Looking to try Vista 64 for the first time

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Hoping I'll get some enlightenment here :)

I've looked through the forums here and it seems that if you buy the OEM version and install it, you wouldn't be able to do a fresh re-install if you changed motherboards for example.. is this correct? If this is the case I'd need the retail version.

I see O/C'ers selling the retail version here.. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...ws Vista Home Premium SP1 - Retail (66I-02393) for £135 :eek:

Seems like a hell of a lot of money to shell out for a product that I don't even know I'll like.

According to the info on that, the 64 bit version doesn't even come with the package, only info on how to obtain it :confused: If someone were to buy that and obtained the 64 bit version (for free?), would it come on a disc with SP1 already included or would you have to install SP1 seperately?
 
Or if you are a student is there not a discount scheme you can use - for some reason I have a figure of 60 quid floating round my head.......
 
Basically I just want a retail copy of the 64 bit OS. No upgrade disc, no student disc, no OEM disc which ties the installation to my motherboard etc etc.

Just found this link... http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13020909&postcount=5

So basically if I wanted the Retail 64 bit version I'd have to pay £135.69 for the box, 32 bit version and serial, THEN send further money to MS to get a friggin 64 bit installation DVD. Fantastic.
 
If you go oem it is tied to the motherboard you originaly activated on, it depends how often you change your board to spend the extra money on Retail.

Sending away for the 64bit media costs around £7-8 and takes around 2 weeks and come with sp1.
 
So basically if I wanted the Retail 64 bit version I'd have to pay £135.69 for the box, 32 bit version and serial, THEN send further money to MS to get a friggin 64 bit installation DVD. Fantastic.
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But you can use the re-use the OS on a new build and choose between versions.

If you obtain a 64-bit disc from a friend you can install a trial version (install without entering a key) that functions for 30 days, at that point you can enter a key from a purchased version or uninstall it, seems like a good idea if you don't know if you want it.
 
RJC said:
If you go oem it is tied to the motherboard you originaly activated on, it depends how often you change your board to spend the extra money on Retail.

Sending away for the 64bit media costs around £7-8 and takes around 2 weeks and come with sp1.
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I'll probably be upgrading motherboard/cpu in 6 months-ish.

What I can't my head around is, if you have to spend a whopping £135 on the retail version.. why can't they just include the 64-bit disc in the box :confused:

Tetras said:
If you obtain a 64-bit disc from a friend you can install a trial version (install without entering a key) that functions for 30 days, at that point you can enter a key from a purchased version or uninstall it, seems like a good idea if you don't know if you want it.
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I don't know anyone personally with a 64-bit disc, but if I could source one to try it, would I be able to install it on a different partition to XP and dual boot just to try it this way?
 
Tetras said:
But you can use the re-use the OS on a new build and choose between versions.

If you obtain a 64-bit disc from a friend you can install a trial version (install without entering a key) that functions for 30 days, at that point you can enter a key from a purchased version or uninstall it, seems like a good idea if you don't know if you want it.
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30 days?

slmgr -rearm is your friend ;)

120 days and its perfectly legal.
 
I don't know anyone personally with a 64-bit disc, but if I could source one to try it, would I be able to install it on a different partition to XP and dual boot just to try it this way?
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There are some issues with dual booting XP and Vista, I think it occurs if you install one before the other but can't remember which.
 
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