I bought and download vista ultimate upgrade from microsoft site.
I also bought a new laptop but it came with vista home basic. The spec. are:
Processor: Intel® Core™ Duo T2250 (1.73GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB)
Display/Screen: 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display with Truelife
Memory: 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 DIMM
Hard Drive: 80GB2 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
Optical Drive: 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer3 DVD+R write capability
Video Card: Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Primary Battery: 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Wireless Networking Cards: Dell Wireless 1390 802.11b/g Mini Card (54Mbps)
Questions:
1) Would i be able to upgrade?
2) If i upgrade to vista ultimate, would it run smooth and fast?
3) Do i need to reenter the product key since its already genuine?
4) do i have to burn it into a dvd?
5) would i have all my files?
Answers & Comments
Verified answer
Your PC is more than capable of running vista Ultimate. I am running Ulitmate on a similar setup and it runs very smoothly. The file that you downloaded from Microsoft includes the product key already, so you shouldn't have to enter anything. It will ask for the original Vista disc that came with your computer, but you shouldn't have to burn a new disc. Your files will remain in tact.
Welcome to the Vista Ultimate Nightmare. Yes, even tho your computer more than meets the specs, you have burned a lot of money and now you get to deal with the frustrations you bought with your hard earned money.
2.. No, it wont run smooth and fast. You will have to reboot everytime you sneeze, and 114,000 virii will be looking for you. You will have compatability issues with printers, and probably even some of your hardware and, of course, your favorite sofwatere wont work with Vista.
3. Yes, you will need to reenter the key and then put up with Microsoft Activation Hassel (MAH) each time you reload the Operating system, even if it is a repair.
4. You probably wont be able to burn DVD's unless you throw still more money at the problem
5. There is no guarntee you will have any of your files, unless you went to the trouble of backing your system up previously, and even then, there is no gurarntee of file compatability, even if everything was Microsoft before.
Next time, get smart and get open source software and dont put up with their krap. www.kubuntu.org will get you on the right path.