upgrade or full?

[Jarod_g29]

Upgrade or full?
I got windows xp right now, and I want to know whether I should just buy windows vista upgrade home premium or spend a buttload more and get the full version..

[Babrbarossa]

Depends on whether or not you're a big tweaker- if you're switching out motherboards and hard drives frequently, you might want to get the full retail version (I did), but I know alot of people are probably going to tell you just to stick with XP.

but if you're just trying to decide between upgarde version and OEM full, then just get the upgrade, because it can be clean installed just like the full versions- lots of instructionss on how to do this around the web

[Mars]

Originally Posted by Babrbarossa

Depends on whether or not you're a big tweaker- if you're switching out motherboards and hard drives frequently, you might want to get the full retail version (I did), but I know alot of people are probably going to tell you just to stick with XP.

but if you're just trying to decide between OEM upgarde version and OEM full, then just get the upgrade, because it can be clean installed just like the full versions- lots of instructionss on how to do this around the web

Just to clarify, the only upgrade edition is retail, and there's only 1 (full) OEM edition, OEM and upgrade never go together.

[Jarod_g29]

yeah i wouldn't get OEM, save my self the hassle and get the upgrade then can be used multiple times easily

[Babrbarossa]

Originally Posted by Jarod_g29

yeah i wouldn't get OEM, save my self the hassle and get the upgrade then can be used multiple times easily

Yeah- the upgrade version will behave just like the full retail using the clean install method so there's no point in getting the full retail unless you want the 64 bit version which is available with the retail full (I don't think the 64 bit option comes with the upgrade)

[biff]

If you buy the upgrade version you can order the 64bit version from MS for like $13 or so incl. shipping.