A vista question about the one user buy stuff.

Hey i have a vista question about the one user buy stuff.
Because I am thinking about buying the vista ultimate not OEM so I can get
the 64 bit.
But when I am locking on all the Danish sides were I can buy it I can’t find
Anny of it what have more then only 1 pc install.. The problem fore me there
is that I kinder like to try stuff on my pc and sometimes it all gets messed
up and need to be installed again.
So I am asking if I need to go buy a new vista ultimate every time I go
uninstall my vista ore what I need to do so I can keep using it even after I
have reinstalled it.
I am also thinking what will happen if I go upgrade some of my computer
hardware and uninstall my vista and install it again does it still work?
I hope that you understand what I am trying to ask abut and you can give me
some good answer ^_^

You can reinstall it as often as you like on the same machine with no
problems. It'll need activating again each time you install it but since
your hardware hasn't changed this'll be fine.

If your hardware changes significantly (I think if more than three items are
changed in six months) you'll be required to activate Windows again. This
is done online in exactly the same way as when you first installed it. If
your hardware changes A LOT, and you've had to reactivate a few times
already (due to hardware changes, not just from reinstalling which you can
do as often as you like), it'll eventually refuse to activate online.
You'll then need to ring them up and explain that you still only have it
installed on one machine, and they'll give you a new product key.

There is a difference between Vista and previous versions. If you buy the
Upgrade version you won't be able to do a clean install. It has to be
upgraded over your old version. If you buy the full retail package (more
expensive), this issue won't arise.


"Mevler" <> wrote in message
news:12DC23DA-553E-45FD-83A4-...
> Hey i have a vista question about the one user buy stuff.
> Because I am thinking about buying the vista ultimate not OEM so I can get
> the 64 bit.
> But when I am locking on all the Danish sides were I can buy it I can’t
> find
> Anny of it what have more then only 1 pc install.. The problem fore me
> there
> is that I kinder like to try stuff on my pc and sometimes it all gets
> messed
> up and need to be installed again.
> So I am asking if I need to go buy a new vista ultimate every time I go
> uninstall my vista ore what I need to do so I can keep using it even after
> I
> have reinstalled it.
> I am also thinking what will happen if I go upgrade some of my computer
> hardware and uninstall my vista and install it again does it still work?
> I hope that you understand what I am trying to ask abut and you can give
> me
> some good answer ^_^
>

On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:07:20 -0000, "Rojo Habe" <> wrote:

>You can reinstall it as often as you like on the same machine with no
>problems. It'll need activating again each time you install it but since
>your hardware hasn't changed this'll be fine.

Not necessarily:
Usually, you only have to reactivate IF you change motherboards, or
delete then recreate your Vista System partition, or replace your HD.
>
>If your hardware changes significantly (I think if more than three items are
>changed in six months) you'll be required to activate Windows again.

I don't think the number of times hardware changes affects your
activation status.

The last time I checked, Window Activation operates on a point-system,
such as 1 point for new video card, 2 points for new network card,
etc. Once one changes enough hardware at once (and the point-count
accumulates beyond 10 points), a re-activation is necessary.

>This is done online in exactly the same way as when you first installed it. If
>your hardware changes A LOT, and you've had to reactivate a few times
>already (due to hardware changes, not just from reinstalling which you can
>do as often as you like), it'll eventually refuse to activate online.
>You'll then need to ring them up and explain that you still only have it
>installed on one machine, and they'll give you a new product key.

NOT a "new product key". Your product key ALWAYS remains the same for
any one copy of Windows.

>
>There is a difference between Vista and previous versions. If you buy the
>Upgrade version you won't be able to do a clean install.

This is just not so. It IS possible to do a clean installation using
an Upgrade license. This has been cussed and discussed so many times
in these groups that it's very surprising that you made a statement
like that. Even Microsoft admits that it's just F.U.D.

> It has to be upgraded over your old version.

If that's the way you want to do it, that's all well and good for YOU.
But don't try to mislead anyone.

