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Swapping versions
20-08-2009 1:43 PM
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20-08-2009 1:46 PM
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If it is OEM almost certainly not.
If it is a full license - in theory yes although you may have to phone Microsoft for validation.
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdownload.microsoft.com%2Fdocuments%2Fuseterms%2FWindows%2520Vista_Business_English_e59f6893-6b14-4262-964c-993ed16d138a.pdf&ei=VUaNSo33DISNjAfhtZ3rDQ&rct=j&q=vista+business+edition+eula&usg=AFQjCNFwwVQbsVvf2sjrRACgLnfdkOJ0ow&sig2=hmFe_V_eDi-qheOh7gGpYA
Quote 15. REASSIGN TO ANOTHER DEVICE.
a. Software Other than Windows Anytime Upgrade. You may uninstall the software
and install it on another device for your use. You may not do so to share this license
between devices.
Re: Swapping versions
20-08-2009 2:47 PM
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Thank you for the reply.
Re: Swapping versions
20-08-2009 3:05 PM
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Re: Swapping versions
20-08-2009 3:14 PM
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I've had Dell specific installation CDs in the past which have worked on other Dell PCs (all in the same house).
Re: Swapping versions
20-08-2009 3:43 PM
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I'm not one for wasting and it seems a shame to ditch it as it is one of the high-end versions and has a number of enhancements that you don't get on other types.
Things are much more simple with the Penguin!
Re: Swapping versions
20-08-2009 3:46 PM
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20-08-2009 3:47 PM
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Quote from: Jameseh Should it not work on other Dells?
It may well work, but it will probably contravene the licence.
Re: Swapping versions
20-08-2009 4:37 PM
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It's like buying a car and the salesman saying after 10,000 miles you can't drive it anymore.
You buy the license and should be able to do what you want with it IMO.
Don't know why I'm bothering with W7 anyway - I've got the wobbly windows already with Ubuntu - I mean, what more do you need?
Re: Swapping versions
20-08-2009 4:41 PM
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If you buy a Dell PC for example with an OEM copy, it is at a very low price and licensed ONLY for use on the specific computer you bought it with.
You can buy a full-price copy and have much wider rights if you want - your choice.
Re: Swapping versions
20-08-2009 4:47 PM
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Suppose it's 'you get what you pay for', but still seems a bit stingy to me, especially as it has never been reinstalled/reactivated.
Re: Swapping versions
21-08-2009 8:51 AM
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My missus bought a laptop from the TV shopping channel, it was an EVESHAM..... just after she bought it. Evesham went bust ! ! !.
It was running Vista Home Basic. with an (upgrade) disc (it is described as an upgrade disc but is actually the OS, in case it needs to be re-install)
after about a year, she noticed smoke coming out of the vent holes, and switched off..... took it to a local IT specialist, who pronounced it dead, and needing a new MOBO.
about a week later, I decided to buy a new laptop..... The intention was for her to have the new one, and I keep the old Dell Inspiron 2200 , (running Windows XP Home)
However she said I should have the new one. Another DELL, inspiron 15 (as advertised on TV, .........in pacific blue).
My old Dell only had a small HDD in, so I splashed out and bought a brand new one so she would have plenty of room for her photographs.
I used the disc from the EVESHAM laptop (VISTA HOME BASIC) and installed it on the new HDD in the OLD Dell.... No problem.. went in a treat... no queries from the setup, except the usual one`s... and it updates automatically.
So, I reckon, if you format the HDD you will probably find it goes on without any problems. !
(disclaimer............ I`m no expert! ! !)
Re: Swapping versions
21-08-2009 9:44 AM
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21-08-2009 10:00 AM
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CSO - alas, as above, it would not be going onto another Dell but if the other computer was I am reassured that it would work.
Re: Swapping versions
21-08-2009 10:29 AM
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Quote from: poppy donor Dell to a non-Dell machine
That may not work at all. If it does work it will require a valid product key and activation within 30 days (extendable 3 times).
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