Vista Licences

[Goliath182]

Does the OEM version of Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit come with more than one licence?

[Miker]

No, unless you get a OEM 5-pack, or a single disk with 5 keys.

[jellyrole]

No, but I can get you some business licenses. My school has some on the computers, but they still run XP, and I could send you a few stickers.

[Goliath182]

Thats dumb. No way am i going to pay over 25$ for a OS i can only use once... Stickin with XP then.

[Miker]

It comes with one license, thus one person can use it, but you can install it how ever many times you want (With a hour long call to Microsoft every time to reset it).

[Goliath182]

It comes with one license, thus one person can use it, but you can install it how ever many times you want (With a hour long call to Microsoft every time to reset it).

Are you kidding thats my favorite hobby =D lol not. I have some funny stories about all the times ive been on customer hold lines my fav one is with this BFG 8800 GT OC but thats a different story, anyways I hate talking to those people. Half the time they are just reading out of a manual. I guess what i am asking is can i use it on more than one machine that is owned by me.

[Miles]

Actually if you read the OEM EULA it's slated to be used on only one computer or more importantly only on the one motherboard that it was originally installed on. I know many users push this to its limit and have gotten away with using it on multiple computers. It's my understanding that MS will eventually not allow this and will only allow you to use full versions on multiple computers, still on only one MB at a time.

I have the full Ultimate version that I bought specifically for reviews and I still have to go through the telephone mumbo jumbo everytime I do a new install. I have written Microsoft several times aout a key for reviewers and never gotten a reply.