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John Jay Smith
Joined: 25 May 2007
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 Upgrading Windows XP Pro To Vista When The Day Arrives
Get a new OEM vista with a harware such as a cable. (you can do that).
The oem will cost as much as the upgrade.
Problem solved.
"D. Spencer Hines" <poguemidden.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> New Hypothesis:
>
> Honest Citizen buys new computer with OEM Windows XP Pro installed.
>
> She upgrades it to SP1, then to SP2 in 2005 and to SP3 in 2006.
>
> She also installs many other bits and pieces of software from Microsoft
> and other vendors and is smart enough to back up her entire hard disk with
> the Windows XP Backup Program.
>
> In June 2007 her computer goes belly up and is thenceforth only useful as
> a door stop.
>
> 1. Will she be able to reinstall everything from her Windows XP backup,
> including the OS, to a new computer in July 2007?
>
> 2. Will she be able to buy a COMMERCIAL upgrade version of Vista and
> install it on said new computer?
>
> If not, she is hosed.
>
> DSH
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| Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:21 am |
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John Jay Smith
Joined: 25 May 2007
Posts: 19
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Upgrading Windows XP Pro To Vista When The Day Arrives
Get a new OEM vista with a harware such as a cable. (you can do that).
The oem will cost as much as the upgrade.
Problem solved.
"D. Spencer Hines" <poguemidden.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:O$3kBCeJGHA.1728@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> New Hypothesis:
>
> Honest Citizen buys new computer with OEM Windows XP Pro installed.
>
> She upgrades it to SP1, then to SP2 in 2005 and to SP3 in 2006.
>
> She also installs many other bits and pieces of software from Microsoft
> and other vendors and is smart enough to back up her entire hard disk with
> the Windows XP Backup Program.
>
> In June 2007 her computer goes belly up and is thenceforth only useful as
> a door stop.
>
> 1. Will she be able to reinstall everything from her Windows XP backup,
> including the OS, to a new computer in July 2007?
>
> 2. Will she be able to buy a COMMERCIAL upgrade version of Vista and
> install it on said new computer?
>
> If not, she is hosed.
>
> DSH
>
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| Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:21 am |
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Carey Frisch [MVP]
Joined: 23 May 2007
Posts: 501
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Upgrading Windows XP Pro To Vista When The Day Arrives
Read your Windows XP OEM EULA:
Start > Run and type: WINVER , and hit enter.
It's all in black and white.
--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
"D. Spencer Hines" wrote:
> There is another fellow here who is not so sure about that -- if you upgrade
> with a commercial upgrade.
>
> You and he ought to talk.
>
> DSH
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch RemoveThis @nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uqSZAjgJGHA.1728@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>
> > An OEM version of Windows is non-transferable to a different computer.
> >
> > --
> > Carey Frisch
> > Microsoft MVP
> > Windows XP - Shell/User
>
>
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| Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:16 am |
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D. Spencer Hines
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
Posts: 28
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There is another fellow here who is not so sure about that -- if you upgrade
with a commercial upgrade.
You and he ought to talk.
DSH
"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch RemoveThis @nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
news:uqSZAjgJGHA.1728@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> An OEM version of Windows is non-transferable to a different computer.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
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| Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:16 am |
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D. Spencer Hines
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
Posts: 28
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Upgrading Windows XP Pro To Vista When The Day Arrives
There is another fellow here who is not so sure about that -- if you upgrade
with a commercial upgrade.
You and he ought to talk.
DSH
"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch.TakeThisOut@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
news:uqSZAjgJGHA.1728@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> An OEM version of Windows is non-transferable to a different computer.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
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| Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:16 am |
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Carey Frisch [MVP]
Joined: 23 May 2007
Posts: 501
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Upgrading Windows XP Pro To Vista When The Day Arrives
Read your Windows XP OEM EULA:
Start > Run and type: WINVER , and hit enter.
It's all in black and white.
--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
"D. Spencer Hines" wrote:
> There is another fellow here who is not so sure about that -- if you upgrade
> with a commercial upgrade.
>
> You and he ought to talk.
>
> DSH
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch RemoveThis @nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uqSZAjgJGHA.1728@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>
> > An OEM version of Windows is non-transferable to a different computer.
