Hi juist bought a new laptop and it came with windows 7 home premium X64. Is it possible without formatting and re-installing windows to change it to ultimate? as i understand it you can upgrade via MS by just changing the product key? Thanks for any help Matt
yep, as long as it is a big name brand you just use a key from the SLP key topic here on MDL and use it in the "windows anytime upgrade" program and you should be good to go
Do a clean install, get rid of that junk pre-installed by Toshiba. I got 3 Toshiba laptops. I mean; I've done that to my 3 laptops
I would, but i have a issue with the drivers that windows update installs. when i do a clean install. When the system hibernates it freezes the mouse when starting back up. The only way ive found it sort it is using the recovery disks, i suspose theres a different driver for the mouse or summit. Matt
you mean mouse pad - you dont change it, too much hassle. Don't download the driver, it will work better without.
Im pretty sure ive done that, i cant remember. next time i wipe it, ill do driver installs one by one and see what triggers it. Thanks for your help. Matt
Nope still the same. goes through the validating key, i accpet the terms but fails when its installing the upgrade Matt
Yeap, maybe but my mouse wouldnt be working NVM got it, it was needing a rebbot after doing some w/updates. Once it had rebooted it came up as windows ulimate. Thanks for your help Matt
'cos they stupid?r...prob. started as a marketing ploy to sell upgrade keys - nobody thought to block OEM upgrades... unless someone knows if there is such a need by OEM's..a lot of what they do makes little to no sense 'suppose it's hard to think straight with dollar signs in ur eyes