# MS Vista Activation Scheme **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 9, 2006, 6:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ms-vista-activation-scheme/18639 "2006-10-09T06:00:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 6:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ms-vista-activation-scheme/18639/1 "2006-10-09T06:00:50Z")
[http://www.overclockers.com/tips01046/](http://www.overclockers.com/tips01046/) ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ms-vista-activation-scheme/18639/2 "2006-10-09T06:27:48Z")
honestly, Vista is an OS (depending on how things pan out) that I might actually pay for šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 8:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ms-vista-activation-scheme/18639/3 "2006-10-09T08:25:24Z")
bah, iā€™ll just buy a new dell with it preinstalled. I wonā€™t shell out any money to ms when you can get a 400 dollar dell with the os preinstalled. ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 8:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ms-vista-activation-scheme/18639/4 "2006-10-09T08:28:28Z")
> [@JustinH](#): > > bah, iā€™ll just buy a new dell with it preinstalled. I wonā€™t shell out any money to ms when you can get a 400 dollar dell with the os preinstalled. With a worthy copy of Vista (I think there are 6 different versions), you wonā€™t see the baller edition of Vista on a $400 PC, I hate to break it to you. ---
**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ms-vista-activation-scheme/18639/5 "2006-10-09T11:17:24Z")
> [@JustinH](#): > > bah, iā€™ll just buy a new dell with it preinstalled. I wonā€™t shell out any money to ms when you can get a 400 dollar dell with the os preinstalled. :word: It might be cheaper, look at the expected pricing. [http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/software/start-saving-vista-prices-leaked-197123.php](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/software/start-saving-vista-prices-leaked-197123.php) Granted I havent kept up on the differences between the 4 different versions of vista, but XP home sucks Pro is the way to go. If its the same with Vista $341 is a Dell machine with OS. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ms-vista-activation-scheme/18639/6 "2006-10-09T11:22:07Z")
> [@FightinMike](#): > > :word: It might be cheaper, look at the expected pricing. [http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/software/start-saving-vista-prices-leaked-197123.php](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/software/start-saving-vista-prices-leaked-197123.php) > > Granted I havent kept up on the differences between the 4 different versions of vista, but XP home sucks Pro is the way to go. If its the same with Vista $341 is a Dell machine with OS. damnā€¦ that is priceyā€¦ although, if the upgrade will work with snky versions of XP, maybe thatā€™ll be the way to go :tup:. However, even 260.00 makes me cringe (for the ultimate version atleast) why canā€™t devs. make more windows compatible software for linux? edit: whoops, those are canadian dollarz :-S ---
**Author:** ![juniorj](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/juniorj/32/7513_2.png) [@juniorj](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/juniorj)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ms-vista-activation-scheme/18639/7 "2006-10-09T12:43:17Z")
thank god for UBā€™s agreement with microsoftā€¦im not sure what version theyre going to carry for vista but they had XP Proā€¦either way $5 and ill be happy ---
**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ms-vista-activation-scheme/18639/8 "2006-10-09T16:23:50Z")
No that site is in USD. says so in the last sentence. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 4:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ms-vista-activation-scheme/18639/9 "2006-10-09T16:38:58Z")
oh, nmā€¦ Iā€™m an idiot lol (was looking at the zdnet article) ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ms-vista-activation-scheme/18639/10 "2006-10-09T17:42:52Z")
What are the upgrade requirements, like, I have a legit copy of XP pro, can I ā€œupgradeā€? Also, Iā€™ve got more than one computer, I know MS will want to fuck me, will I be able to register it on multiple computers (doubt it)? ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ms-vista-activation-scheme/18639/11 "2006-10-09T17:51:39Z")
> [@walter](#): > > What are the upgrade requirements, like, I have a legit copy of XP pro, can I ā€œupgradeā€? > > Also, Iā€™ve got more than one computer, I know MS will want to fuck me, will I be able to register it on multiple computers (doubt it)? It does not appear that way. Once you activate on one machine, looks like you are going to have to call to get it activated on another and once that happens, your first machine is more than likely fucked. ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ms-vista-activation-scheme/18639/12 "2006-10-09T18:57:26Z")
lol yeah and it will take hackers all of a week, if that to crack it. im not worried one bit about this. ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ms-vista-activation-scheme/18639/13 "2006-10-09T19:11:33Z")
> [@RuBiCaNT](#): > > It does not appear that way. Once you activate on one machine, looks like you are going to have to call to get it activated on another and once that happens, your first machine is more than likely fucked. el gayo ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ms-vista-activation-scheme/18639/14 "2006-10-09T19:11:56Z")
> [@BuickGN](#): > > lol yeah and it will take hackers all of a week, if that to crack it. > > im not worried one bit about this. I still enjoy my MSDN keyā€¦ wonder how the eff Iā€™ll get one for vista :hay: ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ms-vista-activation-scheme/18639/15 "2006-10-09T19:18:36Z")
> [@BuickGN](#): > > lol yeah and it will take hackers all of a week, if that to crack it. > > im not worried one bit about this. I am thinking this will blow up in MSā€™ face when too many corporations bitch because of having to reactivate all those machines that bite it and need to be reimaged. Originally I think they had these kinds of plans for XP but we all know what happened to that. Time will certainly tell. ---
**Author:** ![DrDoS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@DrDoS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DrDoS)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ms-vista-activation-scheme/18639/16 "2006-10-09T19:21:47Z")
lol word with buickgn. ---
**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ms-vista-activation-scheme/18639/17 "2006-10-09T20:16:25Z")
> [@walter](#): > > What are the upgrade requirements, like, I have a legit copy of XP pro, can I ā€œupgradeā€? I dont _think_ it works like that, its a totally new kernel, with all sorts of new shit. /.02 ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 4:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ms-vista-activation-scheme/18639/18 "2006-10-10T04:24:01Z")
> [@FightinMike](#): > > I dont _think_ it works like that, its a totally new kernel, with all sorts of new shit. > > /.02 If it doesnā€™t work like that, how would you ever upgrade to the first release of a new OS?