Installing same Vista on different computers

[Guest]

I'm not sure how the licensing works, but if I bought a Windows Vista disc,
would the license allow me to install it on two of my own computers? I bought
this new computer and the Vista disc came with it, would I be allowed to also
update my old XP to Vista?

 

[Former captain of the Enterprise]

no
one license per computer...

how do you think MS got so rich???

There is an offer if you have 1 ultimate they give you 2 more copies of
vista
home premium at 50 dollars a piece (or something like that)

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I'm not sure how the licensing works, but if I bought a Windows Vista
disc,
would the license allow me to install it on two of my own computers?

No. You need to purchase a separate Vista license for each computer on
which you install it. (As long as you have multiple identical licenses, it
doesn't matter if you use the same CD for the installations, as long as you
use a different license each time.) Just as it has *always* been with *all*
Microsoft operating systems, it's necessary (to be in compliance with both
the EULA and U.S. copyright law
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/117.html), if not technically) to
purchase one WinXP license for each computer on which it is installed.
(Consult an attorney versed in copyright law to determine final
applicability in your locale.)

I bought
this new computer and the Vista disc came with it, would I be allowed to
also
update my old XP to Vista?

No. By your own admission, you have an OEM license for Vista that came
with the new computer. An OEM version must be sold with a piece of
hardware (normally a motherboard, RAM, or hard rive, if not an entire PC)
and is _permanently_ bound to the first PC on which it's installed. An OEM
license, once installed, is not legally transferable to another computer
under _any_ circumstances.

You'll need to purchase another Vista license for use on the older
computer, if you want to upgrade it.


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[John Wesley Asquith]

I'm not sure how the licensing works, but if I bought a Windows Vista disc,
would the license allow me to install it on two of my own computers? I bought
this new computer and the Vista disc came with it, would I be allowed to also
update my old XP to Vista?

If Microsoft is true to form nowadays, they won't let you activate the
s/w without confirming your license via the Internet. If they've seen
the serial number before they'll probably squak it.

 

[M.Butzin]

If Microsoft is true to form nowadays, they won't let you activate the
s/w without confirming your license via the Internet. If they've seen
the serial number before they'll probably squak it.

JWA,
BINGO! I tried to install Office XP-(03) and got a message that all updates
were "blocked" for my key and for me to enter a new key.
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