Was browsing the EGG and saw Vista Business OEM "for System Builders" for $145. This is a relatively good price so I got suspicious...
Read the fine print and this version can only be liscenced (aka activated on one machine, no transfer allowed).
So if your machine breaks and a major repair that busts the activation criteria budget (new lan or MB) is required will you have to buy a new copy of Vista as well as repairing the PC?
Any of you system builder out there run into this or have more info on the exact details? Like will MS support be tolerant of manual activation requests for these OEM branded copies of Vista?
Will trying to upgrade a Dell/HP/Gateway Vista machine lead to problems now?
And has anyone heard if the activation rules stay the same with Vista as with XP?
I fear another bullet in the foot here.
Read the fine print and this version can only be liscenced (aka activated on one machine, no transfer allowed).
So if your machine breaks and a major repair that busts the activation criteria budget (new lan or MB) is required will you have to buy a new copy of Vista as well as repairing the PC?
Any of you system builder out there run into this or have more info on the exact details? Like will MS support be tolerant of manual activation requests for these OEM branded copies of Vista?
Will trying to upgrade a Dell/HP/Gateway Vista machine lead to problems now?
And has anyone heard if the activation rules stay the same with Vista as with XP?
I fear another bullet in the foot here.