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for a note book thats fine. I have been trying vista ultimate on a compaq evo n1050 with 512mb ram. very slow going back to the restore cd with XP.

but for my PC looks like retail is what i need, as i wanna upgrade the board and cpu soon too.

Yeah, unbelievable.

By the time one has shelled out for Retail and office 2007, i need ms access one has spent 8 to 10 grand. thats a lot of money just for software.

MS needs to rethink thier cost if they want this to start selling in this country.

I got told exactly what schase has said. Looks like i am gona end up with retail.

I just gotta find it cheaper.

I am not disputing what you guys are saying, thats just what MS told me.

Still unsure of what to buy. R2000 is a lot extra to pay for retail

@Obituary Yeah i can buy one, but you can get free versions that do the same. I don't need all the bells and whistels, i don't need to change the colors of the board or pieces, i just need the game. I am actually teaching my daughter to play as she has joined the chess class in her school. I need so...

With reference to the thread : vista ultimate x86 vs x64 : I contacted MS and they have confirmed, once the DSP version is activated it is tied to the HDD, MOBO and CPU. any change in these will result in a requirent to reactivate. If things go bad with any of these components, in all likely hood on...

I am not familiar with linux, tried it once and took it off. i need something that is ready to go and works with all my other software.

(not against it, just not prepared to have to learn a whole new OS and alternate apps)

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Is there anyway to extract the chess on Vista Ultimate and use it on XP ?

Hi

Anyone got a link for a decent free chess game.

Don't laugh......

well when it comes to the support side of things, retail maybe the way to go, however, their support centres aren't the best places to get help either. I generally find what i need support wise in a forum of sorts. My only concern with DSP is that i do not want to be locked into only being able to e...

Funny, I agree with you. PS, I am not from the "there's no such thing as a stupid question" cause i get them in the areas that i have expertise in too, but sometimes it is just a matter of how one repllies to that stupid question. Pity some people some people get so irate by such trivial t...

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Why everyone hate norton ?

Shase ???? **** loads of laughs.

And i like thermaltakes cases, just too expensive.

Thanks a lot mate.

Hi I had norton internet security installed. i formatted and reinstalled all my software. when i installed norton again i had to run all the updates again. is there anyway to back up previous updates before formating (Rayne this is not a yes no question), and if so how do i do this. the user manual ...

Hi

How do i determine what build of vista one is running ?

I am testing a buddies version of vista on my notebook before i buy and have only 30 days to decide.

Regards

Kev

Rayne.....Not cool Many of us noobs come to sites like this to get help. If you wanna be unwilling (even if it is a yes no answer) then rather don't post and let those who do wanna help have their say. Remember that even though it may be a yes no answer, there maybe a hidden question too. Not every ...

DSP can be sold to individual it doesn't even have to be sold with components. Newegg sells packages of dsp copies with 3 licenses. The only thing to know is you won't get support from ms from dsp copies. you have to get support from the system builder. And thats why the public can also buy dsp cop...

In many forums and websites it states DSP can be sold with qualifying components. Does anybody know what these qualifying components are ?

Rustypup >> Yet so many retailers are offering this as a way of selling DSP off to the unsuspecting consumer. Just as well i asked. Anyways, if i bought the Retail version, I would then be allowed to install the software on as many machines as i wish as long as it is only installed on 1 machine at a...

I thought DSP meant it belongs to a certain piece of hard ware and OEM belongs to the pc as a whole.

If i bought a mouse with the DSP version then surely as long as i use the DSP version on the pc using that mouse i should be within licence ?

This is rather confusing.

Hi Sorry, me a noob, forgive me for doff quezi. I wanna buy Vista Ultimate. with regards to the followng quote, with the retail version you can uninstall from one pc and move to another. can this not be done with DSP versions ?. I wanna install on my notebook, but if it doesn't run nicely i wanna mo...