Installing Windows Vista on a second computer.

External Since: Dec 28, 2006 Posts: 15

My sister just bought a new computer that came with Windows Vista Ultimate
32BIT.
She bought her computer from Dell and about a year ago I had bought a
computer from dell that came with Windows XP Pro. I would really like to have
Vista on this computer and I was wondering if it was possible to use the
"Operating System Reinstall Disk" to install Windows Vista Ultimate onto my
computer. Neither of us bought cheap systems and with the amount of money we
both paid it almost seems like it shouldn't matter that I would be able to do
this. But obviously thats probably not the case. But anyway, I was wondering
if their was a limit to how many times I could use this disk and CD key. I
was told it was two times, but I'm not sure and I don't want to try to
install it and then not be able to use my computer because I'd have to buy
another CD key or product license whatever. If anyone could answer my
question: Will I be able to install this with no problems and not having to
buy another Vista Ultimate and at the same time still have the CD work if one
of us should need to reinstall Vista in case something goes wrong?

External Since: Nov 25, 2007 Posts: 56

Dell has sold you 2 computers with the operating systems pre-installed on
them; hers with vista; yours with XP.

The operating systems are OEMs, which means that they are tied to those
computers until those computers DIE!

The operating systems are also tied to their respective motherboards; a
DELL incentive!!!!!

Also, the cost of the Hardware that is in your computers is NOTHING to do
with the operating systems from microsoft.

In answer to your Question 1.: NO, you can't do it(install on two{2} at the
same time)
In answer to your question 2.: One(1) OEM licence= install on one
computer(you can redo it, but only on the same one!)
--
Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia

"BJ" wrote:

> My sister just bought a new computer that came with Windows Vista Ultimate
> 32BIT.
> She bought her computer from Dell and about a year ago I had bought a
> computer from dell that came with Windows XP Pro. I would really like to have
> Vista on this computer and I was wondering if it was possible to use the
> "Operating System Reinstall Disk" to install Windows Vista Ultimate onto my
> computer. Neither of us bought cheap systems and with the amount of money we
> both paid it almost seems like it shouldn't matter that I would be able to do
> this. But obviously thats probably not the case. But anyway, I was wondering
> if their was a limit to how many times I could use this disk and CD key. I
> was told it was two times, but I'm not sure and I don't want to try to
> install it and then not be able to use my computer because I'd have to buy
> another CD key or product license whatever. If anyone could answer my
> question: Will I be able to install this with no problems and not having to
> buy another Vista Ultimate and at the same time still have the CD work if one
> of us should need to reinstall Vista in case something goes wrong?