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04-07-2008
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| vista32 home premium | installing my vista disk on another computer hello I have a new laptop and a copy of vista and im wondering what is stopping me installing this copy onto my old desktop aswell . thanks |
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04-07-2008
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| Windows 7 RC | Re: installing my vista disk on another computer  Quote: Originally Posted by golddigger  hello I have a new laptop and a copy of vista and im wondering what is stopping me installing this copy onto my old desktop aswell . thanks  Vista has an activation feature. Once your license is activated, installing your operating system on a second computer will result in an activation failure and the OS will be non-usable within (I think) 30 days unless a new serial number is entered. It's one license per system. |
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