How do I transfer Vista to a different machine?

My new laptop came with Home Premium pre-installed, and I also purchased
Ultimate sparately. How do I transfer the Home Premium to another computer
before I upgrade to Ultimate on my laptop? (Notice that both Vistas are
legitimate and have separate Keys.)

You don't, if the copy that came with your first computer is an OEM copy.
That copy lives, and if necessary, dies on the PC it came installed on and
cannot be transferred to a second computer.

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"SRGroman" <> wrote in message
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> My new laptop came with Home Premium pre-installed, and I also purchased
> Ultimate sparately. How do I transfer the Home Premium to another
> computer
> before I upgrade to Ultimate on my laptop? (Notice that both Vistas are
> legitimate and have separate Keys.)

The OEM license for that copy of Vista Home Premium installed on your system
is hardcoded to it which means the two cannot be separated. If you own
additional machines you would like to install Vista on you will just have to
buy an addition retail license.
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"SRGroman" <> wrote in message
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> My new laptop came with Home Premium pre-installed, and I also purchased
> Ultimate sparately. How do I transfer the Home Premium to another
> computer
> before I upgrade to Ultimate on my laptop? (Notice that both Vistas are
> legitimate and have separate Keys.)

You probably don't.
Since Home Premium came with the computer it is probably OEM.
If so, it can not be transferred to a different computer.
Normally OEM is permanently tied to the original computer regardless
the condition of the original computer.
One of the many reasons you paid less for OEM.

Is Ultimate an Upgrade?
If so Home Premium is also bound to the computer by the upgrade.

Consider returning the computer and purchasing one configured the way
you need, probably cheaper in the long run.

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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"SRGroman" <> wrote in message
news:F49B8FC9-B3F6-4942-BFEA-...
> My new laptop came with Home Premium pre-installed, and I also
> purchased
> Ultimate sparately. How do I transfer the Home Premium to another
> computer
> before I upgrade to Ultimate on my laptop? (Notice that both Vistas
> are
> legitimate and have separate Keys.)

SRGroman wrote:
> My new laptop came with Home Premium pre-installed, and I also purchased
> Ultimate sparately. How do I transfer the Home Premium to another computer
> before I upgrade to Ultimate on my laptop? (Notice that both Vistas are
> legitimate and have separate Keys.)



You can't. By your own description, you have an OEM license for WinXP
that came with the laptop. An OEM version must be sold with a piece of
hardware (normally a motherboard or hard drive, if not an entire PC) and
is _permanently_ bound to the first PC on which it's installed. An OEM
license, once installed, is not legally transferable to another computer
under _any_ circumstances.


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