Purchasing Vista

Departmental Purchases

New computers that are ordered through Procurement or CWP are now available with either Windows XP or Vista. Be sure to specify which Operating System version you want at the time you place your order. New computers with Vista pre-installed will have the Ultimate edition.

The Enterprise edition is what our campus site license specifically covers, and you can order the media from Procurement for installation on existing computers. Only the Enterprise or Ultimate editions are recommended and supported for use at Notre Dame.

Under special circumstances you can request the Business edition for departmental purchases of multiple computers, when you will be re-imaging them with Enterprise when they arrive. This will provide a nominal cost savings for an OS license that will be discarded when you re-image the computers. Please contact Dan Brewer in Procurement for special assistance in ordering machines with this version.

NOTE: Please consult with your department IT support person or CWP administrator to determine which version is needed when ordering a new computer.

Special notes about our license

Students, affiliate groups (e.g. IU Medical School, Sacred Heart Parish) and personal purchases are not covered by the ND campus site license for the Enterprise version. Contact the Computer Store at 631-7477 for information about Windows Vista media and Microsoft licenses that you are eligible to purchase.

Student and Personal Purchases

Windows Vista Ultimate Edition is the recommended version for all personal purchases, for upgrade or when purchasing new hardware.

Windows Vista Ultimate Edition is available through the OIT Computer Store.  The version of Windows Vista sold through the OIT Computer Store will also allow you perform an upgrade from Windows XP or other editions of Windows Vista.