Retail or OEM??

gareth170 · 23 Jun 2007 at 10:00

Jihad said:
I guess someone laughing at what somebody else posts is a great indication as to whether or not that person gets out much.

yep i think your right..

Sharki · 23 Jun 2007 at 17:45

chaparral said:
Search around and you should be able to find the vista full retail editions much cheaper then there normal retail price

(I payed £176 for my Ulimate full retail edition..The normal retail price is around £300 including VAT..)

dannng thats a nice price, yeah i bin luuuukin about n there all quite a bit tbh, i guess your not allowed to say the place u got it from??

Slam62 · 23 Jun 2007 at 18:00

gareth170 said:
no it doesn't...

don't post silly things if u can't answer the OP questions propley,

your spelling is in need of improvement and please don't use 'u'

chow babeeeee

gareth170 · 23 Jun 2007 at 22:25

Slam62 said:
your spelling is in need of improvement and please don't use 'u'

chow babeeeee

hey

i can't type useing a normal keyboard because im disabled so i use a on screen keyboard. so it takes me longer to write... that why i type "u".... i know i can't spell well.. so what....

Burnsy2023 · 24 Jun 2007 at 22:56

TheVoice said:
Your Vista Upgrade license will, in effect, replace your XP license. You're not legally entitled to run both side-by-side - by using the upgrade version you forfeit the previous version of Windows, I believe.

This isn't quite the case. An upgrade license doesn't replace the qualifying product license, it's just an extension of the rights to include a new version. You still can't run both side-by-side, but you are still restricted the qualifying product restrictions.

Burnsy

Burnsy2023 · 24 Jun 2007 at 22:58

chaparral said:
Search around and you should be able to find the vista full retail editions much cheaper then there normal retail price

(I payed £176 for my Ulimate full retail edition..The normal retail price is around £300 including VAT..)

I would adivse to be very cautious when buying cheap editions of Vista. There is very little profit in selling Windows for a retailer, Gibbo will tell you this, so having a lot of the price could mean its dodgy at the least.

Burnsy

Edit: And christ guys, I leave the forums for a few days and everyone starts bickering....calm it down a bit, it's only licensing chat

chaparral · 24 Jun 2007 at 23:41

burnsy2023 said:
I would adivse to be very cautious when buying cheap editions of Vista. There is very little profit in selling Windows for a retailer, Gibbo will tell you this, so having a lot of the price could mean its dodgy at the least.

I checked the certificate of authenticity / discs / packaging and documentation and it all Genuine..

Here a link here for what to check...
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/en/prepurchase.mspx

Scania · 25 Jun 2007 at 02:18

gareth170 said:
hey

i can't type useing a normal keyboard because im disabled so i use a on screen keyboard. so it takes me longer to write... that why i type "u".... i know i can't spell well.. so what....

Don't worry, I'm technically disabled in the typing dept (I have some fingers, and joints missing - which is quite another thread!) but, my spelling is still crap.

The point is, you've done nothing but whine (and send the thread completely O/T where, it really was'nt needed) over a bloomin Licence question!

Now, please, SHUT UP for chrissake!

- I'm often this blunt, don't take offence.

I'm more than happy to reside on your ignore list if you dislike what I type & the same applies to any others.

Back on topic, I've changed boards, processors and other major components with my two OEM XP's without issue, I sincerely hope things hav'nt changed under Vista.

chaparral · 25 Jun 2007 at 02:48

R124/LA420 said:
Back on topic, I've changed boards, processors and other major components with my two OEM XP's without issue, I sincerely hope things hav'nt changed under Vista.

Yes microsoft has meant to cracked down hard on this with OEM vista....Change your motherboard with OEM vista and then you need to buy a new vista key or another copy of vista...

Scania · 25 Jun 2007 at 05:49

chaparral said:
Yes microsoft has meant to cracked down hard on this with OEM vista....Change your motherboard with OEM vista and then you need to buy a new vista key or another copy of vista...

Well, thats my O.S. upgrade plans shelved for a good while yet then!

stoofa · 25 Jun 2007 at 10:48

Just buy the retail version of the OS you actually require and then sit back.
A license for the life of the OS and even when MS stop supporting it (in 5 or 6 years time) you can still continue to use it if you like.

A single purchase for an OS that you can use, reuse and transfer to each computer as you upgrade for x years.
It's actually a bargain so many people refuse to see.
But hay, I didn't start this post with the letters "M$" and then proceed to trash the company - so this will fall on deaf ears too.

Tute · 25 Jun 2007 at 10:59

iCraig said:
The retail version you get a DVD with a few complimentary mints.

The OEM comes on 4,000 floppy disks.

Ah, so it's not just in GD that you post all sarcastic!

Gave me a good chuckle though - "Can I order Vista OEM please, with next day delivery." "Yes sir, that'll be £500 delivery for the three dump trucks full of disks."

gareth170 · 25 Jun 2007 at 12:16

R124/LA420 said:
The point is, you've done nothing but whine (and send the thread completely O/T where, it really was'nt needed) over a bloomin Licence question!

u think that i was O/T.. i must laugh..

nearly all theses threads have none related posts... not just mine

and more to the point if a person says something about me, of course i would say something back... even u would too...

example, see the above post.

iCraig · 25 Jun 2007 at 12:29

gareth170 said:
example, see the above post.

What are you on about? He's just saying the joke was funny.

Christ, seriously, just lighten up. A thread is always going to contain a variety of responses, deal with it. Ignore the posts and stick the people who do it on your ignore list or something.

gareth170 · 25 Jun 2007 at 12:46

iCraig said:
What are you on about? He's just saying the joke was funny.

Christ, seriously, just lighten up. A thread is always going to contain a variety of responses, deal with it. Ignore the posts and stick the people who do it on your ignore list or something.

noooo. u misunderstand... i wasn't having a go

i was just telling R124/LA420 nearly all theses threads have none related posts... not just mine.. because he said i sent a O/T post over a licence question thread

Bane · 25 Jun 2007 at 13:25

chaparral said:
Search around and you should be able to find the vista full retail editions much cheaper then there normal retail price

(I payed £176 for my Ulimate full retail edition..The normal retail price is around £300 including VAT..)

Wonder if that's a limited time offer, like when OcUK decided to off-load their retail packs at a great saving.

Probably be over by the time I find it.

flying grouse · 25 Jun 2007 at 15:59

gareth170 said:
if u people thinked that was funny then u people really need to get out more...

"thinked" now I thought that was funny

stealthgeek · 25 Jun 2007 at 17:17

**EDIT**

Sorry, no offence intended, didnt actually know that!

Slam62 · 25 Jun 2007 at 17:23

stealthgeek said:
I was thinking 'bitterly simple', actually...

oh come on you cant say stuff like that to a disabled person

Usher · 25 Jun 2007 at 17:41

Isn't it time this thread was put to bed