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available updates and security tools as they become available. If you choose “Ask

me later,” Windows Update will be disabled.

9. Review the date and time settings, and then make changes as necessary. Click Next.

10. If a network card was detected during setup, networking components were

installed automatically. Depending on the type of location you are at, click

Home, Work, or Public Location. Windows Vista will then configure network-

ing for this location.

11. Click Start. Windows Vista will check the computer performance and assign a

performance rating.

12. When the operating system starts, you’ll see the Welcome Center.

Upgrading Your Windows Vista Edition

You can easily upgrade Windows Vista editions from one edition to another.

Table 22-2 provides an overview of the upgrade paths you can use to upgrade from

basic editions to the enhanced editions.

You can upgrade the edition installed on a computer by clicking Start

➝ Control

Panel

➝ System and Maintenance. On the System and Maintenance page, click “Find

which version of Windows you are using” under Welcome Center. Once you’ve

determined the Windows Vista edition you are running and have determined that an

edition upgrade is possible, you can begin your upgrade.

You can perform an edition upgrade using the built-in Windows Anytime Upgrade

feature or a Windows Anytime Upgrade disk:

• To start an upgrade using the built-in Windows Anytime Upgrade feature, click

Start and then click Control Panel. In the Control Panel, click System and Main-

tenance and then click Windows Anytime Upgrade. To complete the upgrade,

you’ll access the Microsoft web site, where you can purchase the upgrade and

find instructions for upgrading. You’ll need the Windows Vista distribution

media. The distribution media contains the components for all Windows Vista

versions, and it is the product key you provide to unlock and install the features

for a specific version.

Table 22-2. Upgrade options for Windows Vista editions

Windows Vista Edition Upgrades to…

Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate

Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Ultimate

Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate

Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Ultimate

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• To start an upgrade using a Windows Anytime Upgrade disk, start your com-

puter and then insert the upgrade disk you’ve purchased. You’ll need the Win-

dows Vista distribution media. The distribution media contains the components

for all Windows Vista versions, and it is the product key you provide to unlock

and install the features for a specific version.

Once you’ve completed the upgrade, your computer will be running the new edition

and will have all the features of this edition.