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Geek Culture / Vista Upgrade

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Otto42
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Posted: 5th Jan 2009 02:14 Edited at: 5th Jan 2009 02:17
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Okay, so I see there's a full version of Vista, and then a cheaper version that says it only works for 1 PC. Like it matters but I'm looking at Vista Home Premium w/SP1 and then the more expensive one that is the full version but doesn't have SP1. Which would u guys recommend?
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bitJericho
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Posted: 5th Jan 2009 02:18
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You can upgrade to SP1 easily, so you should decide based on if you ever want to transfer your copy of vista to a different computer.

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spooky
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Posted: 5th Jan 2009 22:34
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SP1 is a free update for all vista users so don't worry about that.

There is the cheap OEM version and the full retail version.

OEM is what you get with a new pc and is locked to the hardware so changing any major hardware component will undoubtedly force a re-activation request and you may have to phone MS to explain your change and plead to allow them to reactivate.

Retail is a lot more lenient and you can change hardware a lot more and it online re-activation normally works straight away.

As you have found out lots of retailers are happy to sell the OEM version on it's own. Means you don't get any MS support though in case of problems so beware of that. Not sure if OEM version will update an XP installation but it is probably better to do a fresh install of Vista anyway to clear out all the chaff.

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