window vista upgrade

[gary]

can anyone tell me the diffrence between a full version and a service desk
version of vista? thanks gary

 

[Richard Urban]

I have no idea as to what you consider a service desk version of Vista. Such
a thing does not exist, except in "your" terminology.

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"gary" <gary@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> can anyone tell me the diffrence between a full version and a service desk
> version of vista? thanks gary

 

[Bruce Chambers]

gary wrote:
> can anyone tell me the diffrence between a full version and a service desk
> version of vista? thanks gary


A "full" version of Vista would be a license and installation medium
that can, in and of itself, do a complete installation of the operating
system no other OS need be present.

A "service desk" version is something that has no existence in any
terminology of which I'm aware. What do *you* mean by "service desk?"


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[gary]

thanks bruce but i was looking on ebay and have seen the vista software
ond on the front of the box it says service desk upgrade Factory Sealed
Service Desk Edition Microsoft Vista Business Upgrade
Only the 32-bit DVD-ROM is included. Inside the box, you will find
instructions on how to order a 32-bit CD-ROM or 64-bit DVD-ROM directly from
Microsoft for a minimal fee, including shipping and handling. just
wondering the differance is?
gary

"Bruce Chambers" wrote:

> gary wrote:
> > can anyone tell me the diffrence between a full version and a service desk
> > version of vista? thanks gary
>
>
> A "full" version of Vista would be a license and installation medium
> that can, in and of itself, do a complete installation of the operating
> system no other OS need be present.
>
> A "service desk" version is something that has no existence in any
> terminology of which I'm aware. What do *you* mean by "service desk?"
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin
>
> Many people would rather die than think in fact, most do. -Bertrand Russell
>

 

[Bruce Chambers]

gary wrote:
> thanks bruce but i was looking on ebay and have seen the vista software
> ond on the front of the box it says service desk upgrade Factory Sealed
> Service Desk Edition Microsoft Vista Business Upgrade
> Only the 32-bit DVD-ROM is included. Inside the box, you will find
> instructions on how to order a 32-bit CD-ROM or 64-bit DVD-ROM directly from
> Microsoft for a minimal fee, including shipping and handling. just
> wondering the differance is?


You'd have to ask the seller to be certain, but it's may well be an OEM
Upgrade that isn't supposed to be resold.

Getting a legitimate license of any kind from eBay is something of
a crap shoot. One should be very careful buying any software on eBay,
as eBay makes no prior effort to ensure that such sales are legitimate.
The problems stem from two completely different sources, but have the
same results: the buyer gets ripped off. A great many people don't fully
understand the terms of the license they own, and don't understand that
they cannot legitimately resell it, and - worse still - there are a
great many sellers who do know that they're selling bogus licenses. eBay
reacts only when someone files a complaint, and then all that really
happens, especially in the case of the many deliberate fraudsters, is
the seller of the pirated software returns using a different alias, to
continue selling illegitimate licenses.


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safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

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