Good price for VISTA

Hi there, I'm new in this forum, but I've been reading the posts for a while now, I wanna get the full OEM Vista home premium for my vaio laptop, I was wondering if this is a good price http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=250079880655&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=015 , I'm going to buy it, unless someone tells me how to get it free

thanks

 

According to CNET.com, you can buy legitimate OEM version of Vista for much cheaper than retail. You cannot, however, get a version of Vista for free legitimately.

 

so how much cheaper?? is 119 a good price for the home premium ediiton? I think retail is like 160

 

Why not pick up Ultimate instead of Home Premium?

 

The biggest mistake of your life!!!

Dont you dear buy OEM!!!

If you want to know why better reply this post now!!!

 

why not? whats wrong with OEM? lol

 

yeah, what's wrong?

 

if ur a student or work in an educational institution u can purchase the home premium edition for only $69.95. I purchased mine from campustech.com

 

Am well... I read through the OEM license agreement and essentially it said that the OEM version of Vista is tied to your motherboard. So you can replace any of the other parts of your comp but the OEM must stay with your original Motherboard. I think there are provisions if the Motherboard fries though.

By the way its not a bad price but you can get it from a more reputable dealer for the same price.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16832116202

 

P.S do your self a favor and wait for SP1 to come out, it will save you a lot of headache... Oh wait I am supposed to be getting people to work all of the bugs out for me. JUST KIDDING but you get the point.

 

OEM Full vs Retail Upgrade

VISTA PREMIUM
OEM...................................................................Retail
$119...................................................................$159
ugly box.......................................................pretty box
no manual...................................................manual incl.
ties with MB............................. ..........can be transfered
buy 32bit or 64bit......................32&64 comes in same box
no support from M............90 days free support(BS though)
onetime install.........................two installs for clean install

About clean install... http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=3488 (scroll down till u see vista)
For Vista Premium Upgrade... http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/details.aspx?view=info&itemid=3333198 (instant download)

 

I don't want the upgrade version...I want a clean install....

 

No difference. Read this... http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=101715 Do you buy it?

Currently downloading Vista Premium Upgrade. DigitalLockerAssistant is at 15%

 

ohh so I can do a clean install with the "upgrade version"?

 

ok ok, we posted at the same time

 

Oh yes you can.

Digital Locker Assistant is at 40%

 

i don't know what this means: ties with MB............................. ..........can be transfered

 

Basically once you install it on a computer its going to stay on that computer. You cant decide to uninstall it of your notebook and put it on say-your desktop and put Vista premium on your notebook. Once an OEM is installed on a Computer it stays on that computer.

 

oh that sucks....so with the upgrade can I install it in 2 different computres?

 

You can transfer license to a new PC

But you must delete OS from PC A before activating it on PC B

MB means motherboard. Once you install and activate OEM it sends specific hardware signatures to M (Microsoft). So therefore your product key ties with your motherboard. You can upgrade any other component except the motherboard.

 

Finished installing Vista.

!!!WARNING!!!

Dont buy the download version from windowsmarketplace.com
Its not bootable. I dont know how to make it bootable.
Now I have to do some research on that. Anyone care to help me!

 

Erm.. cant help u with ur question. But i do know, if u buy an upgrade retail version, u can get a full retail out of it for now. Read http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=101715 for details.

 

No you would need to purchase an additional license. I know that with non OEM Vista if you purchase the full version you can get additional licenses for like $50 each, but I doubt that is the case with the OEM version.