Vista upgrade question

[Deceiver]

I had a laptop last year that the screen busted on. I ended up parting out the entire laptop. I kept the sticker for the XP license for XP home. Am I able to use it to upgrade to Vista on my desktop? It is currently running Win2k, but I don't think there is an upgrade path for it to Vista. Will it only upgrade to the basic Vista? I'd prefer to have business or ultimate.

 

[dfuze]

I am not sure of what versions you need to upgrade from. But technically, the XP was on the laptop and therefore I think you would only be able to use vista on that. Since the machine doesn't exist anymore, technically the xp licesense for it "doesn't exist" anymore.

 

[SilentRunning]

You can upgrade from your current edition of Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000 to a corresponding or better edition of Windows Vista by purchasing and installing an upgrade copy of Windows Vista. Depending on which edition of Windows you are running and the edition of Windows Vista you would like to install, you have two options for the installation process:

In-place upgrade
You can upgrade in-place, which means you can install Windows Vista and retain your applications, files, and settings as they were in your previous edition of Windows.

Clean install
Upgrading to Windows Vista with a clean install means that you should use Windows Easy Transfer to automatically copy all your files and settings to an extra hard drive or other storage device, and then install Windows Vista. After the installation is complete, Windows Easy Transfer will reload your files and settings on your upgraded PC. You will then need to reinstall your applications.

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Notes:
If you are currently using Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional x64, you are eligible for an upgrade copy to a corresponding or better edition of Windows Vista, but a clean install is required.


Linky

I take that to mean you can purchase the upgrade version of Vista Business or Ultimate if you are using Windows 2000