Bruce Chambers wrote:
> dm.bourgeois@trinityyachts.com wrote:
>> I built my own computer a few years ago. I am currently looking to
>> obtain Vista and learn it. Since I built my own pc, is it legal for
>> me to buy an OEM license and run it on the computer......after I do
>> the necessary upgrades?
>>
>
>
> As long as the Vista OEM license is purchased along with a
> qualifying hardware component (motherboard, hard drive, RAM modules, I
> believe), certainly.
>
>
Unless newegg and others are wrong, the qualifying hardware requirement
only applies to xp, not vista. See here for xp:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...xp+oem&x=0&y=0
Disclaimer: Qualifying proof of purchase must be recent receipts showing
the purchase of a mother board, hard drive, RAM and a CPU. The
components can be on multiple receipts; not necessarily all on one
receipt nor on the same receipt as the qualifying Windows XP/Office 2003
that you purchased.
See here for vista:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ta+oem&x=0&y=0
No disclaimer as to hardware requirements needed for purchase.
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