can i sell vista?

deankenny · 04-10-2008, 08:38 AM

i have a legitimate copy of premium upgrade home, but im getting the full version, can i sell my copy of vista or is it licensed to me ?

Bootup05 · 04-10-2008, 01:54 PM

IIRC as long as you haven't stuck it on any machine its Ok to sell

deankenny · 04-10-2008, 09:13 PM

its already been on my machine before?but not on there now

soBe · 04-10-2008, 09:16 PM

You should be able to sell it as long as you dont make a profit off of it. And make sure its completely un-installed off your comp.

deankenny · 04-10-2008, 09:21 PM

i dont think ill make a profit lol, as its second hand on ebay

SirKenin · 04-10-2008, 10:39 PM

According to MS, you can sell it if it's a retail box version, profit or no, but you can't if it's an OEM version... It has to go with the computer it came on.

g25racer · 04-10-2008, 10:59 PM

PC's dont come with the original installer anyways so you can rule out the OEM.

SirKenin · 04-10-2008, 11:04 PM

They don't eh? Hmmm. Seems to me I give one with each new machine I sell... So does Dell. So does Asus.

concorde · 04-10-2008, 11:22 PM

You know what? I would just stay on the safe side and not sell operating systems and software unless you get a written OK from the company. Just to be safe...some companies don't mind it much and some companies whine like a baby.

deankenny · 04-11-2008, 01:18 AM

mines a retail version bought from pc world

04-10-2008, 08:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
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04-10-2008, 09:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
deankenny Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Weymouth, England, UK Age: 23 Posts: 667	its already been on my machine before?but not on there now __________________ Gigabyte P35-DS3L INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6600 @ 2.88ghz 4GB OCZ PLATINUM @ 800MHZ XFX GEFORCE 8800GTX 768MB

04-10-2008, 09:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
soBe Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 30	You should be able to sell it as long as you dont make a profit off of it. And make sure its completely un-installed off your comp. __________________ Mobo: Asus M2N SLI Deluxe PSU: Antec 750 Wat RAM: 2 GB DDR2 Video Card: *BFG 8500 GT 256 MB* OS: Windows XP Pro CPU: *AMD 6000+ OVERCLOCKED* 3.4 GHz**

04-10-2008, 09:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
deankenny Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Weymouth, England, UK Age: 23 Posts: 667	i dont think ill make a profit lol, as its second hand on ebay __________________ Gigabyte P35-DS3L INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6600 @ 2.88ghz 4GB OCZ PLATINUM @ 800MHZ XFX GEFORCE 8800GTX 768MB

04-10-2008, 10:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
SirKenin banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,711	According to MS, you can sell it if it's a retail box version, profit or no, but you can't if it's an OEM version... It has to go with the computer it came on.

04-10-2008, 10:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
g25racer Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hamilton, MI Posts: 3,852	PC's dont come with the original installer anyways so you can rule out the OEM. __________________ CPU - AMD Athlon 64x2 5200+ @ 2.6ghz Ram - 2GB Stock clock HD - 320gb seagate & Samsung 750gb 32mb cache GPU - XFX 8600GT XXX Zalman @ 680 or 700mhz PSU - Ultra X-finity 600watt OS - Vista Home Premium(32) & Ubuntu (8.04) Ultimate Ed Audio - JVC 460watts Control - Logitech G25 Wheel & Logitech Rumblepad 2 Games - GTR2 and LFS -- Race Sim's for Life --

04-10-2008, 11:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
SirKenin banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,711	They don't eh? Hmmm. Seems to me I give one with each new machine I sell... So does Dell. So does Asus.

04-10-2008, 11:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
concorde Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Washington Posts: 295	You know what? I would just stay on the safe side and not sell operating systems and software unless you get a written OK from the company. Just to be safe...some companies don't mind it much and some companies whine like a baby.

04-11-2008, 01:18 AM	#10 (permalink)
deankenny Platinum Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Weymouth, England, UK Age: 23 Posts: 667	mines a retail version bought from pc world __________________ Gigabyte P35-DS3L INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6600 @ 2.88ghz 4GB OCZ PLATINUM @ 800MHZ XFX GEFORCE 8800GTX 768MB

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