One package \ one machine?

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Below is the final paragraph taken from http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=156

Will this affect a lot of people? Not really. Those most likely to be
affected are hobbyists who constantly rebuild, replace, and upgrade systems.
Presumably, the new two-machine limit will be enforced by Windows Product
Activation.

I wonder why this change didn't make it into a press release?

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Now I am confused. The cheapest I can find Vista Home Premium (not upgrade)
is £206.95 on amazon.co.uk. Scandalous. I have two identical Dell Dimension
9200's here that I would like to load Vista in too.. My point being is that
I was led to believe ONE machine, ONE Vista package.

Can someone PLEASE clarify this.

TIA
 
Did you happen to notice the date of that article?
Things change. Sometimes even changes change.
 
It is one licence per machine.

That article is out of date, and was addressing the number of times one
could transfer the licence from one pc to another. Now there is no limit to
the number of times that you may transfer a retail licence from one pc to
another, as long as it is removed from the first pc before it is installed
on another.
 
Hi Jane,

OK, I understand what you're saying ;-). Thanx for both of your responses.

I am just going through the posts identifying the inherent differences
between PREMIUM & HOME. This is another *back to the drawing board*
scenario. I was especially interested in the thread

"No 64 bit DVDs in Home Premium" .................and no doubt will discover
more info shockers before I make my final choice.

Thanx again peeps & regards
 
I know. That was my point.
;-)
The problem with 'blogs' is that they may not expire as often as the
information on them does.

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Maxwell Bluemeanie

Dave said:
Hi Max,

Oct 11, 2006
Click to expand...
 
Dave said:
Hi Jane,

OK, I understand what you're saying ;-). Thanx for both of your
responses.

I am just going through the posts identifying the inherent differences
between PREMIUM & HOME. This is another *back to the drawing board*
scenario. I was especially interested in the thread

"No 64 bit DVDs in Home Premium" .................and no doubt will
discover more info shockers before I make my final choice.

Thanx again peeps & regards
Click to expand...

You could with OEM home premium for only £70 approx.
However it is a risk with OEM as it can NEVER be transferred if you need a
new machine.
 
That link takes me to an article that was published on October 11, 2006.

A lot has changed since then. You can make all the changes you want on a
"retail" copy of Vista. You can activate forever, on the same machine. You
can remove from that machine and place Vista on another computer. No
problem.

You have to get the latest information friend.



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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
It depends upon circumstances. But I would consider that one may have to do
so.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
This just means that the x64 installation DVD media isn't included in the
retail boxes for any version except Ultimate. You'll have to send away for
them or get them from a friend. Hardly an "info shocker" though and hardly
seems relevant in making an edition choice unless you have to have it today.
 
Correction: One license per device. A device is defined as a partition or
blade, as you know. The difference is that not all partitions or blades on
a machine are covered by the one license. Just one is.
 
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