Idiot... Windows Vista Ultimate X64 Install

I may just be the biggest idiot I know. Or I may not be...

I got my order in today from NewEgg with the software, cpu, and hard drive in the box. I have not gotten the barebones laptop yet, so here's the question.

The Vista Ultimate X64 I got is a system builders pack from NewEgg. Is that just the standard Windows Vista X64 OS or am I retarded in some deeply disturbed way? I thought I would ask before the barebones gets here in a couple weeks so I know if I need to buy a new OS.

Thanks guys.

 

That may be the OEM version.

How much did it run you? Considerably cheaper? There's always a reason. But OEMs aren't horrible though, my friend had an easy time...on his desktop.

 

It was just under $200. I want to say about $180 something off the top of my head. But yes, considerably cheaper than the $350+ price tag I've seen attached to having the OS installed straight from a retailer/reseller/dealer.

 

Yeah its the OEM them. Don't worry, its the full OS. The only limitation is that you cannot transfer the license. So once you install it, its lock to that computer forever.

 

Ok. Thanks Qhs. Just what I needed to know. I don't need to transfer it anyway, so it's all gravy then. Kudos to you.

 

Oh yeah Duh.

I forgot to tell the most important piece of information which Qhs told you

 

No problem.

 

It's all good Waveblade. Thanks for the info that you gave too. I was just looking for the type of answer Qhs gave me. You helped out in the production though.

 

Yeah OEM and System builder have a limited licence its only good for one machine and I belive after so many installs it may lock on you and you have to call for a new code.

There is only one concern I will voice to you. If you have issues with your c90 hardware wich is very well possible since you got it 3rd party, and install your OS, then have to change out hardware, the OS is going to think its a new sytem and your OS will lock on you and become unusable (a call to MS should be able to unlock it if you explane what happened)

For future reference and to anybody else, I think the best way to go by far is not OEM or System Builder but "upgrade" I got the academic upgrade of vista home premium for 70$ shipped and its the same as the full version with an unlimited license.

Its more for ultimate obviously I think like 100$ but if you research the difference from ultimate and home premium I think almost nobody will use the few extras. I have a triple boot XP, Home premium x86, and Ultimate x64 and honestly the only part of Ultimate I use that Home premium doesnt have is the poker game

 

Well, damn. Isn't that the truth.

I guess it really doesn't bother me all that much to have to call MS to get the OS working again. If worst comes to worst, I can alway's make the change to another OS.

I've been playing around with Ubuntu on my eMachines lately, and I do have to say, I'm pretty impressed with it, free or not. It has alot more features than MS XP Pro and to my limited knowledge of linux based software, linux came up with this stuff long long before Mac and MS ever thought of it.

 

I was tempted to mess with Ubuntu not long ago after seeing some of the cool visual effects and things, but I just have not had a need to yet since windows is keeping me happy.

The OS I am sure is rock solid, but its all about the software :/ Thats why PC dominates everything. I know that most of the mainstream software must have a mac/linux equivalent tho if you take the time to research it.