Microsoft changes Vista License terms.....

AC3421 said:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=166


Found this out today, this is somewhat better for the enthusiasts and such but still really restrictive and down right illegal almost.(In my eyes at least) For example, you still wont be able to build a second computer and put your existing copy of windows on it without some sort of ahcking or crack, etc, wich is a load of crap. More changes in there very strict policy that nobody so far likes, are expected to come due to pressure mounting from the public.

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nikhsub1 said:

First of all, you CAN move Vista (retail) to a different computer if you uninstall it from the first computer. Quote: "If you purchase a retail copy of Windows Vista and install it on a PC, you can install that same copy on another PC, provided you remove it from the original PC. In this scenario, you may be unable to activate the new copy over the Internet, but you will be able to activate over the phone."

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Joeteck said:

You can only do this twice, then you have to pay another $200 to use the OS again...

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REDMOND, Wash.--Reversing a licensing change announced two weeks ago, Microsoft said on Thursday that it will not limit the number of times that retail customers can transfer their Windows Vista license to a different computer.

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AC3421 said:

Yeah, but you still have to take it off the original computer, so if you buiild alot of computers and say, always have 2 up at the same time, you will have to buy a second Vista License to keep it on btoh Comps.

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El<(')>Maxi said:

You had to buy the components for that second PC didn't you. One copy of Windows for each PC, there is absolutely nothing new from MS in that regard with Vista.

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