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Old 04-07-2008   #4 (permalink)
Bob Eyster


 
 

Re: VISTA installation on new HDD

You need to buy another copy with a new license

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Bob Eyster
MS Windows Vista Home Premium



"nj" <nabiljbour@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Apr 7, 3:12 am, "Gordon" <gbpli...@xxxxxx> wrote:
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>> "Canuck57" <dave-no_s...@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> news:w2iKj.161974$pM4.156935@xxxxxx
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>> > Probably not. What you have is likely an OEM copy of Vista. Ditto if
>> > you
>> > want to move XP to a new mobo
>>
>> <sigh> not that hoary old chestnut again! There is NO MENTION in the OEM
>> EULA (which is what the USER agrees to) that a new motherboard means a
>> new
>> machine. In fact MS goes to great lengths NOT to define what a "new"
>> machine
>> is.
>
> Ok I appreciate everyone getting back to me firstly. Now, would that
> mean though that if I manage to get a GATEWAY OEM windows re-
> installation dvd for XP or Vista that it should be ok?
> Many thanks!
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