You activate your Home Premium now, then you can use the anytime upgrade to
install the upgrade.
You can't upgrade until you have activated your Home Premium.
"Mousesurfer" <Mousesurfer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9CD86A9E-4C55-4233-865D-6B5EE5C8AFBC@microsoft.com...
> So I assume that as I'm still with the same computer and the same Windows
> Vista Home Premium then (and when I just now looked at my System/Windows
> Activation screen it shows me 2 days until automatic activation.) Does
> that
> mean in two days I should be able to reactivate it again with this -
> Windows
> Anytime Upgrade Discs? and it should work?
>
> --
> bjg3117
>
>
> "Gary Mount" wrote:
>
>> You need to have the same installation of Vista that you had when you
>> first
>> used the anytime upgrade. It also has to be activated first before you
>> can
>> do the anytime upgrade.
>>
>> "Mousesurfer" <Mousesurfer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news
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>> > Hey Gary:
>> > Well, I found the digital locker you me to go to. The following
>> > happened.
>> >
>> > It showed me; Your Software (1); Name: Windows Vista Home Premium to
>> > Windows Vista Ultimate; Type: Software Date: 07/05/2007 - view &record
>> > your
>> > license prior to downloading. All the important and needed information
>> > I
>> > thought I required. I ws a happy camper. I clicked on - Install
>> > License.
>> >
>> > Then it says: "Can not install License Package from the Edition of
>> > Windows
>> > which you are using. For assistance please try one of the following.
>> > and
>> > gave
>> > me a tel # a
>> > link and an email address which I have since been in contact and an no
>> > further ahead no than I was when I started. Besides that I believe what
>> > he
>> > was trying to tell me was to wait until my computer was advised me to -
>> > Activate Windows now - and then re-install the - Windows Anytime
>> > Upgrade
>> > disc? Does this sound right?
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > bjg3117
>> >
>> >
>> > "Mousesurfer" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Once again, thank you for replying so quickly. I will try what you
>> >> have
>> >> giving me to do. I appreciate the help, as this whole experience has
>> >> been
>> >> a
>> >> very frustrating and bumpy trail of Windows Vista not playing nice
>> >> with
>> >> most of my other programs.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> bjg3117
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Gary Mount" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > If you don't know where your "license" for the upgrade is, then...
>> >> > From Microsoft...
>> >> > "A personal digital locker is created for you when you purchase a
>> >> > Windows
>> >> > Vista upgrade. Your digital locker stores your product keys and
>> >> > purchase
>> >> > information which, when used together, allow you to reinstall your
>> >> > upgrade
>> >> > if necessary. A copy of your upgrade is also stored in your digital
>> >> > locker.
>> >> >
>> >> > To access your upgrade in your digital locker for recovery:
>> >> >
>> >> > Click Start, and then click Control Panel. Double-click the digital
>> >> > locker
>> >> > icon. Alternatively, you can go directly to the Digital Locker
>> >> > website.
>> >> > "
>> >> > https://digitallocker.windowsmarketp...spx?limode=wau
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Mousesurfer" <Mousesurfer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> > message
>> >> > news:24D7EDCA-BA78-4AF5-8CA1-2BCC24801D97@microsoft.com...
>> >> > > Thank you for replying to my email
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Sorry, I am not familiar with this online digital locker your
>> >> > > referring
>> >> > > to,
>> >> > > and that's part of the problem is not knowing my product key # for
>> >> > > the -
>> >> > > Windows Anytime upgrade (I know it for the Home Premium, but not
>> >> > > for
>> >> > > the
>> >> > > Windows Anytime). How do I go about do that?
>> >> > > --
>> >> > > bjg3117
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > > "Gary Mount" wrote:
>> >> > >
>> >> > >> Use the Phone in method to activate your copy.
>> >> > >> My experience is similar to yours. I upgraded from Home Premium
>> >> > >> to
>> >> > >> Ultimate
>> >> > >> and had a system failure some weeks later and had to reinstall.
>> >> > >> I could not activate my re installed version automatically via
>> >> > >> the
>> >> > >> Internet.
>> >> > >> I had reinstalled to a different hard drive from my first
>> >> > >> activated
>> >> > >> install.
>> >> > >> Instead of phoning in to activate, I reinstalled Ultimate but
>> >> > >> installed
>> >> > >> to
>> >> > >> the same drive the first activated version had been installed on.
>> >> > >> The activation went through without having to use the phone
>> >> > >> method.
>> >> > >> Anyway, the phone in method will work.
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> I am assuming you used your anytime upgrade license key to
>> >> > >> reinstall
>> >> > >> the
>> >> > >> upgrade.
>> >> > >> If you did not, then you can go to your online digital locker and
>> >> > >> recover
>> >> > >> your anytime upgrade license key to reinstall your upgrade.
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >> "Mousesurfer" <Mousesurfer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> > >> message
>> >> > >> news:191CF454-5C19-4DB6-A22D-16F35AF2017A@microsoft.com...
>> >> > >> > I purchased from Staples (07/05/2007) the Windows Anytime
>> >> > >> > Upgrade
>> >> > >> > disc
>> >> > >> > to
>> >> > >> > go
>> >> > >> > from; Windows Vista Home Premium to Windows Vista Ultimate.
>> >> > >> > (This
>> >> > >> > was
>> >> > >> > all
>> >> > >> > from from a complete witch over from Windows XP to begin with
>> >> > >> > as I
>> >> > >> > bought
>> >> > >> > a
>> >> > >> > new computer system. Which, quite truthfully has been nothing
>> >> > >> > but
>> >> > >> > frustrating
>> >> > >> > and headaches right from the beginning).
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > My computer crashed. I re-installed HP Recovery Disc & Windows
>> >> > >> > Anytime
>> >> > >> > Discs
>> >> > >> > - all seemed well. Then it started telling me I needed to -
>> >> > >> > "Activate
>> >> > >> > Windows
>> >> > >> > in so many days or it would (I believe it said) become
>> >> > >> > inactive?
>> >> > >> > Which
>> >> > >> > it
>> >> > >> > did.....I'm now back to just Windows Home Premium.
>> >> > >> >
>> >> > >> > Does this mean I have to fork out more money? and I guess and
>> >> > >> > can't
>> >> > >> > even
>> >> > >> > just get the upgrade this time around can I? because I'm
>> >> > >> > already
>> >> > >> > on the
>> >> > >> > Home
>> >> > >> > Premium?
>> >> > >> > I need help please!!!! I fairly new at all this. I'm not a
>> >> > >> > computer
>> >> > >> > tech,
>> >> > >> > just a someone that has a homebased computer.
>> >> > >> > --
>> >> > >> > bjg3117
>> >> > >>
>> >> > >>
>> >> >
>>