Upgrading from Lower version of Windows 7 to Enterprise

This steps are for Home Premium to Enterprise. Have not had the opportunity to try from Windows Starter Edition. Will update post once that is successfully tested:-


Upgrading from Home Premium is possible, just make the following registry changes:

Under Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion modify the following keys:

• EditionID from “HomePremium” to “Enterprise”.
• ProductName from “Windows 7 HomePremium” to “Enterprise”.

WSUS 3.0 SP2 on Windows Web Server 2008 R2

To install IIS 7.0 on Windows Server 2008

1. Start the Server Manager (click Start, click Run, and then type CompMgmtLauncher).
2. In the tree view, select Roles, then in the Roles pane click Add Roles.
3. In the Add Roles Wizard, click Select Server Roles, select the Web Service (IIS) check box, click Next, and then click Next again.
   At this time you may see a message box Add features required for Web Server (IIS)? Click Add Required Features.
4. In the Select Role Services window, make sure that the following services are selected:
   • Common HTTP Features (including Static Content)
   • ASP.NET, ISAPI Extensions, and ISAPI Features (under Application Development)
   • Windows Authentication (under Security)
   • IIS Metabase Compatibility (under Management Tools, expand IIS 6 Management Compatibility)
5. Click Next, and then review your selections.
6. Click Install.