Vista License Restriction

[Guest]

I'm sure my question has been asked & answered here several times so please
bear with me.

I have a one primary PC and one laptop which are currently networked. Per
the Vista Software License it appears that one copy may reside on one
physical device at any one time. So, does that mean I have to purchase an
additional license for the laptop so that the two devices are using
comparable OS's?

Thanks.

 

[Dustin Harper]

Yes, you would need 1 license per machine. Depending on the version, you
may be able to get the family upgrade (you'd need Ultimate).

Dustin Harper
(e-mail address removed)
http://www.vistarip.com

 

[Dave B.]

You would be correct, this has been answered many, many, many times. Why not
do a scan of the posts rather than creating a new one to beat the subject to
death even more?
1 license, 1 PC, thus 2 PC's = 2 licenses = 2 purchases.

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[Richard Urban]

You do NOT need Vista on both computers in order to network them.

If you want Vista on the second computer you need a license for the second
computer also.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
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If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Harry Ohrn MS MVP]

You do not need vista on both systems. I currently have Vista on 1 system,
XP on 2, Linux on 1 and Windows server 2003 on another. all can see each
other and can transfer files etc. as I choose.

 

[Hugh Wyn Griffith]

So, does that mean I have to purchase an additional license for the >

laptop so that the two devices are using comparable OS's?

Although there is no inherent reason for this unless you want it. VISTA
will talk with XP as I have VISTA on my desktop and XP Home on my
laptop.