Windows repair install of Ultimate will always fail.

Following the instructions for a repair install reports that Windows
will not allow and "Upgrade" from within the " Ultimate" version as
there is no upgrade past this version. It figures of course. It looks
like I will have to do a complete reinstall which is something I
wanted to avoid. I wonder what MS has for a workaround after the OS
being hosed my a fail update of .NET.

Al.

Allen Drake wrote:
> Following the instructions for a repair install reports that Windows
> will not allow and "Upgrade" from within the " Ultimate" version as
> there is no upgrade past this version. It figures of course. It looks
> like I will have to do a complete reinstall which is something I
> wanted to avoid. I wonder what MS has for a workaround after the OS
> being hosed my a fail update of .NET.
>
> Al.

According to this, that's a setup check that can be bypassed.

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...f-1786e43cf51d

The search terms I tried are:

"repair install" downgrade windows 7

Paul

On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:51:24 -0500, Paul <> wrote:

>Allen Drake wrote:
>> Following the instructions for a repair install reports that Windows
>> will not allow and "Upgrade" from within the " Ultimate" version as
>> there is no upgrade past this version. It figures of course. It looks
>> like I will have to do a complete reinstall which is something I
>> wanted to avoid. I wonder what MS has for a workaround after the OS
>> being hosed my a fail update of .NET.
>>
>> Al.
>
>According to this, that's a setup check that can be bypassed.
>
>http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...f-1786e43cf51d
>
>The search terms I tried are:
>
> "repair install" downgrade windows 7
>
> Paul

That is a very confusing post Paul. From what I gather I will be
downgrading my OS or will there just be a bit of trickery involved? In
the end the OP decided to do a clean install and no one verified that
this actually worked. Correct? That program was "assumed" to make a
registry change but again nothing was verified. Am I just totally
confused and you actually understand what was happening or should I
just go for it and see what happens.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
use this tool:

http://mp7000.deviantart.com/art/Win...rade-159805048

Start the Program and select the Version you wand to Downgrade. Then
insert you Install Disk you buy and click Install. Then select Upgrade
and Windows will downgrade your Windows Enterprise Edition.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I am thinking that "Windows Enterprise Edition" can be substituted
with Windows 7 Home Premium? Then I can do and additional repair
install that will upgrade to Ultimate?

I must need to take a smart pill before I actually try this, right?

On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:51:24 -0500, Paul <> wrote:

>Allen Drake wrote:
>> Following the instructions for a repair install reports that Windows
>> will not allow and "Upgrade" from within the " Ultimate" version as
>> there is no upgrade past this version. It figures of course. It looks
>> like I will have to do a complete reinstall which is something I
>> wanted to avoid. I wonder what MS has for a workaround after the OS
>> being hosed my a fail update of .NET.
>>
>> Al.
>
>According to this, that's a setup check that can be bypassed.
>
>http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...f-1786e43cf51d
>
>The search terms I tried are:
>
> "repair install" downgrade windows 7
>
> Paul

OK, Now I get it.(took smart pill). I edited the registry as
recommended. Now I am about to try this repair install again thinking
the trickery will work so I now assume I should be entering the
Ultimate key I hope? I found it with Belarc.

On 21/01/2012 1:22 PM, Allen Drake wrote:
>
> Following the instructions for a repair install reports that Windows
> will not allow and "Upgrade" from within the " Ultimate" version as
> there is no upgrade past this version. It figures of course. It looks
> like I will have to do a complete reinstall which is something I
> wanted to avoid. I wonder what MS has for a workaround after the OS
> being hosed my a fail update of .NET.
>
> Al.

Have you tried this?

Repair Install - Windows 7 Forums
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...r-install.html

Yousuf Khan

Allen Drake wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:51:24 -0500, Paul <> wrote:
>
>> Allen Drake wrote:
>>> Following the instructions for a repair install reports that Windows
>>> will not allow and "Upgrade" from within the " Ultimate" version as
>>> there is no upgrade past this version. It figures of course. It looks
>>> like I will have to do a complete reinstall which is something I
>>> wanted to avoid. I wonder what MS has for a workaround after the OS
>>> being hosed my a fail update of .NET.
>>>
>>> Al.
>> According to this, that's a setup check that can be bypassed.
>>
>> http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...f-1786e43cf51d
>>
>> The search terms I tried are:
>>
>> "repair install" downgrade windows 7
>>
>> Paul
>
> OK, Now I get it.(took smart pill). I edited the registry as
> recommended. Now I am about to try this repair install again thinking
> the trickery will work so I now assume I should be entering the
> Ultimate key I hope? I found it with Belarc.

