Reinstall Windows Vista Ultimate version box, purchased at the retail store in a new machine

I've upgraded from Windows XP came preinstalled as with my wife for Windows Vista Ultimate laptop bought in a store of retail as a boxed version. The motherboard of the laptop died recently and we intend to buy a new laptop without an operating system preinstalled. Is it possible to install Windows Vista Ultimate Edition of the product we have and turn on without any problem.

I've upgraded from Windows XP came preinstalled as with my wife for Windows Vista Ultimate laptop bought in a store of retail as a boxed version. The motherboard of the laptop died recently and we intend to buy a new laptop without an operating system preinstalled. Is it possible to install Windows Vista Ultimate Edition of the product we have and turn on without any problem.

If the Vista Ultimate is a full retail product and then install it here.  You may need to use telephone activation, but this isn't a problem.
 
If it is a Vista Ultimate upgrade version, you must have an operating system that is valid for upgrade and without a preinstalled OS or a license for the new computer "legally" impossible to install the upgrade version.
 
XP OEM license for the old system died with the old system and cannot be used for the new computer as a qualifier for an upgrade.

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