2006 Intel Purchase Program deal announced

[slugbug55]

On another forum people are saying that they will be shipping OEM versions of Vista Ultimate.

 

[ascarytiger]

really...i was told it was retail....actually, the email intel sent me said it was retail

 

[fargus]

Got the shipping notification for Vista today -

 

[coolzero16]

same^

 

[indamixx99]

Originally posted by: coolzero16
same^

Me 3, except the tracking number doesnt show up on UPS's website yet, so It's probably actually going out tomorrow.

 

[ivwshane]

Mine too, nothing on ups yet though.

I guess I better buy that memory I've been holding off for

 

[gvrugby]

My roommate received his today and I should receive mine tomorrow.

Came with 64-bit and 32-bit NFR versions. There is a different cd-key on the back of each of the sleeves the DVDs come in. Does that mean both are activatable? (Is that even a word?)

 

[Oakenfold]

Originally posted by: gvrugby
My roommate received his today and I should receive mine tomorrow.

Came with 64-bit and 32-bit NFR versions. There is a different cd-key on the back of each of the sleeves the DVDs come in. Does that mean both are activatable? (Is that even a word?)

According to the email you should have received on the update on the status of the Vista shipment in the last month or two only one is eligible for activation.

 

[coolzero16]

What are your guys' thoughts on 32 and 64 bit versions?


Is 64 even a good choice due to drivers atm? Will I notice a benefit? If so, what programs will benefit from the 64 bit version of vista?

 

[Oakenfold]

Originally posted by: coolzero16
What are your guys' thoughts on 32 and 64 bit versions?


Is 64 even a good choice due to drivers atm? Will I notice a benefit? If so, what programs will benefit from the 64 bit version of vista?

64 bit still has spotty driver support as far as I know. I would verify that your hardware has available drivers before taking the plunge, at the very least I would not activate the 64 bit version until you know everything is good to go. I haven't performed an install of Vista other than beta so I'm assuming you can not activate right away.

 

[f1sh3r]

hooray! it has arrived... time to clean off my machine and start over. ill finally be able to watch a dvd on my vista!

 

[fargus]

Originally posted by: Oakenfold

Originally posted by: gvrugby
My roommate received his today and I should receive mine tomorrow.

Came with 64-bit and 32-bit NFR versions. There is a different cd-key on the back of each of the sleeves the DVDs come in. Does that mean both are activatable? (Is that even a word?)

According to the email you should have received on the update on the status of the Vista shipment in the last month or two only one is eligible for activation.

If I remember correctly, they also said it would be one disc, and you'd have to choose 32 or 64 at installation time. I don't think these two keys are tied together in any way, so I'd be suprised if you couldn't use them both. I'm not planning on using 64 bit anytime soon, since there are so few apps that take advantage of it.

As others have already seen, this is not in retail packaging - just a pair of sleeves.

 

[shl0791]

I received mine too. Pair of sleeves with different serials, so you could put those onto 2 pc's. Also, it's not OEM, these are NFR full versions. Hooray!

 

[systematic]

Originally posted by: fargus

Originally posted by: Oakenfold

Originally posted by: gvrugby
My roommate received his today and I should receive mine tomorrow.

Came with 64-bit and 32-bit NFR versions. There is a different cd-key on the back of each of the sleeves the DVDs come in. Does that mean both are activatable? (Is that even a word?)

According to the email you should have received on the update on the status of the Vista shipment in the last month or two only one is eligible for activation.

If I remember correctly, they also said it would be one disc, and you'd have to choose 32 or 64 at installation time. I don't think these two keys are tied together in any way, so I'd be suprised if you couldn't use them both. I'm not planning on using 64 bit anytime soon, since there are so few apps that take advantage of it.

As others have already seen, this is not in retail packaging - just a pair of sleeves.

What:
Your bundle shipped with the Release Candidate 1 version of Microsoft* Windows Vista*. We will be shipping the full retail version of Microsoft* Windows Vista* Ultimate to you soon. The final version should ship with both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. However, only one activation code will be included. Once activated, the code cannot be used to activate the other version at a later date.

It didn't say there would be only one disc. Also, while both of these sleeves do have separate serial #'s they both came in the same shrink wrapped package that is considered one copy of Vista Ultimate so I think when you activate one of the serials it still invalidates the other one but I could be wrong.

 

[fargus]

The two discs may be shrinkwrapped together but I'm skeptical that there's any database linking the two keys. I'm betting these discs are just grabbed from two separate bins and shrinkwrapped together by some worker in Indonesia or whatever third world country M$ uses to produce their products.

 

[icyxwindz]

received my two shrink wrapped disc today also. different set of keys, and no clue if they are in anyway linked like their posted info. saying you could only choose 1.

i guess sooner or later someone will try it out, if you do please post and let the rest of us know =D

 

[Bad Dude]

Has anyone tried installing both versions with the keys given? Just want to see if we can do that given the keys are different. I am still using the 30 days trial to see if I like it before activation.

 

[Josh64FX]

they both are two different keys.. They both work with 32bit/64bit windows...

 

[Smartazz]

Do you have to be currently working for a retail store to do this, or just in the past? First time I've ever heard of this.

 

[coolzero16]

Currently employed at time of purchase...they verify with the store you work at before they confirm your order. It's a once a year deal. If you start now you will be accumulating points for october 07

 

[Oakenfold]

Originally posted by: Josh64FX
they both are two different keys.. They both work with 32bit/64bit windows...

You've installed both keys with no problems?
Just want to clarify.

 

[Josh64FX]

yup installed on different computers. I installed the 32bit version. passed the activation without any problem. so I can confirm they are two different keys that work with 32bit/64bit windows

 

[ivwshane]

So you also installed the 64 bit version and both are activated at the same time?

 

[systematic]

Ok while I never did get an official confirmation from anyone on this question, it does appear that both activation codes do work independently. I didn't think they would, but someone I know here successfully activated both copies (or so he says) so it appears to be a go.

 

[indamixx99]

Has anyone else confirmed we can use both versions on 2 different computers at the same time?