Can't upgrade from Vista Basic to Enterprise Cuzzi 10/14/2008 3:33:01 PM I am trying to do a simple upgrade from Vista Basic to Vista Enterprise. I have tried to do the install from within Vista and by booting up with the DVD. However, I get the same message either way - "Upgrade has been disabled. You cannot upgrade from Windows Vista Home Basic to Windows Vista Enterprise. You can upgrade to Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Ultimate." I have researched this endlessly and can't find any answers. I would prefer not to do a clean install. Any help is appreciated.

Re: Can't upgrade from Vista Basic to Enterprise "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch[ at ]nospamgmail.com> 10/14/2008 3:45:14 PM Windows Vista Enterprise Edition can only be clean installed. -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Cuzzi" <Cuzzi[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B556E182-5924-4757-817D-D698AADE69A5[ at ]microsoft.com... I am trying to do a simple upgrade from Vista Basic to Vista Enterprise. I have tried to do the install from within Vista and by booting up with the DVD. However, I get the same message either way - "Upgrade has been disabled. You cannot upgrade from Windows Vista Home Basic to Windows Vista Enterprise. You can upgrade to Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Ultimate." I have researched this endlessly and can't find any answers. I would prefer not to do a clean install. Any help is appreciated.

Re: Can't upgrade from Vista Basic to Enterprise SIW2 <guest[ at ]unknown-email.com> 10/14/2008 4:05:49 PM Cuzzi;860785 Wrote: > I am trying to do a simple upgrade from Vista Basic to Vista Enterprise. > I > have tried to do the install from within Vista and by booting up with > the > DVD. However, I get the same message either way - > > "Upgrade has been disabled. You cannot upgrade from Windows Vista Home > Basic to Windows Vista Enterprise. You can upgrade to Windows Vista > Home > Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, Windows > Vista > Ultimate." > > I have researched this endlessly and can't find any answers. I would > prefer > not to do a clean install. Any help is appreciated. Hi cuzzi, The info. I have on Upgrade paths available for Vista SKU's is that you can only "upgrade" in the sense you mean from Home Basic to Home Premium or Ultimate. Other editions may be an upgrade in the general sense of the word, i.e. changing to a higher edition, but they require a "clean" install. You could use Windows Easy transfer to ease the process. Transfer files and settings from your existing install ( i.e. your "old computer" ) to an external hd - not sure if you can transfer to another partition on the same machine. Then transfer them to your new install i.e. your "new computer". Did you purchase an upgrade license from MS and get a new install dvd? Hope that helps SIW2 -- SIW2