> >
> > --
> > Carey Frisch
> > Microsoft MVP
> > Windows XP - Shell/User
>
>
>
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| Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:16 am |
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D. Spencer Hines
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
Posts: 28
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Not in the least!
I simply don't have any penchant for reading BS.
Most folks here don't post it -- just a few.
Some are obviously quite confused as to what is allowed and not with a copy
of Windows XP.
DSH
"Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" <mikehalll RemoveThis @mvps.org> wrote in message
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> DSH
>
> It is not a question of being stumped so much as no desire to get into a
> war of words with somebody who is determined to antagonise..
>
> --
> Mike Hall
> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "D. Spencer Hines" <poguemidden RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:u$hWL0fJGHA.1728@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> It's always amusing to see people who are stumped and discombobulated
>> cry:
>>
>> "Troll!"
>> Or some variant...
>>
>> When they find themselves _in extremis_.
>>
>> They seem to think "Troll!" is some sort of talisman that will ward off
>> Evil Spirits.
>>
>> How Abysmally Ignorant Of Them.
>>
>> DSH
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| Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:49 am |
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D. Spencer Hines
Joined: 12 Apr 2007
Posts: 28
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Upgrading Windows XP Pro To Vista When The Day Arrives
Not in the least!
I simply don't have any penchant for reading BS.
Most folks here don't post it -- just a few.
Some are obviously quite confused as to what is allowed and not with a copy
of Windows XP.
DSH
"Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" <mikehalll DeleteThis @mvps.org> wrote in message
news:e9WsUygJGHA.208@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> DSH
>
> It is not a question of being stumped so much as no desire to get into a
> war of words with somebody who is determined to antagonise..
>
> --
> Mike Hall
> MVP - Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "D. Spencer Hines" <poguemidden DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:u$hWL0fJGHA.1728@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> It's always amusing to see people who are stumped and discombobulated
>> cry:
>>
>> "Troll!"
>> Or some variant...
>>
>> When they find themselves _in extremis_.
>>
>> They seem to think "Troll!" is some sort of talisman that will ward off
>> Evil Spirits.
>>
>> How Abysmally Ignorant Of Them.
>>
>> DSH
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| Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:49 am |
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Joe
Joined: 04 Nov 2007
Posts: 86
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I agree.
Joe
"D. Spencer Hines" <poguemidden RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:u$hWL0fJGHA.1728@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> It's always amusing to see people who are stumped and discombobulated
> cry:
>
> "Troll!"
>
> When they find themselves _in extremis_.
>
> They seem to think "Troll!" is some sort of talisman that will ward
> off Evil Spirits.
>
> How Abysmally Ignorant Of Them.
>
> DSH
>
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| Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:10 am |
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Joe
Joined: 04 Nov 2007
Posts: 86
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Upgrading Windows XP Pro To Vista When The Day Arrives
I agree.
Joe
"D. Spencer Hines" <poguemidden DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:u$hWL0fJGHA.1728@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> It's always amusing to see people who are stumped and discombobulated
> cry:
>
> "Troll!"
>
> When they find themselves _in extremis_.
>
> They seem to think "Troll!" is some sort of talisman that will ward
> off Evil Spirits.
>
> How Abysmally Ignorant Of Them.
>
> DSH
>
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| Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:10 am |
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Trevor L.
Joined: 08 Jun 2007
Posts: 20
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Mike Hall (MS-MVP) wrote:
> DSH
>
> As you like to mince words, here is something for you..
>
> Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
And do you know about this town
Here is a little info. (web related)
http://www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.com/
I visited there in 2004. It is a pleasant little place on the Isle of
Anglesea. Tourist oriented, of course.
We visited on a coach tour of Britain.
Here is a reference to a picture I took of the railway satation
http://tandcl.homemail.com.au/images/04-05-30-166-llanfairpg-railway-station.jpg
--
Cheers,
Trevor L.
Website: http://tandcl.homemail.com.au
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| Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:36 am |
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Trevor L.
Joined: 08 Jun 2007
Posts: 20
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Mike Hall (MS-MVP) wrote:
> DSH
>
> As you like to mince words, here is something for you..
>
> Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
And do you know about this town
Here is a little info. (web related)
http://www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.com/
I visited there in 2004. It is a pleasant little place on the Isle of
Anglesea. Tourist oriented, of course.
