So I got Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for my 17 UMBP.....

[Egil]

but it's the System Builder Pack. Is that going to impinge at all on my use of Vista, or will it run just like the normal one? I don't want to get into weird licensing issues, but I couldn't find a 64-bit Vista that wasn't System Builder. Thanks for any insights!

 

[winninganthem]

By system builder do you mean that you got an OEM copy? If so, shouldn't have any problems; I did the same thing with my system. Just remember that OEM copies are tied to one motherboard so you can't reinstall it on another computer or if you need a logic board replacement you're out of luck.

 

[kastenbrust]

System builders the best, go for it!

 

[Darth.Titan]

System Builder's editions of Vista are all I buy. You will have no problems.

 

[Vanarak19]

All it means is you can only install it "legally" on the system it was purchased for.

Legally, also no VMs from what ive read a while back.

 

[Darth.Titan]

All it means is you can only install it "legally" on the system it was purchased for.

Legally, also no VMs from what ive read a while back.

Actually it was originally against the License Agreement to use any copy of Vista in a VM, but Microsoft has since amended that.

A system builder's copy of Vista is just a slightly less expensive copy. Microsoft makes no differentiation between it and the retail boxed copy.

 

[jav6454]

Actually it was originally against the License Agreement to use any copy of Vista in a VM, but Microsoft has since amended that.

A system builder's copy of Vista is just a slightly less expensive copy. Microsoft makes no differentiation between it and the retail boxed copy.

Except that retail copies cost more and are more readily available than a OEM copy.

 

[waffle911]

Actually it was originally against the License Agreement to use any copy of Vista in a VM, but Microsoft has since amended that.

A system builder's copy of Vista is just a slightly less expensive copy. Microsoft makes no differentiation between it and the retail boxed copy.

And OEM copies don't include tech support, while retail copies do. And it's a lot more than slightly less expensive.