Windows Vista for system builders OEM

theMaxx2099 · Jun 16, 2007, 06:03 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116207

Does anyone know what it means when it says.

Disclaimer document.write(neg_specification_newline('This OEM software is intended for system builders only and cannot be transferred to another PC once it is installed. The purchaser of this software is required to comply with the terms of the System Builder license, including the responsibility of providing all end user support for the software.

http://www.microsoft.com/oem/sblicense/default.mspx'));The purchaser of this software is required to comply with the terms of the System Builder license, including the responsibility of providing all end user support for the software.

http://www.microsoft.com/oem/sb license/default.mspx
The link they give doesn't work,when it says,the purchaser has to provide all end user support for the software,does that mean that I won't be able to call tech support if I have a problem?

When you build your system do you use system builders software?
Thanks.

**kris23** · Jun 16, 2007, 07:37 PM

well firstly, it means that the OS CD key is destined to die with the first system it is put in, it is not transferrable to another system.

the support thing only means that as you are the system builder, you are responsible for the system you built OS and all, you can still contact microsoft for questions and for a new CD key if you need to upgrade or something. after all, if there was no support, you wont be able to get a new OEM CD key that everyone is able to get

BlueMak · Jun 16, 2007, 09:47 PM

I think the best value for money right now is the Upgrade edition of Vista. The bad thing about the OEM version is that it locks itself with your mainboard, thus you will have a problem activating it if you change mainboard in the future. People claim to be able to pass that obstacle, but I wouldn't feel too comfortable with it to try it.

theMaxx2099 · Jun 16, 2007, 10:17 PM

I plan on building a complete new system,you can only use the upgrade if you have XP installed on the same system right?

BlueMak · Jun 16, 2007, 11:28 PM

I think there is a solution for that. I have a trialware version of Vista that I plan on testing tomorrow, I will let you know.

Zelig · Jun 16, 2007, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueMak

I think the best value for money right now is the Upgrade edition of Vista. The bad thing about the OEM version is that it locks itself with your mainboard, thus you will have a problem activating it if you change mainboard in the future. People claim to be able to pass that obstacle, but I wouldn't feel too comfortable with it to try it.

Although this is a reasonable concern if you plan on trashing the old mobo, or installing it in a computer with linux, in the majority of cases, it's going to keep getting used with Windows, in which case, you'd need a license for both motherboards anyway.

theMaxx2099 · Jun 17, 2007, 02:58 AM

Thanks for the help.
2 more questions

If I install Vista and my mobo dies in a month, is there any way to use the same cd?

Can I use the upgrade edition if the version of Windows XP I have is the CD that came w/ my gateway computer?

BlueMak · Jun 17, 2007, 02:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zelig

Although this is a reasonable concern if you plan on trashing the old mobo, or installing it in a computer with linux, in the majority of cases, it's going to keep getting used with Windows, in which case, you'd need a license for both motherboards anyway.

Not sure what you mean.

theMaxx2099 · Jun 17, 2007, 03:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueMak

Not sure what you mean.

Heh,I had to read it a few times too,but I think he is saying that if you are going to use the mobo on another pc instead of throwing it away that you could use the the same license.

**kris23** · Jun 17, 2007, 04:06 AM

if your mobo blows up, microsoft is obliged to give you a new CD key, just call them

Zelig · Jun 17, 2007, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by BlueMak

Not sure what you mean.

Sorry, I was wondering if that made sense when I wrote it.

theMaxx2099 essentiall got it.

When someone switches motherboards, the old motherboard is still going to require a Windows license in the (maybe vast, I'm not really sure) majority cases.

So unless one was not planning on running Windows with the old mobo anymore, the license isn't wasted.

BlueMak · Jun 17, 2007, 05:10 PM

Good point, I just don't like to invest in the possibility someone will want a Vista license if I decide to sell the mainboard.

Jun 16, 2007, 06:03 PM	#1
theMaxx2099 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	Windows Vista for system builders OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116207 Does anyone know what it means when it says. Disclaimer document.write(neg_specification_newline('This OEM software is intended for system builders only and cannot be transferred to another PC once it is installed. The purchaser of this software is required to comply with the terms of the System Builder license, including the responsibility of providing all end user support for the software. http://www.microsoft.com/oem/sblicense/default.mspx'));The purchaser of this software is required to comply with the terms of the System Builder license, including the responsibility of providing all end user support for the software. http://www.microsoft.com/oem/sb license/default.mspx The link they give doesn't work,when it says,the purchaser has to provide all end user support for the software,does that mean that I won't be able to call tech support if I have a problem? When you build your system do you use system builders software? Thanks.

Jun 16, 2007, 07:37 PM	#2
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,990 Rep Power: 121 System Specs	well firstly, it means that the OS CD key is destined to die with the first system it is put in, it is not transferrable to another system. the support thing only means that as you are the system builder, you are responsible for the system you built OS and all, you can still contact microsoft for questions and for a new CD key if you need to upgrade or something. after all, if there was no support, you wont be able to get a new OEM CD key that everyone is able to get __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

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BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,242 Rep Power: 326 System Specs	I think the best value for money right now is the Upgrade edition of Vista. The bad thing about the OEM version is that it locks itself with your mainboard, thus you will have a problem activating it if you change mainboard in the future. People claim to be able to pass that obstacle, but I wouldn't feel too comfortable with it to try it. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Jun 16, 2007, 11:28 PM	#5
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,242 Rep Power: 326 System Specs	I think there is a solution for that. I have a trialware version of Vista that I plan on testing tomorrow, I will let you know. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Jun 17, 2007, 02:58 AM	Thread Starter #7
theMaxx2099 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the help. 2 more questions If I install Vista and my mobo dies in a month, is there any way to use the same cd? Can I use the upgrade edition if the version of Windows XP I have is the CD that came w/ my gateway computer? Last edited by theMaxx2099; Jun 17, 2007 at 03:25 AM.

Jun 16, 2007, 10:17 PM	Thread Starter #4
theMaxx2099 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	I plan on building a complete new system,you can only use the upgrade if you have XP installed on the same system right?

Jun 17, 2007, 04:06 AM	#10
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,990 Rep Power: 121 System Specs	if your mobo blows up, microsoft is obliged to give you a new CD key, just call them __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

Jun 17, 2007, 05:10 PM	#12
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,242 Rep Power: 326 System Specs	Good point, I just don't like to invest in the possibility someone will want a Vista license if I decide to sell the mainboard. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*