We visited on a coach tour of Britain.
Here is a reference to a picture I took of the railway satation
http://tandcl.homemail.com.au/images/04-05-30-166-llanfairpg-railway-station.jpg
--
Cheers,
Trevor L.
Website: http://tandcl.homemail.com.au
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| Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:36 am |
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Mike Hall
Joined: 07 Oct 2007
Posts: 93
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Trevor
I learned to sail and gotten my RYA 1 &2 and Navigation in Holyhead many
years ago.. did my navigation with Sgt Bill Tack on the Cliperau at the
Scimitar Sailing School.. I know the area very well, having lived in
Machynlleth for a while, and having a Welsh mother and grandmother..
Funny, I was thinking of things I miss about the UK.. this has reminded me
of just a few more events in my life..
Cymru am Byth
--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User
"Trevor L." <Trevor L.@Canberra> wrote in message
news:ezBSE6fJGHA.1028@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Mike Hall (MS-MVP) wrote:
>> DSH
>>
>> As you like to mince words, here is something for you..
>>
>> Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
>
> And do you know about this town
> Here is a little info. (web related)
> http://www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.com/
>
> I visited there in 2004. It is a pleasant little place on the Isle of
> Anglesea. Tourist oriented, of course.
> We visited on a coach tour of Britain.
>
> Here is a reference to a picture I took of the railway satation
> http://tandcl.homemail.com.au/images/04-05-30-166-llanfairpg-railway-station.jpg
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Trevor L.
> Website: http://tandcl.homemail.com.au
>
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| Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:36 am |
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Mike Hall
Joined: 07 Oct 2007
Posts: 93
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Trevor
I learned to sail and gotten my RYA 1 &2 and Navigation in Holyhead many
years ago.. did my navigation with Sgt Bill Tack on the Cliperau at the
Scimitar Sailing School.. I know the area very well, having lived in
Machynlleth for a while, and having a Welsh mother and grandmother..
Funny, I was thinking of things I miss about the UK.. this has reminded me
of just a few more events in my life..
Cymru am Byth
--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/User
"Trevor L." <Trevor L.@Canberra> wrote in message
news:ezBSE6fJGHA.1028@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Mike Hall (MS-MVP) wrote:
>> DSH
>>
>> As you like to mince words, here is something for you..
>>
>> Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
>
> And do you know about this town
> Here is a little info. (web related)
> http://www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.com/
>
> I visited there in 2004. It is a pleasant little place on the Isle of
> Anglesea. Tourist oriented, of course.
> We visited on a coach tour of Britain.
>
> Here is a reference to a picture I took of the railway satation
> http://tandcl.homemail.com.au/images/04-05-30-166-llanfairpg-railway-station.jpg
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Trevor L.
> Website: http://tandcl.homemail.com.au
>
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| Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:36 am |
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Trevor L.
Joined: 08 Jun 2007
Posts: 20
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Mike Hall (MS-MVP) wrote:
> Trevor
>
> I learned to sail and gotten my RYA 1 &2 and Navigation in Holyhead
> many years ago.. did my navigation with Sgt Bill Tack on the Cliperau
> at the Scimitar Sailing School.. I know the area very well, having
> lived in Machynlleth for a while, and having a Welsh mother and
> grandmother..
> Funny, I was thinking of things I miss about the UK.. this has
> reminded me of just a few more events in my life..
>
> Cymru am Byth
Hi Mike,
I can admit to the same - "having a Welsh mother and grandmother", but they
came from Ebbw Vale, a lot further south.
Unfortunately, I haven't a lot of knowledge of the country. Two of my
brothers lived in Britain for many years (at different times) and the wife
of the elder of these two brothers also came from Ebbw Vale - not so
surprising as she is our first cousin, once removed - my grandmothers
great-granddaughter. My eldest brother has also visited Britain (including
Wales) more often than I have, but then he was a QANTAS manager, so could
get cheap airfares. (He still can, I think, even though he is retired).
So Wales is just a place of my ancestors to me, unlike for my
sister-in-law/cousin, who is still very Welsh at 72 years old.
--
Cheers,
Trevor L.
Website: http://tandcl.homemail.com.au
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