Vista Upgrade onto 2nd hard drive

I purchased the upgrade to Vista Ultimate on my old hard drive, which is
currently the slave in my new computer, and I want to upgrade to Ultimate on
my new hard drive.

Every time I try to update I am prompted to purchase the upgrade again. Is
it possible to, without paying, to upgrade to Ulitmate on two different hard
drives if you have already purchased the update once before?

I don't believe so. Not without an extended license:

In the new “MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS� for Windows Vista, “Section 2:
Installation and Use Rights� reads:Before you use the software under a
license, you must assign that license to one device (physical hardware
system). That device is the “licensed device.� … You may install one copy of
the software on the licensed device.Also, Sections 15 “Reassign to Another
Device� and 16 “Transfer to a Third Party� are new, basically stating that
you can “reassign the license to another device one time� or “make a one time
transfer of the software, and this agreement, directly to a third party.

Find License Terms for Software Licensed from Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal...s/default.aspx

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Gistcheckin


"KButzke" wrote:

> I purchased the upgrade to Vista Ultimate on my old hard drive, which is
> currently the slave in my new computer, and I want to upgrade to Ultimate on
> my new hard drive.
>
> Every time I try to update I am prompted to purchase the upgrade again. Is
> it possible to, without paying, to upgrade to Ulitmate on two different hard
> drives if you have already purchased the update once before?

No. You are only allowed one install per license.

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User


"KButzke" <KButzke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B5CE1EF7-4C64-41BF-B849-F620CD7ED294@microsoft.com...
>I purchased the upgrade to Vista Ultimate on my old hard drive, which is
> currently the slave in my new computer, and I want to upgrade to Ultimate
> on
> my new hard drive.
>
> Every time I try to update I am prompted to purchase the upgrade again. Is
> it possible to, without paying, to upgrade to Ulitmate on two different
> hard
> drives if you have already purchased the update once before?

Thank you for letting me know. I figured this was the problem. What bugs me
more than not being able to upgrade is that I am still using the original key
and it is installed on two separate drives.

"Gistcheckin" wrote:

> I don't believe so. Not without an extended license:
>
> In the new “MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS� for Windows Vista, “Section 2:
> Installation and Use Rights� reads:Before you use the software under a
> license, you must assign that license to one device (physical hardware
> system). That device is the “licensed device.� … You may install one copy of
> the software on the licensed device.Also, Sections 15 “Reassign to Another
> Device� and 16 “Transfer to a Third Party� are new, basically stating that
> you can “reassign the license to another device one time� or “make a one time
> transfer of the software, and this agreement, directly to a third party.
>
> Find License Terms for Software Licensed from Microsoft
> http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal...s/default.aspx
>
> --
> Gistcheckin
>
>
> "KButzke" wrote:
>
> > I purchased the upgrade to Vista Ultimate on my old hard drive, which is
> > currently the slave in my new computer, and I want to upgrade to Ultimate on
> > my new hard drive.
> >
> > Every time I try to update I am prompted to purchase the upgrade again. Is
> > it possible to, without paying, to upgrade to Ulitmate on two different hard
> > drives if you have already purchased the update once before?

Thank you for letting me know. I figured this was the problem. What bugs me
more than not being able to upgrade is that I am still using the original key
and it is installed on two separate drives.

"Ronnie Vernon MVP" wrote:

> No. You are only allowed one install per license.
>
> --
>
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
>
> "KButzke" <KButzke@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B5CE1EF7-4C64-41BF-B849-F620CD7ED294@microsoft.com...
> >I purchased the upgrade to Vista Ultimate on my old hard drive, which is
> > currently the slave in my new computer, and I want to upgrade to Ultimate
> > on
> > my new hard drive.
> >
> > Every time I try to update I am prompted to purchase the upgrade again. Is
> > it possible to, without paying, to upgrade to Ulitmate on two different
> > hard
> > drives if you have already purchased the update once before?
>