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€15 question about Vista SP1

  • 31-03-2008 9:37pm
    #1
    pcolan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I'm planning on purchasing Vista Home Premium OEM from Dabs & not sure whether I should go for this version for €81.56 or the SP1 one for €96.58.

    So, my question is - does SP1 version installs Vista SP1 straight away or does it install the older version first and after that applies SP1 update (which I could do myself by downloading the update from Microsoft website)?

    I mean if it installs clean Vista SP1, then I don't mind paying €15 extra. Otherwise I don't see a point in overpaying.

    Thanks a lot in advance for all your help.


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  • #2
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,088 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    pcolan wrote: »
    Hi,

    I'm planning on purchasing Vista Home Premium OEM from Dabs & not sure whether I should go for this version for €81.56 or the SP1 one for €96.58.

    So, my question is - does SP1 version installs Vista SP1 straight away or does it install the older version first and after that applies SP1 update (which I could do myself by downloading the update from Microsoft website)?

    I mean if it installs clean Vista SP1, then I don't mind paying €15 extra. Otherwise I don't see a point in overpaying.

    Thanks a lot in advance for all your help.

    I wouldn't bother paying the extra. All the slipstreamed version will do is save you having to install SP1 yourself, but as you're doing a clean install anyway I'd just install the RTM version then SP1 immediately thereafter as you sugest yourself.


  • #3
    pcolan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭pcolan


    Thanks a lot, Kaiser2000 for a speedy reply.

    So, you're suggesting that SP1 version will install Vista SP1 in one go without having to apply update? That's good, because I find myself re-installing Windows from time to time, so this version would be preferable.

    And the other point, will I need to buy some hardware to get this OEM version of Vista?

    Thanks a lot again.


  • #4
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Strictly speaking, yes you would have to buy hardware. OEM licences are only supposed to be sold with hardware - typically a motherboard but you can probably get away with just a mouse or something.


  • #5
    pcolan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭pcolan


    Thanks a lot, Stephen.

    I'm going to order an external hard drive anyway, so hopefully that will do.

    Thanks again.


  • #6
    pcolan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭pcolan


    Funnily enough they've reduced Vista SP1, so now it's even cheaper than the older one :)

    Gotta love Dabs's pricing - one day it's €100, and the next day it's €80.


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