As nice as it would be to get Vista Ultimate that is a pretty penny to fork out. If I get the Media Center deal right now I could get all three copies that I need for less than what it would cost to get one copy of Vista Ultimate. Are you going to be getting Vista Ultimate?

I’m planning on it.

Well, just remeber part of that pretty penny for Vista Ultimate is that packaging that will protect the software inside for life-long use.

You’re right, but I’ll get that packaging whether I purchase the most expensive version or the cheapest one. So I’m protected for life either way!

In the agreement it also says this:

Windows Anytime Upgrade Software.
The first user of the software may reassign the
license to another device one time, but only if the license terms of the software you upgraded
from allows reassignment.

I’m not sure if that is the answer though. I take it that an upgrade version can be transferred one time?

, that gave me a good laugh. Actually you will need a retail copy of Vista in order to transfer the license, which means you will need to purchase it from a store and not OEM. So there won’t be a sticker that you’ll have to peel off.

So this means you would have to purchase the ‘new’ version? Since the upgrade version requires a prior version of Windows.

For example I still have my Windows XP ‘For distribution with a new computer’ CD which I bought when I had this last system built. If I were to purchase and install the upgrade version of Windows Vista then decide to buld a new computer, would I be able to install Windows XP first then upgrade to Vista (after removing it from the first system) again on the new system?