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Cant upgrade vista premium to ultimate


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gop

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Hi, im trying to upgrade my vista home premium to vista ultimate. However, although the upgrade advisor sees no issues, the upgrade will not let me upgrade, i can do a complete install but will loose all my program settings etc. I get this message:

"The upgrade cannot be started. To upgrade, cancel the installation and then choose to upgrade to a version of windows that is more recent than the one you are currently running."
How can I upgrade to more recent version 1st when that is what i am trying to do.

I checked in microsoft, and they report that i need to uninstall SP1. I was able to uninstall SP2 from add/remove, but i cant find SP1.

So can anyone tell me how to find it? some of the methods in the microsoft article are to advanced for me.

Heres my specs:

Computer System
Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Model: M52L-S3P
Operating System
Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium (Service Pack 2)
Version: 6.0.6002
Build Number: 6002
Install Date: 06/02/2010
Install Directory: C:\Windows
Locale: English (en) - United Kingdom (GB)
DirectX version: DirectX 11
Motherboard
Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Model: M52L-S3P (vx.x)
Bios
Manufacturer: Award Software International, Inc.
Model: F1
Release Date: 31/12/2008
Processors
1.AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+ (AuthenticAMD)
Max clock speed: 2.60 GHz
Socket: Socket M2
Version: Model 11, Stepping 2
Memory
Total Current Physical Memory: 3.00 GB
Total Current Virtual Memory: 6.21 GB
Maximum Memory Capacity: 2.00 GB
Memory Devices:
1.Type: DDR-2* - Speed: 667 MHz - Capacity: 1.00 GB
2.Type: DDR-2* - Speed: 667 MHz - Capacity: 1.00 GB
3.Type: DDR-2* - Speed: 667 MHz - Capacity: 1.00 GB
Video Devices
1.Radeon X1300/X1550 Series
Resolution: 1024 x 768
Colour Depth: 32 Bits
Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
2.Radeon X1300/X1550 Series Secondary
Resolution: x Colour Depth: Bits
Refresh Rate: Hz
Sound Devices:
1.Logitech Mic (Communicate STX)
2.Realtek High Definition Audio
3.M779 PCIe PAL/SECAM/DVB-T Desktop TV Tuner (Video Capture)
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Hi, SP1

http://www.microsoft...;displaylang=en
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Thanks, but im looking to uninstall SP1, as i assume i need to in order for the upgrade to ultimate, can anyone tell me where SP1 is located? its not in programs/features, installed updates.
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