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Windows Vista Home premium upgrade???

yumzone
yumzone Posts: 164 Forumite
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in I wanna buy it or do it
Im looking to buy windows vista home premium upgrade does anybody know of any offers anywhere or where i can get it cheaper than £149.99 from my local dixons.

Appreciation in advance

Yummy
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  • boatman
    boatman Posts: 4,701 Forumite
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    Why don't you go for the OEM version which can be had for about £70?
  • yumzone
    yumzone Posts: 164 Forumite
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    What is an OEM version and any ideas where i can pick one up from? Thank you
    :T Smilings good for you, it releases happy endorphines in your brain and makes your boobs grow bigger :T
    :naughty: Don't worry about the world coming to an end today; it's already tomorrow in Australia! :naughty:
  • smogzy
    smogzy Posts: 38 Forumite
    OEM version should only be sold with new PC builds, though some places will sell it if you buy a hard drive with it (consitutes a new build apparently).

    Try your local computer fair, you might be lucky to get one "under the counter".
  • sjc_2
    sjc_2 Posts: 685 Forumite
    Or Scan or even Amazon are selling OEM S/W these days
    Cheers
    Steve
  • boatman
    boatman Posts: 4,701 Forumite
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    Aria sell it here:
    Vista Premium

    Use google checkout to get a further £10 off = £64.
  • yumzone
    yumzone Posts: 164 Forumite
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    Does anybody know about this http://www.burn-media.co.uk/product.php?productid=91303535 and whether i can buy an academic licence.

    I basically need a licence number to enter into my computer as a friend installed a copy of vista on my comp tht had been installed on another computer and now vista have blocked access to the whole comp until i have a valid activation code.
    :T Smilings good for you, it releases happy endorphines in your brain and makes your boobs grow bigger :T
    :naughty: Don't worry about the world coming to an end today; it's already tomorrow in Australia! :naughty:
  • pault123
    pault123 Posts: 1,111 Forumite
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    boatman wrote: »
    Aria sell it here:
    Vista Premium

    Use google checkout to get a further £10 off = £64.


    Microsoft have updated their EULA so you don't have to buy any hardware with this now :T
  • pault123
    pault123 Posts: 1,111 Forumite
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    yumzone wrote: »
    Does anybody know about this http://www.burn-media.co.uk/product.php?productid=91303535 and whether i can buy an academic licence.

    I basically need a licence number to enter into my computer as a friend installed a copy of vista on my comp tht had been installed on another computer and now vista have blocked access to the whole comp until i have a valid activation code.

    This is the upgrade which is no good the product key on this won't relate to the version you have installed.

    Whichever version you have installed get OEM version to match from below

    http://www.aria.co.uk/Products?search=vista+oem&x=0&y=0&searchCat=749

    If you dont mind doing a reinstall get the Home Premium 32 this is the most bang for buck version. Ultimate has uneeded features vs the extra cost and basic loses out on all the shiny vista graphics etc
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