Vista DSP moving

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William Bunch

Can I move Vista Home Premium OEM DSP from my old system (micro atx P4) to
my new system (Nforce 680iLTsli core 2 quad system)
 
Sorry, but the license for an OEM version of Windows Vista is
permanently tied to the first computer it was installed and activated
on. Only retail licensed versions are transferrable.

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Carey Frisch
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Can I move Vista Home Premium OEM DSP from my old system (micro atx P4) to
my new system (Nforce 680iLTsli core 2 quad system)
 
DSP are like OEM and are "tied" to the first computer you install them on...
thats what the EULA says..

of course you could lie cough cough.. that your motherboard got fried and
you replaced it,
and activate by phone (calling microsoft when you get prompted to activate
vista) :-) ... cough cough..

But we dont tell lies here... right? :-)



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You just format the drive , Clive
Get a New Mac , Jack
Y'don't need that crap toy, Roy
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well I do plan to take the older system back to XP Pro so I really thing
since it will be installed on one system it is with in the EULA....right?
 
as we told you.. if you want to play by the rules no..

its tied to the OS you first install it to..

if you dont use it on that pc you cant use it at all....

thats why OEM liscences are cheaper than retail....

if you had retail you could install it anywhere

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50 Ways to leave your Vista....

CHORUS:

You just format the drive , Clive
Get a New Mac , Jack
Y'don't need that crap toy, Roy
Just get yourself free
Boot from a *nix, Jix
You don't need to discuss much
Install XP, Lee
And get yourself free
 
its tied to the PC you first install it to I mean..

thats OEM and thats what the EULA says

but I told you .. cough.. what you could try

--
50 Ways to leave your Vista....

CHORUS:

You just format the drive , Clive
Get a New Mac , Jack
Y'don't need that crap toy, Roy
Just get yourself free
Boot from a *nix, Jix
You don't need to discuss much
Install XP, Lee
And get yourself free
 
Nope. Once an OEM copy is installed on one PC, that license lives or dies
with that PC. Period. No transfer.
 
well I do plan to take the older system back to XP Pro so I really thing
since it will be installed on one system it is with in the EULA....right?
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Sorry but no, the EULA does *not* permit this. A retail version can be
moved from one system to another, as long as it is on only one system
at a time.

An OEM version has an additional restriction: its license ties it
permanently to the first computer it's installed on. It can never
legally be moved to another computer, sold, or given away, except
along with that computer.

That's the reason I normally recommend against OEM versions.
 
I do have another question so I don't mess up the booting of vista. I am
using 160 Gig SATA HDD for the OS and it will be my main HDD can I also use
EIDE HDD with SATA? I have 2 Seagate 160 Gig drives I would like to keep and
use, but not at the cost of a fast boot time.
 
I do have another question so I don't mess up the booting of vista. I am
using 160 Gig SATA HDD for the OS and it will be my main HDD can I also use
EIDE HDD with SATA? I have 2 Seagate 160 Gig drives I would like to keep and
use, but not at the cost of a fast boot time.
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Yes, assuming that your motherboard supports both (or that you add a
controller card to support EIDE), you can use both at once.

With three hard drives installed, make sure your power supply is up to
the task, and that you have enough case fans.
 
also have in mind that you can edit which hard disk boots first from within
your BIOS

--
50 Ways to leave your Vista....

CHORUS:

You just format the drive , Clive
Get a New Mac , Jack
Y'don't need that crap toy, Roy
Just get yourself free
Boot from a *nix, Jix
You don't need to discuss much
Install XP, Lee
And get yourself free
 
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