"dennis" <ddevries9999[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message
news:539910CB-9C83-4D37-97D4-59E4E5973304[ at ]microsoft.com...
[Quoted Text] >I downloaded and installed the vista enterprise VHD from microsoft and am
> quite impressed with its look and feel. It runs better in .5 gig of memory
> than my XP VHD does. it will time out at the end of June and therein lies
> my
> question. My company sent me a legal DVD of vista business upgrade. Can I
> install this upgrade over the vista enterprise installation or do I have
> to
> start all over. I have invested quite a bit of time configuring and
> installing appications and hate to do it all over again. I found out too
> late
> that an individual cannot purchase a vista enterprise license.
> What are my options at this point?
>
> Dennis
The upgrade requires you to have a properly licensed copy of a product to
upgrade from - you do not have that in the form of the VHD as that was a no
charge 30 day eval copy.
SO if you want to use your upgrade you need to pay for a full OS to upgrade
from.
So if you are only wanting to run the Vista Business in Virtual machine you
first need to buy a license for something like Windows XP for that VM.
If you try and build a VM with just the upgrade disk without purchasing a
previous version then you are incorrectly licensed.
If you want to build a VM get your company to send you a full version not an
upgrade.
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Mike Brannigan
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