Will Dell OEM Vista install on another Dell PC?

Through the years as I bought a new Dell PC I would usually find the newer
PC came with a newer MS OS and I would use the OEM OS disc to upgrade the
OS on the older machine with no problem, example: Last time I bought a new
Dell with XP and used the OEM XP disc to install XP over Win98 on my old
Dell PC.. So if I buy a new Dell with Vista will I be able to install Vista
onto my Dell E510 which came with XP Pro Media? Has anyone tried this yet,
in the past as long as it was Dell OEM OS to Dell PC with same owner for
both there was never a problem but wondering if Vista is going to be
different with Dells..

 

So to get this straight, you are asking if it is OK (or possible) to
steal Vista to put on your other computers?

 

No, he is admitting that he HAS already stolen software before and wants
to do it again. Just a typical criminal looking for validation that he
isn't doing anything wrong.

 

yep oem disks from the vendor will usually install on another pc if that
model is still in production, you may need a bios update as the disk looks
at the bios before installation. If your bios is not recognised you may
well have to give a cd and they activate it.
Obviously i dont condone piracy

doughnut

 

You two can't be serious?? That had to be the two single most rediculas
responces I ever heard here!! He BOUGHT the computers from Dell with the
"operation system" so it is HIS to uninstall or reinstall if he likes or
install on other computer he owns!! WOW!! You monks better get back to the
monestary before role call... I've done what he has asked, my brothers have
done it, my friends have done it, my teachers have done it and I could go on
and on.. AND when a newer version of Word or Works or Roxio or what ever I
use the new software to update my other computer too.. I paid for it and
that's that.. I'm totally blown away by you two!!

 

Sorry, but you have no clue if you believe this to be true.

The operating system is 'owned' by the computer on which it came. Same with
any eligible upgrades. It is ABSOLUTELY STEALING to install a Dell OS on
any machine other than the machine on which it came.

Period.

You are too. If you put an upgrade version of an application on one
computer and the original version on another computer, YOU ARE STEALING.

You know, I know it, we all know it.

Rationlize however you want.

Tom

 

You're the one who can't be serious! But on behalf of all the honest
people out there I'd like to thank you and all the idiots like you who
are responsible for all the activation headaches the rest of us have to
put up with to keep jerks like you from stealing.

BGob

 

"Obviously i dont condone piracy "
Me either But I also upgrade software to my old computer from my
new discs to keep work I do on one interchangeable with the other(this
includes operating systems as rare as that happens since it takes 5 years
for MS to come up with useable ones, god knows I'm still looking for my
refund for Windows ME LOL). To be honest I thought Steve W. and PeterD were
kidding in they're responses but I guess not.. A bit over the top if you
ask me, they probably never downloaded from napster or limewire either

 

Well, you may or may not be able to do it ... trying it will be the only
way to find out. Regardless, it won't be legal (but not everyone cares
about that).

 

Re: "Me either But I also upgrade software to my old computer
from my new discs to keep work I do on one interchangeable with the other"

You are contradicting yourself. Installing a single purchased copy of a
later version of software on multiple machines IS theft, and doing it
makes you a thief. Your opinion to the contrary is simply irrelevant.

 

I certainly don't. But Windows Genuine Advantage certainly encourages
compliance. I will find out if my very old student XP Pro passes that
test.

 

Sorry for causing the uproar here, to be completely honest I have to plead
innocent by ignorance.. I thought when I bought the computer I bought the OS
also, kind of like buying a book and letting others in the house read it or
buying a video tape and making a copy for my kids to watch on their VCR( I
know I'm showing my age now), so I thought the OS was mine to use but not
abuse by copying it for others to use or making a copy and reselling it...
I actually only did it twice, win95 to win98 and Win98 to XP (dell computers
of course) but I guess that was 2 times 2 many. I always run Windows
Genuine Advantage tool on both computers and never had a problem when
updating, weird it didn't notice? Darn, sorry again, Definitely MY BAD!!

 

Good rule of thumb: if the machine you intended to install any MS OS doesn't
have a COA/license/label that matches the specific version you're going to
install, then it's illegal.

There are one-time exceptions, such as legit MS upgrades.

 

Frankly, I've had too many problems with MS (in one case directly with
MS) to care any more.

 

you ever done 55/60 in a 50 limit...............no of course you haven't

if you have, you too have broken the law.............but then you never have
have you.

 

who gives a ding dong, if you have bought and paid for both computers and
all the software and you the only one using them, then do what you want,
that's my Phil Osofy.................many many many others have and after
all you aint killing anyone are you.

 

Pretty big difference between speeding and theft, don't you think? I don't
know what you do for a living, but would you like it if for every item you
sold, someone stole three or four? I've made a living on software for a
long time and theft hurts.

 

Very serious...

Right, I've never downloaded from Napster or Limewire!

The bottom line is that I write both software and books for a living.
What was suggested was stealing, plain and simple. There is no
justification for doing that, and if one wants to 'upgrade' their
computers, they can buy upgrades from the local store, or from Dell
(who, IIRC, offer a discount to Dell owners).

 

I *AM* serious.

The OS that came with the computer, not one that came with a
*different* computer.

No, it is NOT! He agreed to a license agreement. If he does what he
suggests he wants to, he is stealing, plain and simple.

I'm no angel, but I do know the difference between right and wrong.

So, I know someone who raped a 13 year old girl. That doesn't make it
right, does it?

So you are an admitted thief. Puts the value of your opinions right at
the bottom of the barrel...

 

Technically not legal, ALTHOUGH my feelings are if you buy the Retail
Version you should be able to install it on another computer as long as 1.
Another computer in YOUR Household 2. That computer has a LEGAL version of
XP already on it (I feel Vista is just another update of XP).. OEM should
not be reinstalled on any other computer for it was purchased by Dell for
ONE computer at a reduced price where when YOU buy the Retail Version you
pay full price.. Just my 2 cents here...