Having never purchased an upgrade before I was wondering the
following: If I upgrade my Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Ultimate would
I still be able to use the Vista version on another machine? Thanks.
If Vista was OEM - included with the PC when you first imported it, then it
cannot be installed on any other PC. If it was purchased in a retail store,
technically it becomes part of the Windows 7 installation, so again, legally
the answer is no.
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Cari (MS-MVP)
Windows Technologies - Printing & Imaging http://www.coribright.com/windows
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> Having never purchased an upgrade before I was wondering the
> following: If I upgrade my Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Ultimate would
> I still be able to use the Vista version on another machine? Thanks.
>
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On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:56:38 -0700, "Cari \(MS-MVP\)"
<newsgroups@coribright.com> wrote:
>If Vista was OEM - included with the PC when you first imported it, then it
>cannot be installed on any other PC. If it was purchased in a retail store,
>technically it becomes part of the Windows 7 installation, so again, legally
>the answer is no.
Thanks for the reply. Well that stinks! I was hoping to put my
retail version of Ultimate on my wife's computer but I do understand
their reasoning. Thanks again.
No.Thanks@Here.com wrote:
> Having never purchased an upgrade before I was wondering the
> following: If I upgrade my Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Ultimate would
> I still be able to use the Vista version on another machine? Thanks.
>
> Avatar
No. When one uses an Upgrade license, the older license that's used as
a qualifying product for the Upgrade license cannot legitimately be used
anywhere else, as it becomes subsumed by, and an inseparable part of,
the upgrade.
You'd have to purchase another Vista license to go on the second
computer.
Upgrade question 
I was hoping to put my
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