Upgrading to Windows 7 Pro on a new A505-S6005

Hi There,
This has probably been asked before but I could not find an exact answer when searching so here goes...
Just got a new A505-S6005 with 64 bit Windows 7 Home Premium. I made my system recovery DVDs and now want to upgrade to Windows 7 Professional. The version of Windows 7 Professional that I have is the full version. It will not allow me to upgrade from the existing Windows 7 Home Premium.  So if I do the full install of Windows 7 Professional which DVDs and which programs do I also need to restore from the recovery DVDs? I have a total of 5 recovery DVDs. I think #5 is the Drivers. When reading the owners manual I could only find information for performing a complete restore back to the original factory state. I want the drivers and some software like Roxio restored but not Windows Home Premium.  Anyone know the steps to do this? Can I even do this? Any help is appreciated.
Thanks

Satellite A505-S6005
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