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Hidden Costs of a Windows Vista Upgrade
Al Smith inva...@address.com hfx general Has anyone tried to upgrade from a non legit copy of WinXP Pro to Windows Vista? I know somebody who is thinking about purchasing a legit copy of Vista Buisness edition. He has never had a legit copy of an OS, but decided it's time... Big price difference from the "upgrade"

XP Professional OEM to Vista Ultimate Upgrade Transferable?
You get a better processor, Vista Home Premium, larger hard drive, dedicated video, DVD RW. It doesn't include a monitor, but the system is $120 less write capabilitySoftware Upgrade Microsoft Works 8.5Hardware Upgrade USB Keyboard USB 2 Button Mouse OK, do you think 1GB RAM is adequate for Vista Home Premium?

Vista Upgrade - Custom built comp help
The poster has bought and OEM CD which includes the Express Upgrade coupon. Now these are supposed to be used by OEM/System builders to build a complete machine and ship it with the coupon etc. This is a hang over from this whole end user purchasing OEM media and thus becoming their own OEM that we went through a

Vista OEM - will it install as an upgrade.
Well my problem is, the anytime upgrade system seems to be absolutly intent on having me start the process by purchasing an anytime update disc. Anyone know how I would go about doing an anytime update with my msdn vista ultimate key and such? Thanks, You probably need to do a clean install. -- Jeff Gaines.

Vista Upgrade - Windows 95 to 98 to XP
linuxmail.org> wrote: 'NEWSWEEK: If one of our readers confronted you in a CompUSA and said, īBill, why upgrade to Vista? and buy my own computer, load it with Linux myself, add crossover, and provide my own maintenance, than have to deal with the consequences of my company purchasing 400000 new Vista Machines.

MSDN Vista Ultimate and Anytime upgrade?
Some things I would like to know is whether you are limited to Vista Home Basic if you purchase XP Home, or whether upgrade options are available to go for Vista Home Premium. Why are you even *thinking* about using Microsoft Vista??! It's not an upgrade - it's a downgrade purposely designed to prevent you from

Vista Home Premium OEM to Vista Ultimate 32 / 64 Upgrade Optio
Richard G. Harper rghar...@email.com microsoft public windows vista general Neither Windows 95 nor Windows 98 qualify as a eligible product to upgrade to Vista. I have been purchasing upgrades since Windows 95 and would like to know how Vista will validate. I want to reformat my drive and complete a fresh

Questioning Upgrade to Vista
Dale nos...@nospam.ever microsoft public windows vista general The upgrade chain was hypothetical, thank goodness. If you possibly can, make a clean break with this dependency change by purchasing a full edition of Vista. "Dale" <nos...@nospam.ever> wrote in message news:O7KMRIwQHHA.488@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl.

Vista Home Premium to Ultimate Upgrade
For clarification of anything, read: <http://msdn2.microsoft. com/en-us/subscriptions/aa948864.aspx#licensing> Well my problem is, the anytime upgrade system seems to be absolutly intent on having me start the process by purchasing an anytime update disc. Anyone know how I would go about doing an anytime update with

Upgrade Clean Install? 32-Bit to 64-Bit?
... that works with vista) Personally, I wouldn't have anything Norton on my computer if it were free, so I have no interest in purchasing a new version of it. I'm not trying to convince you or anyone else to upgrade to Vista. I fact, as much as I like it myself, I think most people should usually stick with

Vista Upgrade Coupons
But I draw your attention to the language above the chart as well: "You can upgrade from your current edition of Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000 to a corresponding or better edition of Windows Vista by purchasing and installing an upgrade copy of Windows Vista." Note the word PURCHASING.

Sony Vista Premium Upgrade Problem
Can I upgrade my Home Premium to Ultimate and still not lose any of my settings and programs, or will I have to do a clean install of the Ultimate in order to be able to use it. In other words, can I upgrade the Home Version by using the Vista Ultimate DVD as if I were purchasing the Ultimate upgrade from Microsoft

Upgrade my PC to make Vista run as good as XP did
Jupiter Jones [MVP] jones_jupi...@hotnomail.com microsoft public windows vista general 8 months ago when you purchased the computer you had several options. Now you are limited and some such as purchasing another operating system can unnecessarily add to the cost. In the future research your essential hardware and

Upgrading Vista -> Premium in English from Japan
Does being "eligible" for a copy of Vista mean you're eligible to get it for FREE??? Of course not. :-) Note the text under The options: "You can upgrade from your current edition of Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000 to a corresponding or better edition of Windows Vista by purchasing and installing an upgrade

Vista Upgrade Coupons
Colin Barnhorst colinbarha...@msn.com microsoft public windows vista installation_setup You will have to install and activate XP each time you rebuild from scratch. As we're getting closer to buying, I see a lot of "Posters", who are not your mainstream users, question the praticality of purchasing the Upgrade.

OT: Skipping DW 8 upgrade, Vista users take note!
Also I suggest that you read the license restrictions which are at Newegg.com before purchasing a system builder version. THE QUESTION IS: If I buy Vista Ultimate OEM from a company like NewEgg for $199, will I be able to install it as an UPGRADE over my existing WinXP Pro Full Retail License (yes the expensive

OEM Vista 32 bit to 64bit upgrade possible?
Bruce Chambers bchamb...@cable0ne.n3t microsoft public windows vista security Hertz_Donut wrote: Go to a store and buy a legitimate copy instead of being a 2) The SAVCE license permits purchasing companies to distribute copies to their employees' home computers, recognizing that many people carrying work back

Outlook 2003 & Vista Home
What you have just done is proven that you CAN run an upgrade version of Windows and get rid of the reload problem. If it doesn't want to install give thought to purchasing another hard drive ( this wont have the manufacturers code written onto the hard drive ) then buy a full copy of Vista and install it on the

Upgrade my PC to make Vista run as good as XP did
ColTom2 nomailaddr...@nomail.com microsoft public windows vista general Hi: I have a Sony desktop VGC-RA716G computer with Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002. Can I do a clean install by purchasing the Windows Vista Premium Upgrade Edition? If not, what are my recommended options? Thanks.

Unable to validate
The other way to be legit is to purchase XP. And unless your PC can handle Vista, this might actually be the way to go. Have you seen the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor at: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/upgradeadvisor.mspx Didn't you say your PC was a few years old?