On Fri, 7 Dec 2007 08:38:54 -0600, "Gary" <>
wrote:
> Thanks for the replies!
You're welcome. Glad to help.
> What about Vista Home Premium OEM? I found that
> available on both e-bay and at a few retail sites.
If you do buy one of these, I wouldn't do it on eBay. The risk of
getting burnt is too high.
> I know that the OS would
> be tied to a single computer but I don't think that would be a problem.
That's the single biggest disadvantage, as far as I'm concerned. A
major problem is that if the computer dies, the license to use Windows
dies with it. That's why my preference is normally to buy a retail
Upgrade copy instead. It usually costs only slightly more than the OEM
version.
> Are
> there any other downsides that I should be aware of? Would it be a
> violation of the EULA since I build these machines myself? What does it take
> to be a "system builder" and is a "system builder" required to sell the
> systems that they build? TIA, again!
>
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> "Ken Blake, MVP" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > On Wed, 5 Dec 2007 21:01:40 -0600, "Gary" <>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> We have five computers in the family--one new one running Vista Home
> >> Premium, which we just bought new, and four older ones running XP. We
> >> like
> >> the Vista OS so I'm looking to upgrade/rebuild the other four machines to
> >> Vista. Assuming that the four machines' hardware is beefy enough for
> >> Vista
> >> (or that I can get them up to that state) can someone suggest the least
> >> expensive way to legally get the four Vista O/S's and licenses that I
> >> would
> >> need. TIA!
> >
> >
> > Almost certainly, there's no better way than finding a good price from
> > a web-based store, and buying four upgrade copies.
> >
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