Install Vista from an upgrade version... - Page 5

03-02-2007, 20:38

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Originally Posted by Matt D

Can you buy the OEM version on its own, or do you need to buy it with something?

Virtually on it's own mate - apparently an IDE cable is a qualifying part so you can buy Vista and get a free cable!

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Originally Posted by ZrByte

Well from whats being said its no different to XP so a hdd failure or reformat wouldnt be a problem. On the other hand, if your motherboard died, you replaced it with a different model and tried to reinstall you might be in for more problems. Wheras with XP at the moment you just ring them up and they give you a new code, well thats how its always worked for me anyway.

...and if I did decide to replace my system board and it didn't activate, then a quick call to Microsoft saying my hard disk died and I had to replace gets the same result - activation.

Tezcatlipoca · 03-02-2007, 20:43

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Originally Posted by lsainsbury

Virtually on it's own mate - apparently an IDE cable is a qualifying part so you can buy Vista and get a free cable!

LOL, that's good to know. If I do get round to moving to Vista, there's no way I'd shell out for a normal version if it's possible to get an OEM copy so cheap.

TheBlueRaja · 03-02-2007, 20:51

I bought it a couple of days ago with nothing else.

downquark1 · 03-02-2007, 21:37

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Originally Posted by TheBlueRaja

Some feedback on this, looks like its just like XP:-

http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid...e=expert&pid=4

Also, as backup who's to say that your Motherboards didn't die and was replaced by the manufacturer? If you catch my drift...

Well yes. The exact legal rights and what you can convince the representative on the phone are, in my experience, not always consistent.