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lewdvig
02-23-2007, 10:43 PM
I have Vista Home Premium (OEM) upgrade, but I sold my PC already and went Mac. Unopened/unactivated.

Does anyone want it?

I would like to trade for a black DS, iPod or something of equal value.

$120 or so?
Sharpie
02-23-2007, 11:07 PM
I got a 60 gig video with a broken screen...:dunno:
ytveric
02-25-2007, 07:30 PM
how about 80$ ? pls pm me!
thanks!
lewdvig
02-25-2007, 07:41 PM
Originally posted by ytveric
how about 80$ ? pls pm me!
thanks!

Why didn't you pm me? $80 is too low.

I will wait a bit longer. No rush.
sabad66
02-25-2007, 07:51 PM
do you need to actually have xp installed before you can use this? or can you do a fresh install if you have the xp cd?
lewdvig
02-25-2007, 08:06 PM
Yeah you are supposed to, but there is a trick where you install Vista without entering the serial. This makes it a trial install. You then reinstall properly and enter the serial. This gives you a nice clean install, which is better than upgrading.
4DoorGTZ
02-25-2007, 10:59 PM
Is this an OEM cd or Retail ?
lewdvig
02-25-2007, 11:51 PM
OEM no fansaay box.
Palmiros
02-26-2007, 12:07 AM
OEM, no fancy box, about 1000 less drivers. :)
You've bought this?
4DoorGTZ
02-26-2007, 07:32 AM
<--The problem for me with OEM (Who cares about a fancy box) is that it will be forever tied to the motherboard on the PC you install it on. So for someone who upgrades/tinkers with a lot of parts its not much good as MS will not reactivate you once you change your mobo, Retail however is forever transferable.
lewdvig
02-26-2007, 07:38 AM
Good point. Maybe I should just keep it.
hampstor
02-26-2007, 09:06 AM
Originally posted by 4DoorGTZ
&lt;--The problem for me with OEM (Who cares about a fancy box) is that it will be forever tied to the motherboard on the PC you install it on. So for someone who upgrades/tinkers with a lot of parts its not much good as MS will not reactivate you once you change your mobo, Retail however is forever transferable.

You get no transfer rights w/ the OEM version (it's in the EULA).

However if your key stops working all together after you replace the motherboard, you can call into their activations line to obtain a new license. They will ask you a series of question to prove that 1) this is still the same computer as the you originally installed it on but with new components, and 2) you are still the original owner of the software.
megavolt
02-26-2007, 11:01 AM
You pretty much have to tell them that your motherboard died and you replaced it.
Psyence
02-26-2007, 02:23 PM
Or you can just call them and say that it wont install and they give you a new key.

I love how this was made into some kinda doomed copy of windows that could not be sold, lol.