HP & Windows Anytime Upgrade

• A version of Windows Vista is already installed on your PC.  If you want to upgrade to another version of Windows Vista, then you must first purchase a digital license.
• Do not use any numbers on the Certificate of Authenticity that is affixed to your machine. This is not the digital license.
• Follow the instructions printed inside the Windows Anytime Upgrade (WAU) DVD to purchase the digital license.  A WAU disc may have been provided with your new PC, but if not, click here for more information on obtaining one.
• Insert the Windows Anytime Upgrade DVD into your PC after you have purchased the license.
• After you upgrade, some of the original settings and functionalities that were provided with your original system are removed or replaced by the new Microsoft OS settings.

Interested in upgrading your HP computer running Microsoft’s operating system, Windows Vista® to a new version of Windows Vista such as Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate? Or, are you interested in adding operating system (OS) business features such as file encryption and domain join? If so, then the Microsoft® Windows® Anytime Upgrade is a convenient way to purchase an upgrade from your existing version of Windows Vista.  The Windows Anytime Upgrade program from HP is available to HP Pavilion and Compaq Presario desktop and notebook computer customers who purchase eligible new Windows Vista computers from HP.

For more information from Microsoft about this upgrade program, please visit Windows Anytime Upgrade. You can also type in "windows anytime upgrade" in the search box in your current operating system.

If you choose to upgrade, some of the original settings and functionalities that were provided with your original system are removed or replaced by the new Microsoft OS settings.

After upgrading on HP or Compaq Consumer PCs, the following changes occur:

• HP articles are removed from the Help & Support application.
• Links from HP Total Care Advisor to HP articles in the Help & Support application no longer work.
• Links to HP partner offers are removed from the Welcome Center.
• HP logo and support information are removed from the system properties screen.
• HP logo is removed from the Performance Information & Tools screen.
• Link to HP TouchSmart application is removed from the Start menu.  The application is still accessible by a desktop icon (affects IQ series products only).
• The System Recovery functionality, either through Recovery Manager or by utilizing F11, will restore your system to its original factory image, not to the new upgraded Operating System.

After upgrading on HP or Compaq Consumer Notebook PCs, the following changes occur:

• HP articles are removed from the Help & Support application.
• Links from HP Total Care Advisor to HP articles in the Help & Support application no longer work.
• Links to HP partner offers are removed from the Welcome Center.
• HP/Compaq logo and support information are removed from the system properties screen.
• HP/Compaq logo is removed from the Performance Information & Tools screen.
• QuickPlay Link is removed from MCE Main Page.
• The System Recovery functionality, either through Recovery Manager or by utilizing F11, will restore your system to its original factory image, not to the new upgraded Operating System.  

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