vista multi install?
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No, The EULA states that you can only have 1 copy of the Os running on 1 machine at a time, If you were to run it on more than one then you would be in breach of the End User Licence Agreement, Also Vista probably won't let you activate both installs.
well if it won't let me activate the second install that is a bummer. no way am i buying vista retail twice.
ms have always accepted the fact that people do this in the past, and only really bothered about people installing one copy on tons of computers in an office.
they should lighten up. don't they make enough cash. i don't care if i'm violating their poxy eula. i expect them to tolerate it being used on 2 machines. i have purchased adobe acrobat, photoshop, and golive, and adobe let you install all of these on 2 machines. ms can **** off.
ms have always accepted the fact that people do this in the past, and only really bothered about people installing one copy on tons of computers in an office.
they should lighten up. don't they make enough cash. i don't care if i'm violating their poxy eula. i expect them to tolerate it being used on 2 machines. i have purchased adobe acrobat, photoshop, and golive, and adobe let you install all of these on 2 machines. ms can **** off.
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buachille said:they should lighten up. don't they make enough cash. i don't care if i'm violating their poxy eula. i expect them to tolerate it being used on 2 machines. i have purchased adobe acrobat, photoshop, and golive, and adobe let you install all of these on 2 machines. ms can **** off.
You can't expect an operating system to be licenced in the same way as other software. The condition of installing Adobe software on say a desktop and laptop is that you do not use them both at the same time, this is the same for example with Microsoft Office. However you could not really apply this rule to an operating system as it would mean you couldn't have you desktop and laptop switched on at the same time.
Fair point though.
A discounted Family licsense is not avaliable in the UK but afaik you can get one in canada/us for $50 extra over the retail one (reasonablish give the prices of a retail licsense)
If you have multiple pcs then the licsensing costs for vista will exceed a grand probably for upgradable retail copies.
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A discounted Family licsense is not avaliable in the UK but afaik you can get one in canada/us for $50 extra over the retail one (reasonablish give the prices of a retail licsense)
If you have multiple pcs then the licsensing costs for vista will exceed a grand probably for upgradable retail copies.
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I agree. It would be good to see household licencing for Windows and Office products, as lots of households now have more than one computer, and I'm sure lots of people on here have more computers than people, I know I do 
well thanks for the feedback. i can't say i'm happy with the prospect of having a copy of windows that is truely locked to one machine, but i'll keep watching what is happening over the next few months. i have not bought vista yet, but i intend to once all driver issues and suchlike are fixed.
was finished there but one other thing occurs to me and it might be worth mentioning. i have never ever run a cracked copy of windows. i know how to crack it but i don't want to do it. and the fact that i could use one copy for both machines stopped me feeling angry at ms. now i deffo feel angry, and i wonder if they are trying to encourage people to crack their os. ms know, and we know, that cracks are easy to find.
mods, if the mention of cracks is against the rules, then go ahead and delete this
was finished there but one other thing occurs to me and it might be worth mentioning. i have never ever run a cracked copy of windows. i know how to crack it but i don't want to do it. and the fact that i could use one copy for both machines stopped me feeling angry at ms. now i deffo feel angry, and i wonder if they are trying to encourage people to crack their os. ms know, and we know, that cracks are easy to find.
mods, if the mention of cracks is against the rules, then go ahead and delete this