You would be able to use the Windows Anytime Upgrade feature which is built
into Vista to upgrade from Home Premium to Ultimate.
It can be accessed via Control Panel\System and Maintenance\Windows Anytime
Upgrade
The procedure is done online.
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"BChat" <not@available.com> wrote in message
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> If I buy & install a full version of Home Premium and later want to
> upgrade
> to Ultimate, can it be done by purchasing an Ultimate key from Microsoft?
> If upgrading is possible, would the Ultimate install be an "upgrade"
> saving
> all setting/programs, or would it be a clean install saving nothing?
> TIA
> BChat
>
>