![]() Bott points out that, "Microsoft clearly has no desire to upset its retail and OEM partners by trying to sell licenses directly to Windows customers." That makes sense, and I'm sure that the big partners are just drooling over this option. The first step is particularly interesting because Microsoft directs a user to one of its partner websites for the purchase. ![]() Finally, the upgrade is performed from the Vista CD or DVD. Next, a license is downloaded to the PC authorizing the operating system to perform the upgrade. First, the user pays for the upgrade online. Users must follow a three step process in order to upgrade their system. The upgrade, called Windows Anytime Upgrade, allows users to go directly to their control panel and upgrade their copy of Vista. ![]() With the instant upgrades, users will be able to upgrade from Home Basic to Home Premium to Ultimate from the same disk. In a blog post on Tuesday, Ed Bott went into detail about instant Windows Vista upgrades.
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