You can NOT be serious....

[delanvital]

What's wrong with using W2K? In fact I've only just upgraded from W98 to W2K on my old PC and it is running fine. It'll probably stay as a W2K box.
What benefit does Vista give over XP? Will it make me play better?:dribble:

Well Win2K will be discontinued and that means no more closing security gaps... but yes, it depends on what you use the PC for.

[Gorion]

clarification:

Contrary to what many chose/lead to believe you can upgrade your computer with the "new Vista" licensing.

Microsoft stated that Windows Vista will not require a system re-activation unless the hard drive and one other component is changed. This means that you will be able to change CPUs, memory and graphics cards without any worry about having to re-activate with MS, either on the internet or by phone.

Should you change the hard drive and another piece of hardware - for example for a major upgrade such as a motherboard change that requires a re-installation - Microsoft will allow you to re-activate up to 10 times. You will not, however, be able to have more than one machine activated concurrently.


Should you wish to activate more than 10 times, Microsoft could choose to let you activate again at its discretion.