Vista Ultimate

[Val]

Maybe you're thinking of this:

"Purchase the Windows Vista Ultimate retail boxed product, and you can
upgrade up to two additional PCs in your household to Windows Vista Home
Premium for only $49.99 ($59.99 CAD) each.*"
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/familydiscount.mspx

Otherwise, one copy of Vista (any flavor), installed on one machine only.

Val

 

[peter]

No you cannot.......you need a seperate license for each machine.
MS will sell you separate licenses so that you can use the same disk for
each installation.
peter

 

[Rick Rogers]

Hi Carl,

The rules haven't changed. The normal license for Ultimate, like any other
version of Windows, is for one installation on one machine.

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[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

I thought I read someplace that you can install Vista Ultimate on more
then one machine at a time.
Am I wrong there ? and if you can what are the rules ?
thanks

One Product Key per installation. You can't use the same Product Key on two
machines or on two partitions on the same machine.

 

[peter]

here is a link
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/familydiscount.mspx
peter

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I thought I read someplace that you can install Vista Ultimate on more then
one machine at a time.
Am I wrong there ? and if you can what are the rules ?

Yes, you're wrong. The rule is quite clear. It's one copy (or one
license) for each computer.

There's nothing new here. This is exactly the same rule that's been in
effect on every version of Windows starting with Windows 3.1. The only
thing new, starting with XP, and continuing with Vista is that there's
now an enforcement mechanism.

 

[Carl G]

I thought I read someplace that you can install Vista Ultimate on more then
one machine at a time.
Am I wrong there ? and if you can what are the rules ?
thanks

 

[Rock]

I thought I read someplace that you can install Vista Ultimate on more
then one machine at a time.
Am I wrong there ? and if you can what are the rules ?
thanks

That's not correct. Vista is the same as XP (and the other Windows OS's).
It's one install per license.

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

XweAponX

The typical user is buying Vista Home Premium. This offer enables one user
to have a version of Ultimate + 2 versions of Home Premium for less than the
cost of 3 versions of Home Premium. You can actually save about 150 USD. Not
a bad deal.

 

[Carl G]

Thanks much guys.
I guess I was thinking of the home premium deal.
I didn't really think we could get that lucky.
I run Home Premium now and it is running good , except for the security
iritations.
Otherwise no problems.
Thanks again.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I thought I read someplace that you can install Vista Ultimate on more
then one machine at a time.
Am I wrong there ?

Yes.


and if you can what are the rules ?
thanks

You need to purchase a separate Vista license for each computer on
which you install it.

Just as it has *always* been with *all* Microsoft operating
systems, it's necessary (to be in compliance with both the EULA and U.S.
copyright law http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/117.html), if not
technically) to purchase one Vista license for each computer on which it
is installed. (Consult an attorney versed in copyright law to determine
final applicability in your locale.) The only way in which Vista
licensing differs from that of earlier versions of Windows (up until
WinXP, that is) is that Microsoft has added a copy protection and
anti-theft mechanism, Product Activation, to prevent (or at least make
more difficult) multiple installations using a single license.

With Vista Ultimate, it's sometimes possible to qualify for
additional licenses, at a reduced cost:

Windows Vista: Windows Vista Family Discount
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/familydiscount.mspx


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[The poster formerly known as Nina DiBoy]

Yes.

Let me clarify Bruce's answer. No you are not wrong, but it will only
work for a limited time. You can go for up to 120 days without activating.

You need to purchase a separate Vista license for each computer on
which you install it.

You don't need to, MS just wants you to. Their ca$h cow is never fat
enough.

With Vista Ultimate, it's sometimes possible to qualify for
additional licenses, at a reduced cost:

Windows Vista: Windows Vista Family Discount
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/familydiscount.mspx

Finally some reasonable advice.


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