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So even buying retail you're still not future proof... 10 motherboard changes and you're out?
Why's MS feel the need to control people in stopping upgrades...
 
V F said:
So even buying retail you're still not future proof... 10 motherboard changes and you're out?
Why's MS feel the need to control people in stopping upgrades...
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With a FPP, as long as you don't break the terms of the EULA then it doesn't matter how many times you need to activate. MS are obligated to allow you to activate Windows under their own terms, therefore you don't really need to pay attention to the 10 activations thing, it's only a guide.

Burnsy
 
V F said:
So even buying retail you're still not future proof... 10 motherboard changes and you're out?
Why's MS feel the need to control people in stopping upgrades...
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huh? i thought this was for the OEM EULA?
 
neologan said:
huh? i thought this was for the OEM EULA?
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Gah......*Parrott Mode again*

You cannot change a motherboard under an OEM licence unless it's under a 'warranty' replacement, with a similar board.

As for retail, as long as you don't break the EULA you can activate as much as you wish, forget the '10 actiavtions' thing.

Burnsy
 
I have given up Burnsy. Every time I hear the same questions I keep thinking of the phrase "You can take a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink". No matter how many times the difference between OEM and RETAIL is explained, its forgotten again by the next post coming out with some other bit of claptrap they have taken as gospel.
 
I know, but I live in the hope that someone who would otherwise post crap, just uses the search button. I hope that this person only lurks as all his/her questions have already been answered and they find no need to clutter up the forum.

I live in hope.

It doesn't help that a lot of misinformation has been posted recently which has no basis in fact, this seems to be confusing a lot of people.

Burnsy
 
Ive been looking through about 5 pages worth of vista threads and i didnt find the answer im looking for, So...

Ive got 32/64 bit home premium.

I was fully intending to just bypass 32 bit and go straight to 64... but seeing the whole 64 bit driver ceffudle.... Im just going to stick with 32bit for the time being (still ordering the 64 dvd asap though).

Now my question:

If i activate Vista on my 32 bit install, will that stop me from reinstalling vista under the 64bit (whenever it becomes better for games etc...)?

Or can i activate my current vista and whenever i want just reinstall into 64 bit and have no problems?
 
Guys, I do apologise if this has been has been answered on this thread 75,000 times already but I have read the thread and really cannot find a definative answer.

If I have a PC with Windows XP Home OEM already installed on it - can I upgrade it to Vista Home Premium using the OEM version of Vista or do I have to stump up for the retail version??? I'd prefer to upgrade without having to do a full format and re-install if possible.
 
Might as well as here. does anyone have the vx-6000 Microsoft high definiton webcam and can they get it to work under vista?????

Any time i try it, it gives me bsod and it says "Bad_pool_header"

Ive tried it with xp and vista drivers
 
the-void said:
Vista64 requires all its drivers to be digitally signed. Unlike Vista32 you will not be able to install drivers that have not been digitally signed by MS or a trusted third party.
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There are ways around that.

the-void said:
the next version of windows after vista will be 64bit only. So if you buy 32bit windows now, you will not be able to upgrade to the next version of windows when it comes out.
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Not true. Microsoft has said that the next version of Windows, "Vienna", will be available in both 32-bit and 64-bit. Even if it was 64-bit only, you would still be able to upgrade from a 32-bit Vista, though it might require a format depending on how they went about it.
 
dbmzk1 said:
There are ways around that.
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Only one and it has consequences. People act like you have to hack Windows to disable it when in reality Microsoft provides the boot switch to do it. It is there so that developers can test their device drivers before signing them with the company certificate. Disabling it will compromise the security and integrity of your install - which is not a problem on a developer's test bed machine with no network connectivity, but definately is anywhere else.

dbmzk1 said:
Not true. Microsoft has said that the next version of Windows, "Vienna", will be available in both 32-bit and 64-bit. Even if it was 64-bit only, you would still be able to upgrade from a 32-bit Vista, though it might require a format depending on how they went about it.
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By the time Vienna ships the only PC's capable of running it will have x64 CPUs. Coupled with Longhorn Server only supporting x64 and I think it is highly likely the next Windows Client will follow the same footsteps.
 
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Tuttonp said:
If I have a PC with Windows XP Home OEM already installed on it - can I upgrade it to Vista Home Premium using the OEM version of Vista or do I have to stump up for the retail version??? I'd prefer to upgrade without having to do a full format and re-install if possible.
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You could, if the upgrade path was clear cut with Vista. You probably won't be able to upgrade because your copy of XP Home doesn't have the Media Centre that Home Premium does.

This is the reason why the upgrade copies of Vista can be installed without having XP already installed.

It would be advisable to do a fresh install rather than an upgrade regardless.
 
Tuttonp said:
If I have a PC with Windows XP Home OEM already installed on it - can I upgrade it to Vista Home Premium using the OEM version of Vista or do I have to stump up for the retail version??? I'd prefer to upgrade without having to do a full format and re-install if possible.
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I went from:

XP Home OEM to Vista Home Premium (64) OEM no problem.
 
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