Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (Upgrade) (PC)

lawstudie83

Hello everyone

Is this the cheapest i can get this?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000KCIA00/kelkoocpc-cs-software-software-21/ref=nosim

I was going to order it last week and it was £134.99 so ive already saved a bit and im chuffed-can anywhere else beat this?

Sorry if this is the wrong board.

Thanks in advance :j

deebee

I have a friend bringing me copy from US next week, where it is $140 - around £85!

Here we are again in rip-off Britain - Vista the same price in £s here as it is in $ in US - nuts!!!

z4kir

Check out thee OEM version from eBuyer:

http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/123052/rb/25800976387

£71.01 with Free Delivery, OEM is exactly the same as you would get with the regular packs except without the fancy (pointless) packaging.

sniperpenguin

'fraid not, z4kir

Im as much a fan of OEM as the next bloke, but with Vista the OEM editions are being "tied" to the motherboard they are installed with.

Change your PC / motherboard, and it will flag it as an illegal copy.

rockabilly_spike

Very true Sniperpenguin.

Plus WHY exactly do you want Vista?
Its a nightmare with things not working.
Have you tried the upgrade advisor from microsoft first?
if not, download it and see what will and won't work if you install vista.

Personally I'd be leaving it till its more stable.
and I work in a PC shop and I've been talking customers out of buying or upgrading it since it came out and we've had cheap branded PCs from the likes of Currys brought in for repair cos something doesnt work or they crash constantly and Currys say its down to Vista and not covered by the warranty.

salthegal

can i buy a US version and use it ok over here in the UK without any probs? as am going to the states next month. Are there any drawbacks to buying a US version over the UK version? Or is in exactly the same.

Many thanks in advance

Sal:)

deebee

hey salthegal!

exactly the same software, so no prob using US bought version, only trouble is - it' s half the price over the pond....go buy!!!

Misterel

sniperpenguin wrote:

'fraid not, z4kir

Im as much a fan of OEM as the next bloke, but with Vista the OEM editions are being "tied" to the motherboard they are installed with.

Change your PC / motherboard, and it will flag it as an illegal copy.

Plus OEM versions are 32bit or 64bit ONLY - not both in the same package as with the upgrade/ retail editions...

salthegal

deebee wrote:

hey salthegal!

exactly the same software, so no prob using US bought version, only trouble is - it' s half the price over the pond....go buy!!!

wow thats great, I didnt realise everything was the same and hat there wasnt any downsides to buying it from the US. I thought Microsoft would have that covered. Like sony do with the US PS3's etc.

thanks very much!

Sal:)

bwatt00

what about buying it from australia,same as uk one and anyone know best place to look for prices,if i know its much less here maybe i can buy myself a copy before heading home and install in my computer and laptop once back

m00nie

bwatt00 wrote:

i can buy myself a copy before heading home and install in my computer and laptop once back

can you install one copy on 2 machines? ? ? :eek: