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The following is the official information made available from Microsoft to their partners:


Vista versions

Visit http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...s/default.mspx and http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...s/default.mspx for a detailed overview of Windows Vista features and benefits.




Vista licensing

One can obtain the various Vista versions via the following licensing paths:



Windows Vista Licensing Facts

• OEM stands for "Original Equipment Manufacturer" and it can only come pre-installed with a new computer.
• The Windows Vista OEM license may only be sold with a complete system.
• The Windows Vista OEM license is tied to the computer system with which it has been sold and cannot be transferred to another computer.
• The Windows Vista OEM license cannot be the Upgrade version.
• FPP stands for "Full Packaged Product" and can be bought as a stand-alone piece of software.
• The Windows Vista FPP license can be either the Full or the Upgrade version.
• In Volume Licensing, only Upgrade licenses and Software Assurance are available. Customers who need a Full version should consider buying an OEM license if they also need a new PC or an FPP if they don’t.
• Volume Licensing customers with active Software Assurance for Windows Business (previously Windows Professional) may install Windows Vista Enterprise or Windows Vista Ultimate.
• Windows Vista Home editions cannot be upgraded to one of the Windows Vista Business editions through Volume Licensing.
• Software Assurance (SA) is a maintenance offer that helps customers get the most from their investment through a broad range of benefits. From deployment planning to staff training, SA helps customers increase worker productivity, accelerate organizational performance, and realize a return on their software investment faster. Key SA benefits include the rights to use Windows Vista Enterprise, eLearning, training vouchers, the Desktop Optimization Pack (at a surcharge), and TechNet Plus. For details, visit http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/sa/default.mspx.

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Zazula

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/pro...ons/64bit.mspx

1. The 64-bit editions of Windows Vista are available for all editions of Vista except Starter.

2. 64-bit media is included in the box with Windows Vista Ultimate.

3. For Windows Vista Home Basic, Home Premium, or Business bought as a retail, packaged product (FPP), users who want a DVD of 64-bit software media to install on their PC, have to follow the alternate-media ordering procedure: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...a/default.mspx

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Zazula

Windows Vista Starter is the most affordable way to enjoy the basic Vista experience. Windows Vista Starter is exclusively available in emerging markets and is designed for a beginning PC user with additional tools and tutorials to make it easier to use.

Note: Windows Vista Starter is not currently scheduled to be available in the United States, Canada, the European Union, Australia, New Zealand, or other high income markets as defined by the World Bank. Read http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvist...s/starter.mspx for details.

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Chevy

Nice work, Z.

Ordering Vista is starting to look like ordering at Starbucks!

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Zazula

Purchase the Windows Vista Ultimate retail boxed product, and you can upgrade up to two additional PCs in your household to Windows Vista Home Premium for only $49.99 ($59.99 CAD) each - which is over 60% off the estimated retail price! Details: Bring Home More "Wow"

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Zazula

New Retail Consumer Support Options To Launch for with Windows Vista

Up until Windows XP (included), consumers who bought and installed Windows retail products, were entitled to call Microsoft at no charge for technical help with their product installation and for two additional support inquiries. Since Jan 30th, 2007 this has changed for the Windows Vista operating system.

Now customers can contact Microsoft as often as they need for their Windows Vista issues, but this is at no charge only within a 90-day timeframe. For Windows Vista, the 90-day support timeframe will start when the customer activates the product. (Microsoft Product Activation -MPA- policy requires that products such as Windows Vista be activated within 30 days of installing the product.)

Aforementioned policy is for FPP (Full-Packaged, i.e. "Retail") Products only. Customers who bought a preinstalled Microsoft product from a computer manufacturer (i.e. an OEM Windows Vista version), will receive technical support from that manufacturer. However, for FPP Vista, this policy is valid regardless if it is a Full or an Upgrade version.

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