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04-06-2008
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| | VISTA installation on new HDD Hi, I have a gateway barebone with P4 @2.8 motherboard and will get a HDD and some ram. I already have a dell computer with windows Vista on it, and extra vista dvd that says (for installation only with new Dell PC). If I install it on the GATEWAY computer with the new HDD will I have any problems? Thank you for your advice |
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04-06-2008
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| | Re: VISTA installation on new HDD Unfortunately that is an OEM version and the license cannot be moved to a different computer. Being from Dell, it's probably BIOS locked, which means that you will not be able to activate on the Gateway system. -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience "nj" <nabiljbour@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:33cf97cf-f904-4193-b147-96976a43672e@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi, > I have a gateway barebone with P4 @2.8 motherboard and will get a HDD > and some ram. I already have a dell computer with windows Vista on it, > and extra vista dvd that says (for installation only with new Dell > PC). > If I install it on the GATEWAY computer with the new HDD will I have > any problems? > > Thank you for your advice |
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04-07-2008
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| | Re: VISTA installation on new HDD On Apr 7, 3:12 am, "Gordon" <gbpli...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: > "Canuck57" <dave-no_s...@xxxxxx> wrote in message > > news:w2iKj.161974$pM4.156935@xxxxxx > Quote: > > Probably not. What you have is likely an OEM copy of Vista. Ditto if you > > want to move XP to a new mobo > <sigh> not that hoary old chestnut again! There is NO MENTION in the OEM > EULA (which is what the USER agrees to) that a new motherboard means a new > machine. In fact MS goes to great lengths NOT to define what a "new" machine > is. mean though that if I manage to get a GATEWAY OEM windows re- installation dvd for XP or Vista that it should be ok? Many thanks! |
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04-07-2008
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| | Re: VISTA installation on new HDD You need to buy another copy with a new license -- Bob Eyster MS Windows Vista Home Premium "nj" <nabiljbour@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:dbe8bf0f-8243-4368-b7ec-66367db6c816@xxxxxx Quote: > On Apr 7, 3:12 am, "Gordon" <gbpli...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >> "Canuck57" <dave-no_s...@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> >> news:w2iKj.161974$pM4.156935@xxxxxx >> Quote: >> > Probably not. What you have is likely an OEM copy of Vista. Ditto if >> > you >> > want to move XP to a new mobo >> <sigh> not that hoary old chestnut again! There is NO MENTION in the OEM >> EULA (which is what the USER agrees to) that a new motherboard means a >> new >> machine. In fact MS goes to great lengths NOT to define what a "new" >> machine >> is. > Ok I appreciate everyone getting back to me firstly. Now, would that > mean though that if I manage to get a GATEWAY OEM windows re- > installation dvd for XP or Vista that it should be ok? > Many thanks! |
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04-07-2008
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| | Re: VISTA installation on new HDD you cannot legaly do what you want. Sorry. If you want to change your question on how to pirate Vista, it will be correct but you wont like the answers you will get. "nj" <nabiljbour@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:dbe8bf0f-8243-4368-b7ec-66367db6c816@xxxxxx Quote: > On Apr 7, 3:12 am, "Gordon" <gbpli...@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >> "Canuck57" <dave-no_s...@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> >> news:w2iKj.161974$pM4.156935@xxxxxx >> Quote: >> > Probably not. What you have is likely an OEM copy of Vista. Ditto if >> > you >> > want to move XP to a new mobo >> <sigh> not that hoary old chestnut again! There is NO MENTION in the OEM >> EULA (which is what the USER agrees to) that a new motherboard means a >> new >> machine. In fact MS goes to great lengths NOT to define what a "new" >> machine >> is. > Ok I appreciate everyone getting back to me firstly. Now, would that > mean though that if I manage to get a GATEWAY OEM windows re- > installation dvd for XP or Vista that it should be ok? > Many thanks! |
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04-07-2008
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| | Re: VISTA installation on new HDD Mmm... Hoary chestnuts.... The OP has a different system, not just a new mommaboard. "Gordon" wrote: Quote: > "Canuck57" <dave-no_spam@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:w2iKj.161974$pM4.156935@xxxxxx > Quote: > > Probably not. What you have is likely an OEM copy of Vista. Ditto if you > > want to move XP to a new mobo > <sigh> not that hoary old chestnut again! There is NO MENTION in the OEM > EULA (which is what the USER agrees to) that a new motherboard means a new > machine. In fact MS goes to great lengths NOT to define what a "new" machine > is. > > |
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