Again, that is a misconception, they aren't saying that you can't upgrade
your system, but lets be honset, changing processor and mother board, isnt an
upgrade, you have a new computer, just in an old case. My example above talks
about that.
Microsoft even says, you can change the liscense once. But instead of
installing a new processor this week, a main board next week, and a hard
drive next month, get your upgraded gear, all at one time, or seperately, and
install all at the same time.
Oh, and memory, Graphics, sound, Ethernet, modems, PVRs, etc. Are not major
system changes. they are exempt, so upgrade from DDR2 to DDR3, to DDR4, to
what ever, if you feel like it. As long as your board can handle it, Vista
will only thank you :-)
But if you have to change your Motherboard, do a little planning, set a
goal. Mine is a 5.0 + on the index.
Here's the kicker. If you upgrade your system to the optimal settings you
are looking for, before you install Vista, the required upgrades after
install should be minimal. You know what is coming, new hardware releases are
hardly secrets anymore.
So buy Vista, if you want it, but hold off on the install. If you know DDR3
is coming out, and know you will be needing a different main board for it,
wait till the gear comes out, then install Vista.
Look, the typical life span of a newer OS is about 3 to 5 yars, maybe 6 if
it is very reliable. If your system is fitting for your needs, it will stay
fitting for at least that long. Past that, if you need to get a video card,
great, if you need to upgrade memory, you aren't going to have a problem.
I still think y'all are making mountains out of molehills here.
Plan, Get Ready, and don't move until you know you are ready. A little
planning is worth much more than $400 of regrets.
"ML" wrote:
> I hope you never upgrade your motherboard for whatever reason because MS
> definitely consider an motherboard upgrade as a new computer......
> So please, don't change your cpu which require a new mobo. And don't
> upgrade your RAM from DDR2 to DDR3 either...... And if you are
> non-SLi or non-CF and want to upgrade to SLi or CF? Sorry, you need a new
> mobo........
>
> The Vista EULA issue bring out what MS can dictate as upgrade or not and
> they are jamming it down our (enthusiats, and most of us beta test MS
> products.....) throat.
>
> "Robert Firth" <webmaster@winvistainfo.org> wrote in message
> news:63515BFD-09A1-4A75-B51D-6013C4B99B7A@microsoft.com...
> > Not only will the legitimate customers be pleased, but the software
> > pirates will as well. Besides, what is so difficult about one license, one
> > computer? If you change everything about your computer except the case,
> > then that is still a new computer. That would be 2 computers, one license.
> > It is pretty simple. If you change the graphics card, well, that is the
> > same computer.
> >
> > Last I checked WGA checks on your hard drive serial number, the
> > motherboard, and bios version, among a few other less important things,
> > weighing changes accordingly.
> >
> > So if you want to transfer your license from one computer to another, you
> > are really trying to put it on many different computers with only one
> > license.
> >
> > We have all discussed the terms of the EULA. However, we don't really know
> > how this is being enforced programmatically yet, nor do we know what
> > Microsoft will do if you call them and tell them that you upgraded your
> > computer and that it failed.
> >
> > A one time transfer doesn't necessarily mean you can only activate it
> > twice, nor does it mean that you can only upgrade your computer once. It
> > simply means you can't move the license from one computer to another more
> > than once. Moving your license from one computer to another is pretty
> > arbitrary, but needs to be defined by Microsoft before we all freak out.
> > It may be that if you call Microsoft and tell them you upgraded your
> > computer, not transfered the license, that they will be able to manually
> > override it for you.
> >
> > The demands from Microsoft aren't all that outragous. Have you seen how
> > many cameras there are in Walmart reporting back and recording your every
> > move? You know that they could use advanced face recognition technology
> > identify you and keep track of your spending habits. Does that mean that
> > they do? No. Likewise, that data Microsoft gathers is INTENTIONALLY
> > handled in such a way that they can't identify you. Of course they have
> > your IP address. So do I. You aren't as anonymous on the internet as you
> > might think.
> >
> > Robert Firth
> > http://www.winvistainfo.org
> >
> >
> > "SESSION_EVENT" <session@event.net.net.net> wrote in message
> > news:ubb7Xek9GHA.3348@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >> Dear Microsoft Folks:
> >>
> >> Take out the transfer only once clause from the Vista EULA and remove the
> >> forced WGA N type software from the Vista SOFTWARE and you will please
> >> millions of hobbiests and enthusiasts.
> >>
> >> They might even get downright chipper. You might reap a greater success
> >> than if you don't - just because a lot of people will like you for it.
> >>
> >> Do that and I will return to recommending Windows - promise, Scout's
> >> honour.
> >>
> >>
> >
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