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Donald L McDaniel
So I'm ready to purchase Vista Home Premium from my neighborhood computer
store (Microcenter in Cambridge, MA) and I'm confused with the options. I
can buy Vista upgrade for $129.00 or Vista Full for $159.00 or Vista OEM for
$129.00. Looking at the different options
1) What is involved if I purchase the upgrade and I want to rebuild (fresh
install) my machine down the road. Do I need to install XP MCE first then
Vista or can I install Vista directly by inserting the XP DVD to prove I
actually qualify for an upgrade.
2) If I want to do a fresh install, what is the actual difference between
the full retail vs the OEM besides the $30.00 difference?
Thanks,
~alan
Actually, the prices are:
$159 for the Retail upgrade to Home Premium
$99 for the Retail upgrade to Home Basic.
I guess small system builders can sell the System Builder kits for any price
they want. If you can get one for $129, then more power to ya.
I paid $139 for a "System Builder Kit" with a Home Premium license.
As far as I know, the generic "OEM" kit is now called a "System Builder Kit",
(or may have been all along, but misnamed).
In addition, I don't think System Builder Kits are produced by the OEMs
anymore. They seem to be only produced by Microsoft itself.
Please correct me if I'm wrong?
Donald L McDaniel
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