Media Player Licenses

I'm considering upgrading a NT PC to Vista Home Premium. I have two questions:

1. Do I have to do a clean install without any of my programs being saved?

2. I have used up my alocated # of Media licenses to new computers. Will
the current licenes transfer if I back them up and do a restore?

When you say an NT PC, what are referring to NT 4? Try using the appropriate
name, if you are running Windows 2000 or later, you should be able upgrade
to Windows Vista and your licenses migrate just fine since it will be same
machine, just that its a new OS.
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"Talbot" <> wrote in message
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> I'm considering upgrading a NT PC to Vista Home Premium. I have two
> questions:
>
> 1. Do I have to do a clean install without any of my programs being saved?
>
> 2. I have used up my alocated # of Media licenses to new computers. Will
> the current licenes transfer if I back them up and do a restore?

Hi Talbot
1. If windows 2000/NT 4.0 you have to do a clean install. If Windows X
then you should be able to upgrade. To help you with the upgrade
recommend downloading/installing the Windows Vista Advisory Tool
2. I do not know about the licenses but I know there is some way t
tell Media Player to backup the licenses so I assume you can import the
on Vista. Please be aware that Vista comes with Media Playe
11.0.6000.6324. If your using a older Player then export the license
that might not work. To avoid this risk I would try to make sure I wa
on the same Media Player Level as Vista then perform a backup of th
Licenses

I'm not well knowledge able on those licenses. Sorr

Ra

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Do as told by "RAJINSBACK" back bp you media licence. Windows nt use
the same fileing system as vista. Vista is just a bit newer. Question
nt machines are designed as networked. Why upgrade a user machine on
network to vista. I am not slagging off vista but a networked machin
is best left on nt

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I'm not bold enough to put a Vista PC on my domain yet. Don't wanna foo
with the licenses :

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rajinisback

During the upgrade process the licenses will be migrated if possible.

If he's at "maximum transfer" level or whatever he was indicating (I didn't
100% follow), he might want to check with the license providers to see if
they would allow/support that.

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"rajinisback" <> wrote in message
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>
> Hi Talbot,
> 1. If windows 2000/NT 4.0 you have to do a clean install. If Windows XP
> then you should be able to upgrade. To help you with the upgrade I
> recommend downloading/installing the Windows Vista Advisory Tool.
> 2. I do not know about the licenses but I know there is some way to
> tell Media Player to backup the licenses so I assume you can import them
> on Vista. Please be aware that Vista comes with Media Player
> 11.0.6000.6324. If your using a older Player then export the licenses
> that might not work. To avoid this risk I would try to make sure I was
> on the same Media Player Level as Vista then perform a backup of the
> Licenses.
>
> I'm not well knowledge able on those licenses. Sorry
>
> Raj
>
>
> --
> rajinisback

Your query does not make any sense. Windows Vista is a network operating
system, depending on the context or SKU that is used. If his media licenses
are on Windows NT 4 Workstation and he migrated to Windows Vista Business he
would still be using a network operating system which is based on the 'NT'
code base.

Windows NT 4 Workstation, 2000 Professional (NT 5.0), XP Professional (NT
5.1), Vista (NT 6.0) Business, Enterprise, Ultimate are all network
operating systems because they all share a common core operating system
structure. Even the consumer skus such as Home Basic and Home Premium are
network operating systems just that they lack certain functionality required
on business networks such as the ability to join a Windows Server domain.

What you are probably confusing and assuming is, Vista is only multi-media
OS, but this is not case at all.
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"roy69" <> wrote in message
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>
> Do as told by "RAJINSBACK" back bp you media licence. Windows nt uses
> the same fileing system as vista. Vista is just a bit newer. Question,
> nt machines are designed as networked. Why upgrade a user machine on a
> network to vista. I am not slagging off vista but a networked machine
> is best left on nt.
>
>
> --
> roy69
>
> - Core 2 Quad Q6600
> - Abit IP35 Pro
> - 4 x 1GB OcUK PC2-6400 C5 800 MHZ Dual Channel
> - Leadtek GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3
> - CiBox TFT 22" Widescreen LCD Panel. 1680 x 1050
> - Creative X-Fi 7.1 PCI-E
> - Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
> - Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers
> - Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU