Windows 10: Upgrading Windows Vista Home Premium SP2 to Windows 10 Home Premium

I've been trying to update an HP Pavilion Slimline computer from the Windows Vista Home Premium SP2 to Windows 10 Home Premium. The computer hardware exceeds all of the requirements for Windows 10.


I thought it would be straight forward. P.S. I have 40 years of technology experience in the Federal Government.


I purchased the Windows 10 Home Premium software through my Microsoft.com Account. I then proceeded to Download it to the computer. I tried a direct Downloads to a large capacity thumb drive and a CD-R. Both did not have enough capacity.


I have an ISO File that is 1,753,148KB in size. I plan to Burn it to a 2GB CD-R or DVD-R disc.


I've updated the WinZip Software on my computer, I guess to "Un-Zip" the ISO File? When I attempt an Un-Zip Action Open With, I keep getting the Message "This version of WinZIp requires Windows Vista Platform Update or Windows 7 or Later.


Huh??? I'm running a Windows Vista SP2 System. I'm baffled where to go from here.


NEED HELP... PLEASE!!!???

Thanks Ed DeLong

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Windows Vista Premium requirements

Microsoft has broken down its requirements for the Windows Vista logo program into two categories: Basic and Premium. To get the Premium logo the PC has to have the following requirements:

• Must have H.264 hardware decoding
• Must have HDCP
• Must support multi-monitor support
• Must have HD audio
• Must have HD audio jack presence detection
• Must have Serial ATA 2.5
• Must have minimum of 50MB NV cache on hybrid HD's with at least 8MB/sec write 16MB/sec read (for mobile only)
• Must support booting from USB flash drives
• Must have Windows Vista Green Button on all remotes
• Must have Green Driver Quality Rating (DQR)

The hybrid HD is only required by notebooks. Well It seems my PC is not Windows Vista Premium logo compliant.

Source: DailyTech

 

Windows Vista Premium requirements

*Eek! I didn't even know Sata 2.5 existed until reading this...

 

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