Upgrade Coupons to Vista?

VooVoo · 8 Jan 2007 at 20:13

I'm planning on getting Vista cause i've just upgraded my machine to a x6800 extreme so might as well do the OS too when its out.

Now i'm not sure if to go out and buy the £211 Vista Home Premium or get the upgrade version then using the Xp Home OEM we have in the house install it on top of that? or is it worth paying the extra £70 for full version rather than upgrade?

Or do i go out and buy one of those Media Center OEM packs and use the coupon in it to upgrade to Vista Premium?

Energize · 8 Jan 2007 at 20:34

If you use the retail upgrade with an oem xp key it will work fine but you can't use the same oem key when you want to install the upgrade on a different motherboard.

VooVoo · 8 Jan 2007 at 21:02

So i coul get myself a XP or MCE upgrade for around £70 then pay the £20odd pounds i think it is for the Vista Upgrade disc and i'll be fine as long as i don't change this motherboard?

Plus does that then mean my Dad could install it on the PC downstairs cause thats running a XP Home OEM?

Energize · 8 Jan 2007 at 21:04

VooVoo said:
So i coul get myself a XP or MCE upgrade for around £70 then pay the £20odd pounds i think it is for the Vista Upgrade disc and i'll be fine as long as i don't change this motherboard?

Yes

Plus does that then mean my Dad could install it on the PC downstairs cause thats running a XP Home OEM?

You need a seperate license for each machine you would have to have 2 upgrade disks.

Caged · 8 Jan 2007 at 21:08

Why not just buy the OEM of whatever version of Vista you want? Rather than applying updates to OEM versions. You end up with exactly the same product.

VooVoo · 8 Jan 2007 at 21:09

Thanks Energize

I can't see my changing this M/board anytime soon, i've just spent £2grand upgrading the whole lot.

My only concern is if this M/board dies for some unknown reason i'm pretty much screwed arn't i? since MS will tell me to ring the person who built my machine. (since thats who's ment to have OEM stuff)

Also doing the way i said above seems abit long winded, i might as well just spend £80 and get the OEM full version from here. Though still unsure about 64bit version or 32bit version

Energize · 8 Jan 2007 at 21:18

If your motherboard fails and is replaced under warranty then you can reinstall it on the new motherboard and activate it no problem.

I'm not so sure about 64 bit, there are more driver problems *cough*creative*cough*.

VooVoo · 8 Jan 2007 at 21:31

hmm i've just brought a new Creative X-fi card with this upgrade... i think my Nvidia 8800 card should be ok, i'm guessing everything else should be too *fingers crossed)