-
Notice regarding image hosts and attachments. See here.
vista upgrade needs xp installed!!!
- Thread starter turbotoes
- Start date
Associate
- Joined
- 26 Sep 2005
- Posts
- 1,852
- Location
- Tonbridge, Kent
Think the issue arises if you change your hardware.
Man of Honour
- Joined
- 17 Nov 2003
- Posts
- 36,750
- Location
- Southampton, UK
Kojak said:
The retail licence can be found here: http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal/useterms/
The Upgrade and OEM terms are yet to be seen.
Burnsy
Man of Honour
- Joined
- 17 Nov 2003
- Posts
- 36,750
- Location
- Southampton, UK
bfar said:So MS are taking preorders for expensive OS's without providing the Terms&Conditions?
MS aren't taking preorders, the retailer is
Burnsy
Man of Honour
- Joined
- 17 Nov 2003
- Posts
- 36,750
- Location
- Southampton, UK
jrodga2k5 said:JUst annoying in all honesty but im getting upgrade edition for the cost of shipping since i bought MCE with the upgrade redemption voucher
So i get the annoying upgrade disk!
It might not be an upgrade disc, it might be an OEM one.
Burnsy
We could have another possible issue with the upgrade version of Vista, let's say we upgrade from XP OEM to Vista, the XP OEM license has now become invalid because it's now become part of the Vista upgrade license, this means that you can't legaly install and activate XP OEM again after the Vista upgrade.
So lets say that after the upgrade to Vista when the XP OEM license has become invalid because of the upgrade to Vista, now if our HDD that Vista is installed on go **** up and we need to replace the HDD, how can we install Vista upgrade and still stay legal if the XP OEM licence is now invalid.
So lets say that after the upgrade to Vista when the XP OEM license has become invalid because of the upgrade to Vista, now if our HDD that Vista is installed on go **** up and we need to replace the HDD, how can we install Vista upgrade and still stay legal if the XP OEM licence is now invalid.
Man of Honour
- Joined
- 17 Nov 2003
- Posts
- 36,750
- Location
- Southampton, UK
d.chatten said:
No, when you use an upgrade, the OEM licence doesn't 'become' part of the upgarde licence. They are two independant agreements, however one of the requirements of an upgrade is the existance of a qualifying product. They do not merge nor have any relation beyond the dependancy.
The only problem arises when you change the motherboard and therefore break the qualifying product's EULA.
Burnsy
Thank for the clarification, still, what a carry on to use the Vista upgrade.burnsy2023 said:
Taking into account what you said, if you change the mobo then you would either need to purchase a new XP OEM license to reinstall the Vista upgrade, or you would need to purchase an OEM or full retail license of Vista instead.
