Vista - Anytime Upgrade License Question

I have a copy of Vista Business that I received from the Power Together
promotion. I would like to upgrade it to Ultimate using the Anytime Upgrade.

If I do this and then decide to upgrade my motherboard, video card, etc.
will my license still work? Will I have to re-activate it? Will I be able
to re-activate it?

Thanks!

Hi,

Yes, yes, and yes.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Jim" <Jim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:48624487-B5BD-44A4-A406-6DF13B954766@microsoft.com...
>I have a copy of Vista Business that I received from the Power Together
> promotion. I would like to upgrade it to Ultimate using the Anytime
> Upgrade.
>
> If I do this and then decide to upgrade my motherboard, video card, etc.
> will my license still work? Will I have to re-activate it? Will I be
> able
> to re-activate it?
>
> Thanks!

"Jim" <Jim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:48624487-B5BD-44A4-A406-6DF13B954766@microsoft.com...
>I have a copy of Vista Business that I received from the Power Together
> promotion. I would like to upgrade it to Ultimate using the Anytime Upgrade.
>
> If I do this and then decide to upgrade my motherboard, video card, etc.
> will my license still work? Will I have to re-activate it? Will I be able
> to re-activate it?
>
> Thanks!

You might want to read this about Anytime Upgrades:

1) You will no longer be able to install Vista onto another device an unlimited number of
times. You will only be able to install to another device ONE time. This is the same rule that
Microsoft had before they changed the EULA because of the uproar.

2) You can no longer sell or transfer the software to another person. You can transfer your
copy of Vista only if also sell it with the licensed device.

3) The terms of your original license no longer applies. That means even if you've purchased a
retail Vista copy that allows unlimited device transfers and third party transfers it will no
longer apply after you've upgraded your copy.

"Jim" wrote

>I have a copy of Vista Business that I received from the Power Together
> promotion. I would like to upgrade it to Ultimate using the Anytime
> Upgrade.
>
> If I do this and then decide to upgrade my motherboard, video card, etc.
> will my license still work? Will I have to re-activate it? Will I be
> able
> to re-activate it?

There are some serious restrictions with the Anytime Upgrade.

It cannot be sold unless the device on which it's installed is sold with it,
also you are limited to one transfer to different device.

--
Rock [MVP - User/Shell]

Also it depends on where you live , I believe that option is only available
to North American's

"Jim" <Jim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:48624487-B5BD-44A4-A406-6DF13B954766@microsoft.com...
>I have a copy of Vista Business that I received from the Power Together
> promotion. I would like to upgrade it to Ultimate using the Anytime
> Upgrade.
>
> If I do this and then decide to upgrade my motherboard, video card, etc.
> will my license still work? Will I have to re-activate it? Will I be
> able
> to re-activate it?
>
> Thanks!

I am pretty sure that you can move the retail copy of Vista all you want but
the AU can only follow it once.

"MICHAEL" <u158627_emr@dslr.net> wrote in message
news:%23v9yVZnRHHA.4000@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>
> "Jim" <Jim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:48624487-B5BD-44A4-A406-6DF13B954766@microsoft.com...
>>I have a copy of Vista Business that I received from the Power Together
>> promotion. I would like to upgrade it to Ultimate using the Anytime
>> Upgrade.
>>
>> If I do this and then decide to upgrade my motherboard, video card, etc.
>> will my license still work? Will I have to re-activate it? Will I be
>> able
>> to re-activate it?
>>
>> Thanks!
>
> You might want to read this about Anytime Upgrades:
>
> 1) You will no longer be able to install Vista onto another device an
> unlimited number of times. You will only be able to install to another
> device ONE time. This is the same rule that Microsoft had before they
> changed the EULA because of the uproar.
>
> 2) You can no longer sell or transfer the software to another person. You
> can transfer your copy of Vista only if also sell it with the licensed
> device.
>
> 3) The terms of your original license no longer applies. That means even
> if you've purchased a retail Vista copy that allows unlimited device
> transfers and third party transfers it will no longer apply after you've
> upgraded your copy.
>
>

This is all so complicated. Imagine an "average" user trying
to figure all this out. :-/

-Michael

"Colin Barnhorst" <colinbarharst@msn.com> wrote in message
news:82C8FDF0-14CC-4AA7-88A6-95540CE32A98@microsoft.com...
>I am pretty sure that you can move the retail copy of Vista all you want but the AU can only
>follow it once.
>
> "MICHAEL" <u158627_emr@dslr.net> wrote in message
> news:%23v9yVZnRHHA.4000@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "Jim" <Jim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:48624487-B5BD-44A4-A406-6DF13B954766@microsoft.com...
>>>I have a copy of Vista Business that I received from the Power Together
>>> promotion. I would like to upgrade it to Ultimate using the Anytime Upgrade.
>>>
>>> If I do this and then decide to upgrade my motherboard, video card, etc.
>>> will my license still work? Will I have to re-activate it? Will I be able
>>> to re-activate it?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>
>> You might want to read this about Anytime Upgrades:
>>
>> 1) You will no longer be able to install Vista onto another device an unlimited number of
>> times. You will only be able to install to another device ONE time. This is the same rule
>> that Microsoft had before they changed the EULA because of the uproar.
>>
>> 2) You can no longer sell or transfer the software to another person. You can transfer your
>> copy of Vista only if also sell it with the licensed device.
>>
>> 3) The terms of your original license no longer applies. That means even if you've purchased
>> a retail Vista copy that allows unlimited device transfers and third party transfers it will
>> no longer apply after you've upgraded your copy.
>>
>>
>

Thank you for your response...

I do not plan on selling my license. I do plan on upgrading my motherboard,
video card, etc. one or more times in the time that I own the license. As
long as I can upgrade my HW as many times as I would like then I am happy.


Jim


"Rock" wrote:

> "Jim" wrote
>
> >I have a copy of Vista Business that I received from the Power Together
> > promotion. I would like to upgrade it to Ultimate using the Anytime
> > Upgrade.
> >
> > If I do this and then decide to upgrade my motherboard, video card, etc.
> > will my license still work? Will I have to re-activate it? Will I be
> > able
> > to re-activate it?
>
> There are some serious restrictions with the Anytime Upgrade.
>
> It cannot be sold unless the device on which it's installed is sold with it,
> also you are limited to one transfer to different device.
>
> --
> Rock [MVP - User/Shell]
>
>

That would depend on whether they are coded as retail license keys or
OEM license keys. But that is something I don't know.

Note that the anytime upgrade from Vista to Ultimate is outrageously
expensive ($160). For $199 or less, you can buy a brand new OEM copy of
Ultimate.


Jim wrote:
> I have a copy of Vista Business that I received from the Power Together
> promotion. I would like to upgrade it to Ultimate using the Anytime Upgrade.
>
> If I do this and then decide to upgrade my motherboard, video card, etc.
> will my license still work? Will I have to re-activate it? Will I be able
> to re-activate it?
>
> Thanks!

These EULA agreements are getting ridiculous.

"Barry Watzman" wrote:

> That would depend on whether they are coded as retail license keys or
> OEM license keys. But that is something I don't know.
>
> Note that the anytime upgrade from Vista to Ultimate is outrageously
> expensive ($160). For $199 or less, you can buy a brand new OEM copy of
> Ultimate.
>
>
> Jim wrote:
> > I have a copy of Vista Business that I received from the Power Together
> > promotion. I would like to upgrade it to Ultimate using the Anytime Upgrade.
> >
> > If I do this and then decide to upgrade my motherboard, video card, etc.
> > will my license still work? Will I have to re-activate it? Will I be able
> > to re-activate it?
> >
> > Thanks!
>