Bart
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Registered: 19th Aug 02
Location: Midsomer Norton, Bristol Avon
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From Overclockers
Thats a steal 
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amxor
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Registered: 12th May 05
Location: Rochester
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Ordered home premium yesterday and it's £78
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SW-036-MS
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Bart
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Registered: 19th Aug 02
Location: Midsomer Norton, Bristol Avon
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how supported is it at the moment? im still a bit weary at the moment 
Im tempted to buy my first genuine OS, but i dont want to find my ethernet driver is not supported
[Edited on 04-01-2007 by Bart]
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Vista home premium is 217 quid?
or 78 for oem
[Edited on 04-01-2007 by John]
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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Mine cost £8.
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Rob_Quads
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
Location: southampton
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quote:
Originally posted by Bart
how supported is it at the moment? im still a bit weary at the moment
Im tempted to buy my first genuine OS, but i dont want to find my ethernet driver is not supported
[Edited on 04-01-2007 by Bart]
Put it this way - Nvidia still have not released thier final drivers for it! (there are beta ones out there but they are not a patch on thier XP equivalent)
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topshot_2k
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Registered: 1st Dec 03
Location: Northampton Drives: Pug GTi-6
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32bit edition?
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Oem is either 32 or 64 bit and the retail has both.
Why would have nvidia released graphics drivers yet?
Consumers can't get vista till the end of the month.
They will quite obviously have working drivers out by the time vista is launched.
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Bart
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Registered: 19th Aug 02
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why would you bother to buy non OEM?
I havent checked what OCuk consider OEM equipment.
IT may be mice and keyboards, or motherboards and processors.
IF i have to buy another hard drive, it wont be the end of the world.
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Burscough, Lancashire
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my Ultimate license cost me nothing 
ps, most things i've used to far, which is a fair bit, has been supported, however i've had to download new drivers etc, which is fair enough tbh.
[Edited on 04-01-2007 by andy1868]
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Bart
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Registered: 19th Aug 02
Location: Midsomer Norton, Bristol Avon
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quote:
Dear Adam Venn,
Thank you for your webnote. You can purchase Windows Vista without any hardware.
Regards,
Martin Roberts
Customer Service
Overclockers UK
www.overclockers.co.uk
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE
To contact us again please use our WebNote System at :-
http://contact.overclockers.co.uk
You will then receive a reply via e-mail.
You can also call by phone :-
Sales and Customer Service - 0870 443 0880 Technical Support - 0871 222 8528
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Hi there,
Im just enquiring regarding your recent emails.
I was wondering what items you are able to ship with the OEM versions of Vista.
Do items such as mice and keyboards constitute, motherboard,processors?
Or would there be no questions asked if i placed the order online for just the software?
I look forwards to hearing back from you, Regards Adam Venn
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Rob_Quads
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
Location: southampton
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quote:
Originally posted by andy1868
my Ultimate license cost me nothing
ps, most things i've used to far, which is a fair bit, has been supported, however i've had to download new drivers etc, which is fair enough tbh.
[Edited on 04-01-2007 by andy1868]
So how did you get it for free?
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DarkBahamut
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Registered: 4th Jun 06
Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Bart
why would you bother to buy non OEM?
I havent checked what OCuk consider OEM equipment.
IT may be mice and keyboards, or motherboards and processors.
IF i have to buy another hard drive, it wont be the end of the world.
You do know that OEM versions of vista limit your hardware upgrades? With OEM versions you can upgrade anything except for your motherboard. If your install a new/upgraded motherboard your are required to buy a brand new licence. So anyone planning to upgrade their motherboard more than twice during Vistas life span is better off with a retail version (no upgrade limits).
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Sam
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Registered: 24th Dec 99
Location: West Midlands
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Think I'll be sticking with XP! 
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mjw_2k2
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Registered: 18th Sep 03
Location: Anglesey, North Wales
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i had no hardware/driver compatability problems when installing vista, everything worked first time, some software wont install such as norton antivirus!! and nero 7
[Edited on 06-01-2007 by mjw_2k2]
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Nero 7 works.
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Burscough, Lancashire
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Rob_Quads, they gave it to the company i work for at the end of November, mainly to get used to it before its on general release and all our clients start asking us how to use it etc. we got 10 licenses for the company and theres only 3 of us, so we've each other a license at work and one at home 
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Rob_Quads
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Registered: 29th Mar 01
Location: southampton
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ah yeah so your company has the license - bit like me getting my free laptop
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