2 Nov 2006 at 18:21 #21 VeNT VeNT Soldato Joined 9 Jan 2003 Posts 21,266 Location Cornwall there was a thing about every bios change being counted. do you think that means that when you update your bios its a new install?
there was a thing about every bios change being counted. do you think that means that when you update your bios its a new install?
2 Nov 2006 at 18:27 #22 csmager csmager Soldato Joined 30 Dec 2003 Posts 5,770 Location London VeNT said: there was a thing about every bios change being counted. do you think that means that when you update your bios its a new install? Click to expand... The article says 'BIOS ID'. That means motherboard change. (or a BIOS chip change, but that's unlikely to happen). The amount of hardware you have to change to cause a re-activation is far higher than with XP. i.e. the whole process is far easier.
VeNT said: there was a thing about every bios change being counted. do you think that means that when you update your bios its a new install? Click to expand... The article says 'BIOS ID'. That means motherboard change. (or a BIOS chip change, but that's unlikely to happen). The amount of hardware you have to change to cause a re-activation is far higher than with XP. i.e. the whole process is far easier.
2 Nov 2006 at 20:51 #23 csmager csmager Soldato Joined 30 Dec 2003 Posts 5,770 Location London Apparently Vista Enterprise Edition has appeared on 'Microsoft Select' - a group of large VLK users. http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=35971 Ballmer's to make an industry announcement at 10pm GMT... wonder if he'll be announcing Vista's gone RTM? http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/nov06/11-02NewsConferenceMA.mspx
Apparently Vista Enterprise Edition has appeared on 'Microsoft Select' - a group of large VLK users. http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=35971 Ballmer's to make an industry announcement at 10pm GMT... wonder if he'll be announcing Vista's gone RTM? http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/nov06/11-02NewsConferenceMA.mspx
2 Nov 2006 at 21:41 #24 jNive jNive Associate Joined 26 Jul 2005 Posts 179 http://www.microsoft.com/events/executives/webcasts.mspx