Business to Ultimate: Can I use mothballed (unopened) DVD ..

I have an early 2007 copy (pre-SP1) Ultimate Upgrade DVD which I never used
to upgrade my XP, with all the negative feedback going around at that time.
Could have returned the copy, since it was still sealed, but did not.

I just got a new machine with Vista Business fully up-to-date with SP1 and
the patches. But with Business, no Media Center and no Solitaire. Can I
upgrade my version to Ultimate with the old DVD? Or, will there be technical
problems with this idea?

Any advice will be appreciated.

You will have a problem as it is not SP1.
It will tell you it is an earlier version, so can not do.
Try to exchange it.

You could try doing a clean install, with the Upgrade disk.
Make sure you get the Motherboard Drivers from the Manufacturer's site 1st.
Ethernet connection, sound, etc.

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