Operating Systems

[Guest]

So I just bought my laptop back in January. Since then I have re-installed
operating systems atleast 5 times, between installed linux and removing and
going back to XP and now with Vista. My question is, is this horrible for my
computer? Should I stop this? I really want to go back to XP, and be
finished with all this. However If I do and for some odd reason decide to
upgrade to Vista again, or if I wait until XP is no longer supported, will I
have a hard time registering Vista for a second time? I miss XP and the wow
of vista wears off in a week and a half.

 

[Dustin Harper]

Your hardware won't be affected much, if at all. It's built to handle high
loads.

If you reinstall Vista, it may tell you to call in to activate as it's been
already installed with that key. It's just an easy phone call and you're
back in business.

 

[pete]

You want to go back to XP...do so
If at a later date you wish to upgrade to Vista the worst that can happen is
you will need to phone for activation.
peter

 

[Guest]

Thanks!!!! I appreciate the great response time

 

[Scott Thomas]

Unless you do it almost daily for a very long period of time, the harware
should be OK. The two main things that might go bad are: 1st: your DVD/CD
drive, since they don't seem to last too long these days. 2nd: your hard
drive, but those are supposed to last a really long time anyway. It would
take a ton of installs to fail.

Product activation is a tricky thing. If you have an OEM version, you may
have to call India and explain why you are installing so often since they
believe you are installing illegally. You will have to tell this to someone
who can barely understand you and whom you can barely understand. They will
probaly hang up on you when they can't figure out what you are saying so you
will need to call back
There is also a limit to the number of times you can install the OEM version
without having problems with the Indians (Microsoft won't actually tell you
this). If you have the retail version, it is much easier, but costs more
money.

 

[Dustin Harper]

Hey! I got a nice english girl once.... ONCE! Wish I had her direct
extension, though! Had a nice little chat with her that day.

--
Dustin Harper
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[Rock]

Unless you do it almost daily for a very long period of time, the harware
should be OK. The two main things that might go bad are: 1st: your
DVD/CD
drive, since they don't seem to last too long these days. 2nd: your hard
drive, but those are supposed to last a really long time anyway. It would
take a ton of installs to fail.

Product activation is a tricky thing. If you have an OEM version, you may
have to call India and explain why you are installing so often since they
believe you are installing illegally. You will have to tell this to
someone
who can barely understand you and whom you can barely understand. They
will
probaly hang up on you when they can't figure out what you are saying so
you
will need to call back

There is also a limit to the number of times you can install the OEM
version
without having problems with the Indians (Microsoft won't actually tell
you
this).

Do you have any authoritative source for this or is this more of your troll
posting? I suspect the latter.

 

[Microsoft MVP]

You suspected wrong Mr. Self-righteous.
I've been a Tech for over 12 years and I've been using OEM installs for most
of those years.

 

[Rock]

You suspected wrong Mr. Self-righteous.
I've been a Tech for over 12 years and I've been using OEM installs for
most
of those years.

So where is your authoritative source? What is this so called limit? What
kind of trouble? Care to provide something more that bullsh*t?

 

[Microsoft MVP]

So where is your authoritative source? What is this so called limit? What
kind of trouble? Care to provide something more that bullsh*t?

You honestly haven't run into this problem? How can you claim to be any
kind of expert without having run into this problem? My source is firsthand
experience. I never figured out exactly what the limits were since I wasn't
counting, since I had no idea it would happen, since MS makes NO MENTION of
it ANYWHERE (I've looked extensively)

 

[Rock]

You honestly haven't run into this problem? How can you claim to be any
kind of expert without having run into this problem? My source is
firsthand
experience. I never figured out exactly what the limits were since I
wasn't
counting, since I had no idea it would happen, since MS makes NO MENTION
of
it ANYWHERE (I've looked extensively)

Nope, haven't run into it. Never had a problem with phone activation. Yes
it's a pain and can take some minutes, but no problems beyond that.