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I was reading the information on the the DVD Holder I received in the mail when I saw:
"You may install and activate each copy of Windows Vista Beta 2 on up to 10 PCs."
Does this mean that we can install Vista more than 10 times on one computer in-case the installation becomes corrupt or something? Or are we limited to 10 Installations Total?

The way that I understand it, you can install it on ten different machines. If you reformat and reinstall it on the original machine, that machine counts as one, no matter how many times Vista gets reinstalled.
"Cameron" wrote:

I was reading the information on the the DVD Holder I received in the mail when I saw:
"You may install and activate each copy of Windows Vista Beta 2 on up to 10 PCs."
Does this mean that we can install Vista more than 10 times on one computer in-case the installation becomes corrupt or something? Or are we limited to 10 Installations Total?

Okay, thanks for the quick reply.
"rich066" wrote:

The way that I understand it, you can install it on ten different machines. If you reformat and reinstall it on the original machine, that machine counts as one, no matter how many times Vista gets reinstalled.
"Cameron" wrote:
I was reading the information on the the DVD Holder I received in the mail when I saw:
"You may install and activate each copy of Windows Vista Beta 2 on up to 10 PCs."
Does this mean that we can install Vista more than 10 times on one computer in-case the installation becomes corrupt or something? Or are we limited to 10 Installations Total?

Okay, thanks for the quick reply.
"rich066" wrote:

The way that I understand it, you can install it on ten different machines. If you reformat and reinstall it on the original machine, that machine counts as one, no matter how many times Vista gets reinstalled.
"Cameron" wrote:
I was reading the information on the the DVD Holder I received in the mail when I saw:
"You may install and activate each copy of Windows Vista Beta 2 on up to 10 PCs."
Does this mean that we can install Vista more than 10 times on one computer in-case the installation becomes corrupt or something? Or are we limited to 10 Installations Total?

It means you can install the Vista beta on 10 individual machines. Obviously, the 'ordinary man/woman in the street' wouldn't be using 10 machines. The object of the exercise is for companies to be able to install Vista on more than one machine for other users to help test the operating system within the company environment.
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"Cameron" wrote in message

I was reading the information on the the DVD Holder I received in the mail when I saw:
"You may install and activate each copy of Windows Vista Beta 2 on up to 10 PCs."
Does this mean that we can install Vista more than 10 times on one computer in-case the installation becomes corrupt or something? Or are we limited to 10 Installations Total?

If you want more than one instance of Vista on a single computer, you must have a unique key for each individual installation on that computer. I found that out when I first installed Vista. I have it on a separate computer and I put 2 partitions on the only hard drive in the system. First I installed Vista x86 and then I started the installation of Vista x64, it would not accept the key I had used for x86. I had to request another key so I could install x64.
Cameron wrote:

I was reading the information on the the DVD Holder I received in the mail when I saw:
"You may install and activate each copy of Windows Vista Beta 2 on up to 10 PCs."
Does this mean that we can install Vista more than 10 times on one computer in-case the installation becomes corrupt or something? Or are we limited to 10 Installations Total?

You can use the same key for multiple installation on one machine. However, the X86 version uses a different key than the X64 version.
-- Jon Hildrum DTS MVP Jon_Hildrum@msn.com www.hildrum.com "John Boy" wrote in message

If you want more than one instance of Vista on a single computer, you must have a unique key for each individual installation on that computer. I found that out when I first installed Vista. I have it on a separate computer and I put 2 partitions on the only hard drive in the system. First I installed Vista x86 and then I started the installation of Vista x64, it would not accept the key I had used for x86. I had to request another key so I could install x64.
Cameron wrote: I was reading the information on the the DVD Holder I received in the mail when I saw:
"You may install and activate each copy of Windows Vista Beta 2 on up to 10 PCs."
Does this mean that we can install Vista more than 10 times on one computer in-case the installation becomes corrupt or something? Or are we limited to 10 Installations Total?

X86 and X64 versions of Vista have different product code numbers, so yes you would require another key code for the x64 build.
-- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org
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"John Boy" wrote in message

If you want more than one instance of Vista on a single computer, you must have a unique key for each individual installation on that computer. I found that out when I first installed Vista. I have it on a separate computer and I put 2 partitions on the only hard drive in the system. First I installed Vista x86 and then I started the installation of Vista x64, it would not accept the key I had used for x86. I had to request another key so I could install x64.
Cameron wrote: I was reading the information on the the DVD Holder I received in the mail when I saw:
"You may install and activate each copy of Windows Vista Beta 2 on up to 10 PCs."
Does this mean that we can install Vista more than 10 times on one computer in-case the installation becomes corrupt or something? Or are we limited to 10 Installations Total?

