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Because they want to level up... (joke specific to RPG players)

Windows 7 Home Premium Retail - and you'll never look back. MS don't ever bother you with the actication - other than a possible phonecall if it doesnt work properly. Retail is worth the extra $$$ fer sho.

As for the upgrade, well, wehn I 1st got Win7, I actually did an in-place upgrade from XP-32bit to Win7-64Bit, can't remember exactly how i did it - but almost everything worked straight up after the install.

I did however, decide eventually to do a full format and fresh install and found that it was quite a bit faster.

Fresh installs are always the best way to go.

Win 7, is faster in every way that XP. I have no clue why people continue (other than the cost I suppose) holding on to XP.

I love windows 7, it is just so much easier.

Nope they don't, you can upgrade from Vista to Win7 or from Win7 home to Professional.

XP is the redheaded step child of Microsoft

Dirk and I both got the 64 bit Win7 Home Premium Retail version. I actually had to phone and get it re-activated last night since I upgraded. Was easy peasy. However, don't they also sell an upgrade from Win XP to Win 7 for alot cheaper?

Z, that is why I prefer the retail version

As far as I know, DSP can only be installed on one machine, ever. Now, if you are planning to upgrade - that will be a problem.

Nope I just checked DSP are linked to a machine and not a user, once installed on a machine it cannot be installed on another machine even if you uninstall it from the first one

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Windows 7: Licensing Explained

A DSP (Delivery Service Partner) Package is very similar to OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer), the difference is that it is not branded with the PC Manufacturers name and it is sold over the counter. The same licensing policy and procedure applies, DSP Software cannot be installed on another machine, as it "lives and dies" with the machine that it is installed on initially. The software is licensed to the machine and not the user.
With FPP (Fully Packaged Products, Retail, off the shelf boxed Products) Products, you are allowed more flexibility as you can uninstall the software and install it on another machine, taking note that it is also licensed to be installed on one machine at a time. In regards to this type of licensing, you still cannot load it on more than one machine, the only flexibility is that it is licensed to the user and not the machine therefore it can be uninstalled and re-installed again unlike OEM/DSP.

In short:
•DSP - The software is licensed to the machine and not the user. Once installed, cannot be reinstalled on different hardware.
•FPP - The software is licensed to the user and not to the machine. Software can be reinstalled on different hardware, as long as there is only one installation of the software at any one time.
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Not that I know of. DSP versions have to be bought with hardware. After that though they are the same as retail AFAIK.

Thanks I think I would prefer the retail version DSP as far as I know is "linked" to your specific PC?