Windows Vista editions
Upgrading
Unlike previous versions of Windows, Windows Vista does not support compliance checking during installation; compliance checking previously allowed users to insert a disc as evidence that the operating system was being upgraded over a previous version, which would allow users to enter an upgrade license to perform a clean install.

Windows Vista editions

Section Title: Upgrading
Table Section Text: Unlike previous versions of Windows, Windows Vista does not support compliance checking during installation; compliance checking previously allowed users to insert a disc as evidence that the operating system was being upgraded over a previous version, which would allow users to enter an upgrade license to perform a clean install.

Version and its specific edition of Windows to upgrade from	Edition of Windows Vista to upgrade to

Starter	Home Basic	Home Premium	Business	Ultimate	Enterprise

XP Starter	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

XP Home	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

XP Professional	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No

XP Media Center 2005	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No

XP Media Center 2004	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No

XP Media Center 2002	No	No	No	No	No	No

XP Tablet PC	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No

XP Professional x64	No	No	No	No	No	No

XP Embedded	No	No	No	No	No	No

Vista Starter	N/A	No	No	No	Yes	No

Vista Home Basic	No	N/A	Yes	No	Yes	No

Vista Home Premium	No	No	N/A	No	Yes	No

Vista Business	No	No	No	N/A	Yes	Yes

Vista Ultimate	No	No	No	No	N/A	No

Vista Enterprise	No	No	No	No	Yes	N/A

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Windows Vista—a release of the Microsoft Windows operating system—was available in six different product editions: Starter; Home Basic; Home Premium; Business; Enterprise and Ultimate.

final_sentence: Windows Vista—a release of the Microsoft Windows operating system—was available in six different product editions: Starter; Home Basic; Home Premium; Business; Enterprise and Ultimate.