Amante18

A few questions.... (sorry im not that pc savy)

Ok so I may pick up vista tommorow...

Im curious as to why the upgrade software package is cheaper? And since im runnin windows XP MC Ed... will i lose any of the video i have saved if I choose to upgrade to Vista.
What is the difference between the FULL Vista home premium and the Upgrade Home Premium ?

Also... If i buy the upgrade software... will I be able to do a full system restore if i ever choose so if I buy the upgrade software?

I know vista comes in 32 and 64 bit, so i would obviously get the 64 bit right ? (please check my system specs) i dont do alot of gaming on my pc.. just use it for internet, msn... regular stuff....
and wuts the diff between OEM and Retail ?

Any info would be great....

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Ben

Not sure what the difference between upgrade and the full. The full may have other features or something, I don't know.

I don't think I'm understanding the full system restore thing.

And final questions- you can run the 64-bit version of Vista, Hence the Athlon 64
And OEM means just the DVD, no booklets, no manuals, no anything except the DVD.

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memory

I believe the upgrade version only allows to upgrade from previous windows operating systems. After that you can not do a full install. That is why it is cheaper. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe that is how it works.

Amante18

well thats pointless if you cant do a full system install if you ever decide to do so with the upgrade software...

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Ben

Yeah, that is pretty pointless if that's how it works, I would go with the OEM version instead of upgrade.

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dharbinson

but I think with the OEM if you want to uninstall it from your system and build another and try to install it, you can't do that with the OEM

Holiday

here read this, I think you all have it wrong http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...radepaths.mspx

also the upgrade is fully featured, it's just cheaper because you already own a copy of windows.


Now I have a question of my own. Do you need to have windows installed before you can do an upgrade? You can do a clean install.

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ChrisUlrich

You need a full version of windows on there already.

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venividivici

Yes, as mentioned the upgrade is for people whom already have an OS installed on their system and thus only really need to upgrade. The full version is for those who do not have a previous version of windows installed and thus need to do a fresh install.

This means that if you ever have to reinstall Vista with an upgrade you will need to first install your previous set of windows (in my case also Windows MCE 2005), and then upgrade to Vista. That is what I read elsewhere, so if that is not the case then I was mislead.

Amante18

Well that sux for i guess because my windows xp MCE is on the harddrive and if i want o a fresh reinstall i have to press f1 during bootup and follow the setup process... so if install vista with the upgrade software im Fu*ked if i ever want to a fresh install...

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