Vista x64 licence question

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I like to have two versions of an O/S on my machine at any one time, an application centric one and a gaming one. One O/S lives on one physical drive, and the second lives on another.

With XP I can use the same CD key and it is fine, but as I haven't bought Vista yet I'm wondering what I need to buy. I need Home Premium.

Can I buy the retail version and install that twice on the same PC?

Is the upgrade version better?

Or will the second install not activate (in other words do I need to buy two licences for this).

I think I should avoid any OEM version as I will likely replace motherboards etc. before too long.

Any help is appreciated!
 
Why would you need to do this?

As you are using two copies you will have to pay for two licenses I believe.
 
Jumping said:
Why would you need to do this?

As you are using two copies you will have to pay for two licenses I believe.
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In the past when I've used one O/S only it gets bogged down with many things, like a whole bunch of drivers for devices I don't use often (webcam, wacom, mobile phones etc etc).

If I must buy two licences I'll not bother but otherwise it's something I find useful.
 
You needed two licences in the past for XP to do that although it may have activated fine (as technically you are using the same hardware) you still should have had two licences.

As you have an XP licence it would make more sense to buy Vista HP and then install that as your main / gaming O/S and then use your XP licence as your application O/S as you are using maybe older hardware which may not be supported in Vista (thinking about your webcam).



M.
 
I'm going to disagree.

The licence says once product key per device, not per installation. There should be no reason why you cannot legally have two copies installed on your PC.

Both should activate without issue though if you have more than 5 activations you may need to call in.

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decto said:
I'm going to disagree.

The licence says once product key per device, not per installation. There should be no reason why you cannot legally have two copies installed on your PC.

Both should activate without issue though if you have more than 5 activations you may need to call in.

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Hehe, it's not often someone tries to disagree, but thats immaterial because you're wrong.:p

1.1 Installation and use. You may install, use, access,
display and run one copy of the Software on a single
computer, such as a workstation, terminal or other
device ("Workstation Computer").
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Nice try though;):)

Burnsy

Edit: i'm in a bit of a funny mood, you'll have to forgive my brashness
 
True,

However if the OP went for Ulimate edition you can get around it...

The Retail version is both 32bit and 64bit.

2c Alternate Versions: The software may include more than one version, such as 32bit and 64bit. You may only se one version at a time.

So if you can live with a mix of 64 bit and 32 bit then you're legal.....

Otherwise you can just install, activate and clone..... not technically legal but I can't see MS being that bothered. They are interested in mass piracy not an enthusiast and their PC.
 
decto said:
So if you can live with a mix of 64 bit and 32 bit then you're legal.....
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No as it's not concurrent usage that dictates the use of a program but installations as previously stated in the definitions. You'd get away with activation issues but don't think that you're being EULA compliant.

Burnsy
 
Burnsy2023 said:
No as it's not concurrent usage that dictates the use of a program but installations as previously stated in the definitions. You'd get away with activation issues but don't think that you're being EULA compliant.

Burnsy
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I beg to differ, most people would associate use with actual use, not installations, if they were to put you may only INSTALL one version at a time, then it's different and less ambiguous, as contracts should be unambiguous this would be better
 
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