Well, this is your experiment :-)

See post #9 here. As I would have expected. Repair install to Premium,
AnyTime Upgrade from menu to finish the job.

http://www.sevenforums.com/installat...e-upgrade.html

Search term:

using anytime upgrade key during repair install

HTH,
Paul

On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:59:07 -0500, Paul <> wrote:

>Allen Drake wrote:
>> On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:51:24 -0500, Paul <> wrote:
>>
>>> Allen Drake wrote:
>>>> Following the instructions for a repair install reports that Windows
>>>> will not allow and "Upgrade" from within the " Ultimate" version as
>>>> there is no upgrade past this version. It figures of course. It looks
>>>> like I will have to do a complete reinstall which is something I
>>>> wanted to avoid. I wonder what MS has for a workaround after the OS
>>>> being hosed my a fail update of .NET.
>>>>
>>>> Al.
>>> According to this, that's a setup check that can be bypassed.
>>>
>>> http://social.technet.microsoft.com/...f-1786e43cf51d
>>>
>>> The search terms I tried are:
>>>
>>> "repair install" downgrade windows 7
>>>
>>> Paul
>>
>> OK, Now I get it.(took smart pill). I edited the registry as
>> recommended. Now I am about to try this repair install again thinking
>> the trickery will work so I now assume I should be entering the
>> Ultimate key I hope? I found it with Belarc.
>
>Well, this is your experiment :-)
>
>See post #9 here. As I would have expected. Repair install to Premium,
>AnyTime Upgrade from menu to finish the job.
>
>http://www.sevenforums.com/installat...e-upgrade.html
>
>Search term:
>
> using anytime upgrade key during repair install
>
>HTH,
> Paul
I just finished and now I have an OS that is downgraded to Home
Premium. The Ultimate key was not accepted so I was forced to use the
Home Premium key. Activation was needed or I got the "not Genuine"
nag. So now I will review your link and see what I can do to get back
my Ultimate.

On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:42:08 -0500, Yousuf Khan
<> wrote:

>On 21/01/2012 1:22 PM, Allen Drake wrote:
>>
>> Following the instructions for a repair install reports that Windows
>> will not allow and "Upgrade" from within the " Ultimate" version as
>> there is no upgrade past this version. It figures of course. It looks
>> like I will have to do a complete reinstall which is something I
>> wanted to avoid. I wonder what MS has for a workaround after the OS
>> being hosed my a fail update of .NET.
>>
>> Al.
>
>Have you tried this?
>
>Repair Install - Windows 7 Forums
>http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...r-install.html
>
> Yousuf Khan

Yes I tried that but there is no way to "Upgrade" further then
Ultimate so that failed. Recapping, I am now stuck with Home Premium
looking for a way to restore to Ultimate.

Allen Drake wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:42:08 -0500, Yousuf Khan
> <> wrote:
>
>> On 21/01/2012 1:22 PM, Allen Drake wrote:
>>> Following the instructions for a repair install reports that Windows
>>> will not allow and "Upgrade" from within the " Ultimate" version as
>>> there is no upgrade past this version. It figures of course. It looks
>>> like I will have to do a complete reinstall which is something I
>>> wanted to avoid. I wonder what MS has for a workaround after the OS
>>> being hosed my a fail update of .NET.
>>>
>>> Al.
>> Have you tried this?
>>
>> Repair Install - Windows 7 Forums
>> http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...r-install.html
>>
>> Yousuf Khan
>
> Yes I tried that but there is no way to "Upgrade" further then
> Ultimate so that failed. Recapping, I am now stuck with Home Premium
> looking for a way to restore to Ultimate.

This is the first reference I can find. Does your Ultimate key work with this ?

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...nytime-upgrade

Paul

On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:03:24 -0500, Paul <> wrote:

>Allen Drake wrote:
>> On Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:42:08 -0500, Yousuf Khan
>> <> wrote:
>>
>>> On 21/01/2012 1:22 PM, Allen Drake wrote:
>>>> Following the instructions for a repair install reports that Windows
>>>> will not allow and "Upgrade" from within the " Ultimate" version as
>>>> there is no upgrade past this version. It figures of course. It looks
>>>> like I will have to do a complete reinstall which is something I
>>>> wanted to avoid. I wonder what MS has for a workaround after the OS
>>>> being hosed my a fail update of .NET.
>>>>
>>>> Al.
>>> Have you tried this?
>>>
>>> Repair Install - Windows 7 Forums
>>> http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...r-install.html
>>>
>>> Yousuf Khan
>>
>> Yes I tried that but there is no way to "Upgrade" further then
>> Ultimate so that failed. Recapping, I am now stuck with Home Premium
>> looking for a way to restore to Ultimate.
>
>This is the first reference I can find. Does your Ultimate key work with this ?
>
>http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...nytime-upgrade
>
> Paul

I don't see how I can enter my upgrade key. There is a process but I
need a PIN number to go forward.



•If the upgrade key is not inside the Windows Anytime Upgrade upgrade
key card package, review the package instructions. You might need to
first retrieve your upgrade key.



" Without a valid PIN you cannot retrieve your Product Key. PINs can
only be activated at the store where your Windows Anytime Upgrade
Product Key card was purchased. Return to the store with your receipt
or proof of purchase to activate your PIN. "

This seems like an endless loop.