That is true with any OEM license of windows. 2000, XP, and Vista:
This is how it works: You install it on one machine. Microsoft considers a machine to be the motherboard, for all intents and purposes.
Once it is installed on that machine, you cannot legally transfer it to another. You can reinstall that machine as many times as you'd like (although you probably have to do manual activation over the phone after 2-3 times).
That's it. If you install that copy of Vista on another machine, you're breakin' the law breakin' the law.
OK, so my next question is where is a good place to purchase Vista Ultimate Retail and in your opinion should I switch from XP pro? I am going to use this system primarily for gaming.
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LeonardoWake up and smell the glaciersEagle River, AlaskaIcrontian
edited March 2008
You will find few if any experienced users here recommending switching from XP Pro to Vista. Visit tech forums throughout the Internet and you will find many highly proficient computer users switching from Vista back to XP and calling it an "upgrade."
I was on Vista for a year and I just switched back to XP and my games run WAY better. Not just speed wise - interface, weird issues like crashing on exit, long load times, etc.
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This is how it works: You install it on one machine. Microsoft considers a machine to be the motherboard, for all intents and purposes.
Once it is installed on that machine, you cannot legally transfer it to another. You can reinstall that machine as many times as you'd like (although you probably have to do manual activation over the phone after 2-3 times).
That's it. If you install that copy of Vista on another machine, you're breakin' the law breakin' the law.
See here.
I was on Vista for a year and I just switched back to XP and my games run WAY better. Not just speed wise - interface, weird issues like crashing on exit, long load times, etc.
XP = gaming