VISTA installation on new HDD

[nj]

Hi,
I have a gateway barebone with P4 @2.8 motherboard and will get a HDD
and some ram. I already have a dell computer with windows Vista on it,
and extra vista dvd that says (for installation only with new Dell
PC).
If I install it on the GATEWAY computer with the new HDD will I have
any problems?

Thank you for your advice

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Unfortunately that is an OEM version and the license cannot be moved to a
different computer. Being from Dell, it's probably BIOS locked, which means
that you will not be able to activate on the Gateway system.

 

[Canuck57]

Hi,
I have a gateway barebone with P4 @2.8 motherboard and will get a HDD
and some ram. I already have a dell computer with windows Vista on it,
and extra vista dvd that says (for installation only with new Dell
PC).
If I install it on the GATEWAY computer with the new HDD will I have
any problems?

Thank you for your advice

Probably not. What you have is likely an OEM copy of Vista. Ditto if you
want to move XP to a new mobo/machine.

http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/ProductActivation.htm

 

[Gordon]

Probably not. What you have is likely an OEM copy of Vista. Ditto if you
want to move XP to a new mobo

<sigh> not that hoary old chestnut again! There is NO MENTION in the OEM
EULA (which is what the USER agrees to) that a new motherboard means a new
machine. In fact MS goes to great lengths NOT to define what a "new" machine
is.

 

[nj]

<sigh> not that hoary old chestnut again! There is NO MENTION in the OEM
EULA (which is what the USER agrees to) that a new motherboard means a new
machine. In fact MS goes to great lengths NOT to define what a "new" machine
is.

Ok I appreciate everyone getting back to me firstly. Now, would that
mean though that if I manage to get a GATEWAY OEM windows re-
installation dvd for XP or Vista that it should be ok?
Many thanks!

 

[Bob Eyster]

You need to buy another copy with a new license

 

[The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly]

<sigh> not that hoary old chestnut again! There is NO MENTION in the OEM
EULA (which is what the USER agrees to) that a new motherboard means a
new machine. In fact MS goes to great lengths NOT to define what a "new"
machine is.

It's even worse now that they (MS) tie vista to a 'blade' or HDD
partition in the license.

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[PNutts]

Mmm... Hoary chestnuts....

The OP has a different system, not just a new mommaboard.