Vista

raoul_1101 · 05-02-2007, 08:21 PM

I read somewhere "you can not install this software with out a OEM preinstall kit ( POK ) from Microsoft". does that mean that if i were to buy vista then i'd need to install something else before you can install vista?

heyman421 · 05-02-2007, 08:22 PM

not that i know of....

maybe they mean for an OEM copy?

raoul_1101 · 05-02-2007, 08:46 PM

it is an oem cd, just wondering, if i do need a POK if i buy it. heres the link:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...6581&CatId=672

heyman421 · 05-02-2007, 08:54 PM

Well, that's an xp disc, and it says for visionman pc's only.

Do you have a "visionman" computer?

raoul_1101 · 05-02-2007, 09:51 PM

oh, my bad.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...4281&CatId=306

raoul_1101 · 05-02-2007, 11:40 PM

..and, should i get the vist 32 bit or 64 bit?

The Purple Champ · 05-03-2007, 02:23 AM

64bit

raoul_1101 · 05-03-2007, 02:53 AM

they were the same price on tiger direct, whats the difference?

The Purple Champ · 05-03-2007, 03:26 AM

64 bit is alot more stable and secure, and you can have at least 128gbs of ram. 32bit can only address 4gb's. ive been running 64bit for a while and i have had next to no compatiblity problems.

the only ones ive run into are atitool and avg free.

hell, ive had more trouble with xp 32bit than with vista 64

sourov · 05-04-2007, 10:56 PM

dont have vista but i ll for a year then ill buy it

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05-02-2007, 08:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
heyman421 banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,349	not that i know of.... maybe they mean for an OEM copy?

05-02-2007, 08:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
raoul_1101 Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vermont Age: 17 Posts: 403	it is an oem cd, just wondering, if i do need a POK if i buy it. heres the link: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...6581&CatId=672

05-02-2007, 08:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
heyman421 banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,349	Well, that's an xp disc, and it says for visionman pc's only. Do you have a "visionman" computer?

05-02-2007, 09:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
raoul_1101 Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vermont Age: 17 Posts: 403	oh, my bad. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...4281&CatId=306

05-02-2007, 11:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
raoul_1101 Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vermont Age: 17 Posts: 403	..and, should i get the vist 32 bit or 64 bit?

05-03-2007, 02:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
The Purple Champ banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 131	64bit

05-03-2007, 02:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
raoul_1101 Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vermont Age: 17 Posts: 403	they were the same price on tiger direct, whats the difference?

05-03-2007, 03:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
The Purple Champ banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 131	64 bit is alot more stable and secure, and you can have at least 128gbs of ram. 32bit can only address 4gb's. ive been running 64bit for a while and i have had next to no compatiblity problems. the only ones ive run into are atitool and avg free. hell, ive had more trouble with xp 32bit than with vista 64

05-04-2007, 10:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
sourov Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 29	dont have vista but i ll for a year then ill buy it