Bad things happen to unlicensed Windows users, Study by Microsoft
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 Oct 16 2008, 08:10 PM
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QUOTE(Yunan546 @ Oct 15 2008, 01:10 PM) so OEM is just for a single pc....what if i want to use it on other pc? OEM version won't allow you to do that because the activation will fail.  anyway, even with the retail edition, you are only supposed to use Vista on one PC at any one time. the difference here is that you can uninstall it from one machine and install it in another. |
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Oct 16 2008, 10:37 PM
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QUOTE(TechnoDude94 @ Oct 16 2008, 09:21 PM) YES, that is what I mean. You can't transfer the license to a new computer, example, new motherboard. If you'd really have to transfer the license, you can call Microsoft and tell make some crap up so that they'll allow you to activate it. Sometimes they let you activate and sometimes they don't. So please buy OEM and activate it a few times on a few different computers @ your own risk. having said that it will tolerate minor upgrades, such as changing graphics card, adding hard drives, adding ram, etc.but i believe it will never allow you to change the mobo. |
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Oct 17 2008, 12:28 AM
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QUOTE(TechnoDude94 @ Oct 16 2008, 10:44 PM) I've been forumming here in LYN Forum for about 2 years and I've heard of reported cases that people who changed their motherboards were able to reactivate. Not allowed everytime though. interesting. have not been so lucky cause every time i change mobo, vista would fail the activation.i have to call up to do phone activation to get it working again. |
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Oct 18 2008, 02:48 PM
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QUOTE(narien @ Oct 18 2008, 01:11 PM) i'm wondering those who take pride in using ori windows, do they also listen to mp3 from legitimate source, watching ori dvd's, pay their taxes, quit rent, assessment fee, give money to their parents?? wow. loaded question :-) |
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