thank you so much zort! one more question. SLIC BIOS is to activate your windows permanently w/o using activators or anything right?
That's right-- no cracks or bootloaders. All that's needed is a bios with a SLIC table, matching certificate (.xrm-ms), and slp product key. It's possible that an earlier crack already installed the certificate & product key for you.
so your saying it MIGHT not activate vista? like if i used a OEM one. if that happens, do i just get a boot loader? (just curious,might help in the future) also is it safe to download all windows update?
The original bioses from Gigabyte won't have a slic. If you flash one of them Windows will become deactivated. To stay activated you should only update to bioses that have been modded to contain a slic. So far all Windows updates have been safe to install with modded bioses and that's unlikely to change.