vista OEM - activation

[snedger]

Just seen an article on how to install from a Vista upgrade to a machine that does not have XP installed.
Requires installing Vista twice, so obviously not a time saver, but would result in a cleaner HDD.
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=5932

[charleski]

Just seen an article on how to install from a Vista upgrade to a machine that does not have XP installed.

Unbelievable. So all that fuss and inconvenience and they ended up leaving a massive great loophole that allows you to use the upgrade version without demonstrating any prior OS ownership whatsoever! I note that the first comment states that an upgrade from XP doesn't require the XP install to be activated either, contrary to prior reports.

Incredible.

[hippo]

Significantly, if the informed speculation in this HEXUS.community thread is correct, the "retail" OEM versions (if we can call them that) will not be restricted for use with just a single PC, as are the hard-coded OEM versions typically supplied with ready-built systems.

I've had a look at said thread but couldn't find a definative answer. Has anyone actually tried this yet? I'm so close to buying the full retail but if I find out that the "retail" OEM will work on multiple motherboards I'll be pretty gutted.