and take over my computer to install. Before installing the program, he had to delete several programs which I had to reinstall.I bought the update because I wanted to translate several languages to and back to English. I needed the Ultimate update for the Language software moduals that works thru MS Word 2007. The Technical support can't help me even after transfering me to different departments. The real fustrating part about this is; that they left me hanging three , going on four days now, where they said they will get back to me with some one who knows what to do. I've arranged times and dates to be here when they call to fix the the language softwere problem,( can't get the languages I need).As for my review, the upgrade to Ultimate probably works, I did not notice much difference between The Home Premium and Ultimate, but I don't use all the frills and gagets that they advertise.If you decide to buy, Suspect That The Technical Support Is Questionable.

I installed with no issues. This is the 32 bit version only. Make sure this is what you want.

I have tried this product out and the upgrade is as simple as scratching the palm of your head. I had the premium pack and it was amazing simple to upgrade it to ultimate.Thanks for this amazing product......

I purchased this to upgrade from Windows Vista Home Premium to Windows Vista Ultimate so that I could run Virtual PC 2007. The first time I tried the upgrade it failed (after about 3hours) with a non-specific error: Windows was unable to upgrade a component or components. I tried it again with the help of Microsoft phone support. The second time it also failed but it also took out my hard disk so that I had to restore it from my latest backup. This product is still in the alpha stage. Don't buy it unless you have at least 8 hours to play around with it. It is not a stable product.