Charlie
Fri Jun 06 11:34:49 PDT 2008
Interesting. That's a lot more flexible than they have to be, as I read the
EULA.
Also, btw, on at least some models from HP (business class rather than
consumer class, generally) you can now order them with clean installs.
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"Mark H" <jmhonzell@nospam.comcast.net> wrote in message
news:Ow$Vi0%23xIHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Ah, what the heck... tried it anyway...
> If it didn't work, I'd go by yet another retail version. But, why pay for
> another if the one I bought already will work. It is being installed on
> the
> machine it was licensed for in the first place.
>
>
> I did a clean install of Vista from retail DVD and used the HP OEM product
> key.
>
> I couldn't activate online. (It fails and then gives you a box to click on
> to do it by phone.)
> This gave the number for the automated system and displayed a really long
> sequence of #s which you input to the automated system.
>
> The automated system tells you it can't validate and connects you to a
> represenative.
>
> The represenative asks you for the 1st six digits on the screen. I told
> him
> what I'd done (used a retail DVD to do a clean re-install and using the
> OEM
> product key). He asked me for the brand and model of the notebook which I
> gave him, and after a short pause where I learned he was in India, he gave
> me the 48-digit sequence of numbers to enter on the computer and click
> NEXT,
> and Vista then activated as an HP computer.
>
> No more bloatware. And, the license is tied to the original hardware it
> was
> assigned by the manufacturer.
> Now, we'll see if it still works in a month.
>
>
>
> "Charlie Russel-MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
> news:E466D69A-5220-404E-959D-418D3F5D7F1D@microsoft.com...
>> no.
>>
>>
>> "Mark H" <jmhonzell@nospam.comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:%23X799k8xIHA.1504@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> >I just bought a laptop, but don't like how the installation OS is
> retained
>> > as a separate partition. (No DVD provided.) Failure of the drive means
>> > a
>> > loss of all. It is OEM and contains lots of garbage programs,
>> > trialware,
>> > etc. I'd like to wipe the drive and reinstall Vista using an
> installation
>> > DVD I have, but using the OEM product key that came with the laptop.
>> >
>> > Is it going to work?
>> >
>> >
>> > "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> > news:F816945A-C8D3-434D-8063-6A00079612D3@microsoft.com...
>> >> There is no Vista upgrade media, Charlie. All retail 64bit dvds are
>> >> identical and all retail 32bit dvds are identical. The product key is
>> > what
>> >> determines whether it is upgrade or standard.
>> >>
>> >> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in
> message
>> >> news:E395E1A3-F34E-4CAD-A77D-6AA425236F0A@microsoft.com...
>> >> > If you buy a _retail_ copy of Vista, then the PID is the same for
>> >> > 64-bit
>> >> > and 32-bit, so even if it's a version that's only got a 32-bit DVD
>> >> > in
>> > it,
>> >> > it's still a valid key. However, that being said, you need to ensure
>> > that
>> >> > the DVD for 64-bit is the _same type_ as your Retail copy. That is,
>> >> > retail, upgrade or Full, and note OEM or VL or Demo or some other
> form
>> > of
>> >> > Vista that won't use the same product keys.
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > Charlie.
>> >> >
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>> >> >
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>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "swmmrpro" <swmmrpro.3akfrc@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
>> >> > news:swmmrpro.3akfrc@DoNotSpam.com...
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I friend of mine has the disks for 64-bit vista, and i want to use
>> >> >> them...
>> >> >> I am willing to pay fro the cd key, but i am not sure where i can
> get
>> >> >> one.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I don't really feel like waiting for it to get sent to me.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Please help
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
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