>If you buy the full retail package (more expensive), this issue won't arise.

Why cause him to waste his money? A full retail package is TWICE the
price of an Upgrade package.

An Upgrade package is EXACTLY the same package as the Full Retail
package. Has the same exact bits as the Full Retail package.

The correct image is chosen by the PRODUCT KEY one enters during
installation, in this way:
OEM key will ONLY work to unlock the OEM package.
Upgrade key will ONLY work to unlock the Upgrade image.
Full Retail key will ONLY work to unlock the Full Retail image.
>
>
>"Mevler" <> wrote in message
>news:12DC23DA-553E-45FD-83A4-...
>> Hey i have a vista question about the one user buy stuff.
>> Because I am thinking about buying the vista ultimate not OEM so I can get
>> the 64 bit.
>> But when I am locking on all the Danish sides were I can buy it I can’t
>> find
>> Anny of it what have more then only 1 pc install.. The problem fore me
>> there
>> is that I kinder like to try stuff on my pc and sometimes it all gets
>> messed
>> up and need to be installed again.

Actually, it DOESN'T "sometimes gets all messed up" -- YOU mess it up.

>> So I am asking if I need to go buy a new vista ultimate every time I go
>> uninstall my vista ore what I need to do so I can keep using it even after
>> I have reinstalled it.

NOT necessary, unless you also want to install on a SECOND computer
while it is still installed on your current machine.

>> I am also thinking what will happen if I go upgrade some of my computer
>> hardware and uninstall my vista and install it again does it still work?

Of course it still works, friend.
I don't believe Microsoft would be allowed to sell one-time-use-only
copies of it's OSes. Customers would be in an uproar, and Microsoft
would be instantly burdened with a plethora of legal battles from both
customers AND governments. Or, they would simply stop using
Microsoft OSes completely, or become instant software pirates.

The products are over-priced enough as it is.

There is no need to uninstall then reinstall Vista each time you
upgrade hardware. Unless you want to, of course. Just install the
correct Vista driver for the hardware you install. You may or may not
have to re-activate after adding a new piece of hardware.

>> I hope that you understand what I am trying to ask abut and you can give
>> me
>> some good answer ^_^
>>

To download a .DOC file which will allow you to read about Windows
Vista Activation, go here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

It should clear up the confusion Mr. Jobe has caused in this thread.

Donald McDaniel

Mevler <> wrote:

>Hey i have a vista question about the one user buy stuff.
>Because I am thinking about buying the vista ultimate not OEM so I can get
>the 64 bit.

The OEM version of Vista comes in both 32-bit and 64-bit flavors.

>But when I am locking on all the Danish sides were I can buy it I can’t find
>any of it what have more then only 1 pc install.. The problem fore me there
>is that I kinder like to try stuff on my pc and sometimes it all gets messed
>up and need to be installed again.

An OEM disk can only be installed on only one computer, it cannot be
moved to a different one. It can be reinstalled on that computer, if
need be. It just has to be the same machine. A retail version of the
OS can be moved to a different computer, but it still can on only one
computer at a time.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)

http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

"Mevler" wrote:

> Hey i have a vista question about the one user buy stuff.
> Because I am thinking about buying the vista ultimate not OEM so I can get
> the 64 bit.
> But when I am locking on all the Danish sides were I can buy it I can’t find
> Anny of it what have more then only 1 pc install.. The problem fore me there
> is that I kinder like to try stuff on my pc and sometimes it all gets messed
> up and need to be installed again.
> So I am asking if I need to go buy a new vista ultimate every time I go
> uninstall my vista ore what I need to do so I can keep using it even after I
> have reinstalled it.
> I am also thinking what will happen if I go upgrade some of my computer
> hardware and uninstall my vista and install it again does it still work?
> I hope that you understand what I am trying to ask abut and you can give me
> some good answer ^_^
>

THX fore all the help form all ^-^ I am surprised to get sow mutch and
fast respons from other ppl hire