Windows Vista Ultimate IXIShadowIXI 6/30/2007 8:40:02 PM If I buy a copy of Vista Ultimate, can I use that copy for all 4 computers in my house or do I have to buy a copy for each? -- IXIShadowIXI

Re: Windows Vista Ultimate "P. Di Stolfo" <paolodistolfo[ at ]hotmail.com> 6/30/2007 8:55:26 PM Hello, as the EULA tells: "Before you use the software under a license, you must assign that license to one device (physical hardware system). [...] You may install one copy of the software on the licensed device." So you may install it on only one computer. In your case, I'd try if it's worth going for the http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/familydiscount.mspx Vista family discount. Greetings, P. Di Stolfo "IXIShadowIXI" <IXIShadowIXI[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:3DFA2558-CFE5-4162-AA36-15B8ED4713EF[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > If I buy a copy of Vista Ultimate, can I use that copy for all 4 computers > in > my house or do I have to buy a copy for each? > -- > IXIShadowIXI

Re: Windows Vista Ultimate "Richard G. Harper" <rgharper[ at ]email.com> 6/30/2007 9:19:38 PM One copy, one computer. Same as always. -- Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] rgharper[ at ]gmail.com * NEW! Catch my blog ... http://msmvps.com/blogs/rgharper/ * PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups * The Website - http://rgharper.mvps.org/ * HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm "IXIShadowIXI" <IXIShadowIXI[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3DFA2558-CFE5-4162-AA36-15B8ED4713EF[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > If I buy a copy of Vista Ultimate, can I use that copy for all 4 computers > in > my house or do I have to buy a copy for each? > -- > IXIShadowIXI

Re: Windows Vista Ultimate "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS[ at ]hotmail.com> 6/30/2007 11:59:23 PM One copy per computer. But, you already knew this. -- Regards, Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User (For email, remove the obvious from my address) "IXIShadowIXI" <IXIShadowIXI[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3DFA2558-CFE5-4162-AA36-15B8ED4713EF[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > If I buy a copy of Vista Ultimate, can I use that copy for all 4 computers > in > my house or do I have to buy a copy for each? > -- > IXIShadowIXI

Re: Windows Vista Ultimate Bruce Chambers <bchambers[ at ]cable0ne.n3t> 7/1/2007 6:04:59 PM IXIShadowIXI wrote: [Quoted Text] > If I buy a copy of Vista Ultimate, can I use that copy for all 4 computers in > my house or do I have to buy a copy for each? You need to purchase a separate Vista license for each computer on which you install it. Just as it has *always* been with *all* Microsoft operating systems, it's necessary (to be in compliance with both the EULA and U.S. copyright law http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/117.html), if not technically) to purchase one Vista license for each computer on which it is installed. (Consult an attorney versed in copyright law to determine final applicability in your locale.) The only way in which Vista licensing differs from that of earlier versions of Windows (up until WinXP, that is) is that Microsoft has added a copy protection and anti-theft mechanism, Product Activation, to prevent (or at least make more difficult) multiple installations using a single license. With Vista Ultimate, it's sometimes possible to qualify for additional licenses, at a reduced cost: Windows Vista: Windows Vista Family Discount http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyorupgrade/familydiscount.mspx -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell