T61p upgrading Windwos Vista Basic to Ultimate

So I finally got my laptop on July 29 after ordering it on the 15th, and i am VERY happy with it. The build quality is amazing!
Anyways, when i ordered the t61p i always thought of downgrading it to xp pro, so i orderd the windows vista home basic, but i just found out that if i downgraded to xp my intel turbo memory will go to waste so i guess no downgrading for me! so instead i might as well upgrade to Vista Ultimate. So before i upgrade i assume everything will be wiped and i need to burn recovery discs/drives? unlike other companys such as HP since i have a hp laptop it has another drive that is the recovery drive, IBM does not. and when i pres thinkvantage and do Backupnow i hve to back up my harddrive as well? i want to just back up my system vista basic incase i mess up. if i have to then do i just do a backup and plop everything in a DVD and burn it? after that i put in my vista Ultimate and follow onscreen instructions right? any help would be great! i don't want to do anything until i get replies from somebody that has more experince than me at this..!
thnak you!!

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