Upgrade From Vista Home Basic To Win 7 Professional With Student Upgrade Version ?
Can I upgrade from Windows Vista Home Basic to Windows 7 Professional with the student upgrade version? I have a question which may seem pretty complicated, but I want to have a good and certain answer, because I am not sure how to proceed.
View Replies (Posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 1:23 PM)
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