The keys will work in either x86 or x64, you just cannot use the same key twice on the same computer.
From the Vista DVD:
Quote:
Product Identification On the other side of this card you will find a unique Product Key number. You will need to use this Product Key each time you wish to install the windows Vista software (use the same key for both 32-or 64-bit versions). You may install the beta software as many times as you like on the same computer. The Product Key allows you install Windows Vista Beta 2 on up to 10 computers at a time.
End of quote:
This is straight from Microsoft.
John Barnett MVP wrote:

X86 and X64 versions of Vista have different product code numbers, so yes you would require another key code for the x64 build.

Correction to first sentence.
You cannot use the same key on two active installations; i.e., one x86 install & one x64 install, both being capable of being booted up - a "dual boot" situation.
John Boy wrote:

The keys will work in either x86 or x64, you just cannot use the same key twice on the same computer.
From the Vista DVD:
Quote:
Product Identification On the other side of this card you will find a unique Product Key number. You will need to use this Product Key each time you wish to install the windows Vista software (use the same key for both 32-or 64-bit versions). You may install the beta software as many times as you like on the same computer. The Product Key allows you install Windows Vista Beta 2 on up to 10 computers at a time.
End of quote:
This is straight from Microsoft.
John Barnett MVP wrote: X86 and X64 versions of Vista have different product code numbers, so yes you would require another key code for the x64 build.

You are limited to ten machines. Reinstalling on a machine does not count again against the ten.
"Cameron" wrote in message

I was reading the information on the the DVD Holder I received in the mail when I saw:
"You may install and activate each copy of Windows Vista Beta 2 on up to 10 PCs."
Does this mean that we can install Vista more than 10 times on one computer in-case the installation becomes corrupt or something? Or are we limited to 10 Installations Total?

Depends. The same key works for x86 and x64 in the TechBeta program and may be true of the CPP also.
"Jon_Hildrum" wrote in message

You can use the same key for multiple installation on one machine. However, the X86 version uses a different key than the X64 version.
-- Jon Hildrum DTS MVP Jon_Hildrum@msn.com www.hildrum.com "John Boy" wrote in message If you want more than one instance of Vista on a single computer, you must have a unique key for each individual installation on that computer. I found that out when I first installed Vista. I have it on a separate computer and I put 2 partitions on the only hard drive in the system. First I installed Vista x86 and then I started the installation of Vista x64, it would not accept the key I had used for x86. I had to request another key so I could install x64.
Cameron wrote: I was reading the information on the the DVD Holder I received in the mail when I saw:
"You may install and activate each copy of Windows Vista Beta 2 on up to 10 PCs."
Does this mean that we can install Vista more than 10 times on one computer in-case the installation becomes corrupt or something? Or are we limited to 10 Installations Total?

I have installed Beta 2 build 5384 x86 and x64, and Beta 2 build 5456 x86 and x64 on my test box using the same key for all four.
"John Boy" wrote in message

The keys will work in either x86 or x64, you just cannot use the same key twice on the same computer.
From the Vista DVD:
Quote:
Product Identification On the other side of this card you will find a unique Product Key number. You will need to use this Product Key each time you wish to install the windows Vista software (use the same key for both 32-or 64-bit versions). You may install the beta software as many times as you like on the same computer. The Product Key allows you install Windows Vista Beta 2 on up to 10 computers at a time.
End of quote:
This is straight from Microsoft.
John Barnett MVP wrote: X86 and X64 versions of Vista have different product code numbers, so yes you would require another key code for the x64 build.

Not true. That's exactly the way my system is set up and one key did all.
"John Boy" wrote in message

Correction to first sentence.
You cannot use the same key on two active installations; i.e., one x86 install & one x64 install, both being capable of being booted up - a "dual boot" situation.
John Boy wrote: The keys will work in either x86 or x64, you just cannot use the same key twice on the same computer.
From the Vista DVD:
Quote:
Product Identification On the other side of this card you will find a unique Product Key number. You will need to use this Product Key each time you wish to install the windows Vista software (use the same key for both 32-or 64-bit versions). You may install the beta software as many times as you like on the same computer. The Product Key allows you install Windows Vista Beta 2 on up to 10 computers at a time.
End of quote:
This is straight from Microsoft.
John Barnett MVP wrote: X86 and X64 versions of Vista have different product code numbers, so yes you would require another key code for the x64 build.