"JR" <jriker1@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I am looking to purchase Vista Home Premium and saw this "System
> Builders" version which oddly enough seems to be cheaper then the
> upgrade in most cases and seems to be the full version. What is this
> version? I build my own systems, however imagine this one i s for
> people who build and sell them. Just not sure if I can use it or if
> it's got a different activation strategy or what.
In theory you can't buy it unless you do a major upgrade to your system.
In the UK m$ listed qualifying upgrades as being, for example (M$ words not
mine): new disk, new motherboard, new mouse.
I used an OEM build for my last desktop PC, they are the same as retail as
far as functionality goes but do have a more restrictive license and no M$
support.