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    XP To Vista Upgrade Question

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by ArmageddonAsh, Jun 30, 2008.

  1. ArmageddonAsh

    ArmageddonAsh Mangekyo Sharingan

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    i was wondering will i be able to buy the vista upgrade thing so i can upgrade to Vista Premium from XP Pro? becuase i *believe* i have an american version of XP Pro so will i still be able to upgrade if i use an english version of the upgrade software? or will i have to buy a complete version of Vista Premium?
     
    ArmageddonAsh, Jun 30, 2008
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  2. X2P

    X2P COOLING | NBR Super Mod

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    Should be fine :)
     
    X2P, Jun 30, 2008
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    emike09 Overclocking Champion

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    With Vista upgrade, you have to upgrade fom XP, and its close to impossible to do a true clean install. I recommend a full version of Vista and not doing a upgrade,but a full clrean OSRI.
     
    emike09, Jun 30, 2008
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    irric Notebook Consultant

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  5. ArmageddonAsh

    ArmageddonAsh Mangekyo Sharingan

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    that would be great if i was in AMERICA, BY STUDENT DO YOU MEAN COLLEGE OR UNI?
     
    ArmageddonAsh, Jun 30, 2008
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    College and Uni more or less refer to the same thing, although technically speaking there are differences - in terms of "academic" licenses for MS products, "student" usually refers to someone in tertiary education, i.e., after high-school.
     
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    ArmageddonAsh Mangekyo Sharingan

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    oh, shame i dont live in america or know anyone who would buy it for me and send it over with me paying them via paypal :( . Vista ultimate here is like £200+ in places that would cost like £75-£100 buying it from america
     
    ArmageddonAsh, Jun 30, 2008
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    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    I wouldn`t do it if I were you. Xp is the best for gaming.
     
    eleron911, Jun 30, 2008
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    ArmageddonAsh Mangekyo Sharingan

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    i dont mind if i lose a few FPS, i really want Vista and if its that bad in gaming i could just dual boot with Xp Pro, right?
     
    ArmageddonAsh, Jun 30, 2008
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    Nirvana Notebook Prophet

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    is it possible to upgrade via a full version of vista disc?
     
    Nirvana, Jun 30, 2008
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    Garandhero Notebook Deity

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    debatable...maybe get higher FPS but you dont get DX10 quality
     
    Garandhero, Jun 30, 2008
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  12. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    What is that DX10 quality? at the cost of performance? seriousely now, shiny water and better looking clouds.
     
    eleron911, Jun 30, 2008
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    MKang25 NBR Prisoner

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    Question about Vista, the key we get with our laptops can we use that to activate on another laptop or pc if we returned our laptop because as i know when you return the laptop they dont give you a refund for activated Vista Products
     
    MKang25, Jun 30, 2008
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    Doubtful - an OEM version usually gets locked to the hardware it was originally installed on.
     
    Shyster1, Jun 30, 2008
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    However if you activate by phone and tell the rep what happened, they will swap it across. I had this when I upgraded from a 5792 (7950GTX, x7800) to a 5793 (8800MGTX, x9000) with a whole new machine and they swapped the license no problems :)
     
    theriko, Jul 1, 2008
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