I'm trying to buy Vista from Amazon.
What is the difference between "Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate UPGRADE [DVD]" and "Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate FULL VERSION [DVD]"?
2007-01-19 17:26:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
The two are the same identical operating system in each & every way except for the licensing & hence the price.
Upgrade means you must already own a legitimate Windows license which entitles you to a discount on the new operating system.
Full means you do not own a legitmate previous version eligible for upgrade.
I believe that if you already own XP you are eligible for the upgrade. I would consult the reseller for full details.
regards,
Philip T
2007-01-19 17:37:53 · answer #1 · answered by Philip T 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The difference is price. Windows Vista is being sold for anywhere from 125.00 to over 400.oo depending on what bells and whistles you want. Did you know you can buy and download it directly from Microsoft, starting January 30th? This was widely reported in the media yesterday. I myself am going to take a wait and see attitude w/ Vista. Why? Because anytime Microsoft beings out a new operating system the first version is garbage. Full of bugs and holes in the system. If you REALLY want Vista get it from the Microsoft site, it will be less expensive and you will have more choice in what componants you want and don't want.
2007-01-20 01:38:21 · answer #2 · answered by mlw6366 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The difference is truly remedial with windoze products. Upgrades are merely made to install over an existing version of the windoze os. They are typically cheaper, but the catch-22 is that Microsoft does not support it, so if it goes sideways you're pretty much on your own. That's been the rule of thumb since WIN2K. So the fully version means that you can take a system that has no OS on it and install it and get full functionality from Vista. However, if you try that on an Upgrade you'll find that it will prompt stating that it found no previous versions of windoze. Sorry windoze is ok, but I love Linux/Unix/FreeBSD.
2007-01-20 01:38:11 · answer #3 · answered by Old_Account 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Upgrade Version means that if you are having a genuine windows license you can upgrade to windows vista ultimate at a discounted price.
Full version means that you have to pay the full price for the operating system.
2007-01-23 12:55:28 · answer #4 · answered by Potty G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before you install Vista you should formate your hard drive.Get rid of xp .A clean installation of Vista will also give you the best results, performance-wise
The difference in upgrade and full version is:
If you are attempting to clean install with a Windows Vista Upgrade DVD, you will see a nag screen, which requires you to insert your previous Windows CD in order to verify that you qualify for the Upgrade version.
In the full version you wont get that nag screen.
I love my Vista x64 rtm !
2007-01-20 17:07:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why are people spending that kind of money on something they obviously haven,t researched, use your computer to read articles on this software, the best thing they can say is its pretty! give it a year! by then they will get all the bugs out, and have to cut the price drasticly to get customers back! once again READ THE REVEIWS!!!!
2007-01-20 16:48:42 · answer #6 · answered by jlbudweiser 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you want to get Vista....
at $400 it is just plain silly i am not going there.
2007-01-20 01:38:58 · answer #7 · answered by mhp_wizo_93_418 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