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from, and your PC is quickly enhanced with the more powerful version you’ve selected. 
Because of the way in which the Windows 7 product line is designed, however, Windows 
Anytime Upgrade is available only in the following product editions:

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can be upgraded to Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, 

or Ultimate via Windows Anytime Upgrade.
Windows 7 Home Premium

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 can be upgraded to Windows 7 Professional or 

Ultimate via Windows Anytime Upgrade.
Windows 7 Professional 

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can be upgraded to Windows 7 Ultimate via Windows 

Anytime Upgrade.

Windows Anytime Upgrade is shown in Figure 1-2.
We examine Windows Anytime Upgrade more closely in the next chapter.

Figure 1-2:

 Windows Anytime Upgrade lets you upgrade from certain Windows 7 versions to 

other, more powerful versions.

There are other ways to acquire Windows 7, actually. We mentioned previously 

that Microsoft sells subscription-based software through its volume licensing 

programs, for example, and those users will typically get Windows 7 Enterprise. 

However, in this book we’re focusing on the ways in which individuals can acquire 

Windows 7. If you do get a copy of Windows 7 Enterprise with a work PC, 

remember that this version of Windows 7 is functionally identical to Windows 7 

Ultimate.