Vista - Move Vista off new computer to old

Hello,
I'm running Vista Ultimate on my present computer, have full installation
dvd. I'm buying a new Dell computer that comes with Vista Basic installed.
Can I move Vista Basic from the Dell computer to my old computer and install
my Ultimate on the Dell?

chas638 wrote:
If the old computer is a Dell also, then it might work. If not, no
without using a bios-loader.


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The Vista license that ships with the new Dell is OEM and per the EULA is
for use only on the PC it shipped with, it cannot be moved to another PC.

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"chas638" <chas638@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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"chas638" <chas638@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:E4FFCD49-127F-4408-8CB6-83050FB2CFE3@xxxxxxDell OEM Vista installations are most probably BIOS locked, so it won't work
when transferred to a non-Dell machine.

ss.

David B. wrote:
Not allowed?

In my house, I'm the one that make the rules about what is and is not
allowed. No silly shrink-wrapped license on a consumer product can
change that.

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Synapse Syndrome wrote:
Although there are ways to make Vista think any computer is a Dell.

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Why don't you just install Vista Ultimate on the new Dell? If you bought a
full retail version of Vista Ultimate you can do that.


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