Vista - Dell no longer provides Vista Product Keys?

08-07-2009

So who brokered that deal?
I have a Studio Laptop I was going to reinstall the OS but can't because
I have to wait for the owner to get me the Dell DVDs.
So how does that work? Are the days of clean installations of Windows over?

08-07-2009

Justin <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

>So who brokered that deal?
>I have a Studio Laptop I was going to reinstall the OS but can't because
>I have to wait for the owner to get me the Dell DVDs.
>So how does that work? Are the days of clean installations of Windows over?

WTF are you whining about? OEMs have long been providing only a
recovery partition, or optical recovery media, rather than a standard
installation disc.

This is nothing new.

08-07-2009

Bill Daggett wrote:

Quote:

> Justin <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote:
>

Quote:

>> So who brokered that deal?
>> I have a Studio Laptop I was going to reinstall the OS but can't because
>> I have to wait for the owner to get me the Dell DVDs.
>> So how does that work? Are the days of clean installations of Windows over?

>
> WTF are you whining about? OEMs have long been providing only a
> recovery partition, or optical recovery media, rather than a standard
> installation disc.
>
> This is nothing new.

No, jackass. Where is the product key?

08-07-2009

"Justin" <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ONJZf8yFKHA.1376@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Bill Daggett wrote:

Quote:

>> Justin <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>

Quote:

>>> So who brokered that deal?
>>> I have a Studio Laptop I was going to reinstall the OS but can't because
>>> I have to wait for the owner to get me the Dell DVDs.
>>> So how does that work? Are the days of clean installations of Windows
>>> over?

>>
>> WTF are you whining about? OEMs have long been providing only a
>> recovery partition, or optical recovery media, rather than a standard
>> installation disc.
>>
>> This is nothing new.

>
> No, jackass. Where is the product key?

Did you try opening the battery lid?

08-07-2009

"Justin" <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ONJZf8yFKHA.1376@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Bill Daggett wrote:

Quote:

>> Justin <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>

Quote:

>>> So who brokered that deal?
>>> I have a Studio Laptop I was going to reinstall the OS but can't because
>>> I have to wait for the owner to get me the Dell DVDs.
>>> So how does that work? Are the days of clean installations of Windows
>>> over?

>>
>> WTF are you whining about? OEMs have long been providing only a
>> recovery partition, or optical recovery media, rather than a standard
>> installation disc.
>>
>> This is nothing new.

>
> No, jackass. Where is the product key?

Just because you can't bloody find it does not make your subject header
true! It will be most likely be either on the bottom of the cover for the
battery or inside the battery case.

Camper

08-07-2009

"Justin" <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ONJZf8yFKHA.1376@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Bill Daggett wrote:

Quote:

>> Justin <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>

Quote:

>>> So who brokered that deal?
>>> I have a Studio Laptop I was going to reinstall the OS but can't because
>>> I have to wait for the owner to get me the Dell DVDs.
>>> So how does that work? Are the days of clean installations of Windows
>>> over?

>>
>> WTF are you whining about? OEMs have long been providing only a
>> recovery partition, or optical recovery media, rather than a standard
>> installation disc.
>>
>> This is nothing new.

>
> No, jackass. Where is the product key?

If it's OEM, should be on the computer casing.

08-07-2009

Moron.

"Justin" <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23wLGIkyFKHA.1252@xxxxxx

Quote:

> So who brokered that deal?
> I have a Studio Laptop I was going to reinstall the OS but can't because I
> have to wait for the owner to get me the Dell DVDs.
> So how does that work? Are the days of clean installations of Windows
> over?

08-07-2009

"Justin" <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ONJZf8yFKHA.1376@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Bill Daggett wrote:

Quote:

>> Justin <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>

Quote:

>>> So who brokered that deal?
>>> I have a Studio Laptop I was going to reinstall the OS but can't because
>>> I have to wait for the owner to get me the Dell DVDs.
>>> So how does that work? Are the days of clean installations of Windows
>>> over?

>>
>> WTF are you whining about? OEMs have long been providing only a
>> recovery partition, or optical recovery media, rather than a standard
>> installation disc.
>>
>> This is nothing new.

>
> No, jackass. Where is the product key?

If it came with the OS already installed and no disks, it most likely has a
partition for restoring, an option to create disks, and a product key on a
sticker somewhere on the machine.
If you buy the OS separate the product key should be in the box with the OS.
Some PCs still come with disks to install an OS and/or drivers, but for most
the days of selling PCs with disks is pretty much over. If the OS on your
disk goes bad you should be able to restore it from the recovery partition.
If the recovery partition goes bad you better hope you created your own
disks. I need to burn some myself yet since my new PC didn't come with
disks. Some give you an option of what disks to create. I checked an old
HP purchased from Best Buy several years ago and it has an option to burn
about 11 CDs or 2 DVDs.

08-07-2009

Alpha wrote:

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> Moron.
>
> "Justin" <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23wLGIkyFKHA.1252@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> So who brokered that deal?
>> I have a Studio Laptop I was going to reinstall the OS but can't
>> because I have to wait for the owner to get me the Dell DVDs.
>> So how does that work? Are the days of clean installations of Windows
>> over?

>

Yeah, only an idiot would want to reinstall Windows the standard way -
without using OEM specific and spyware infested junk.
What was I thinking?

08-08-2009

"Justin" <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23SC7w23FKHA.4732@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Alpha wrote:

Quote:

>> Moron.
>>
>> "Justin" <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:%23wLGIkyFKHA.1252@xxxxxx

Quote:

>>> So who brokered that deal?
>>> I have a Studio Laptop I was going to reinstall the OS but can't because
>>> I have to wait for the owner to get me the Dell DVDs.
>>> So how does that work? Are the days of clean installations of Windows
>>> over?

>>

>
> Yeah, only an idiot would want to reinstall Windows the standard way -
> without using OEM specific and spyware infested junk.
> What was I thinking?

So did you find the sticker in the battery compartment?

Camper

08-07-2009	#1 (permalink)
Justin n/a posts	Dell no longer provides Vista Product Keys? So who brokered that deal? I have a Studio Laptop I was going to reinstall the OS but can't because I have to wait for the owner to get me the Dell DVDs. So how does that work? Are the days of clean installations of Windows over?
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08-07-2009	#2 (permalink)
Bill Daggett n/a posts	Re: Dell no longer provides Vista Product Keys? Justin <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >So who brokered that deal? >I have a Studio Laptop I was going to reinstall the OS but can't because >I have to wait for the owner to get me the Dell DVDs. >So how does that work? Are the days of clean installations of Windows over? WTF are you whining about? OEMs have long been providing only a recovery partition, or optical recovery media, rather than a standard installation disc. This is nothing new.
My System Specs

08-07-2009	#3 (permalink)
Justin n/a posts	Re: Dell no longer provides Vista Product Keys? Bill Daggett wrote: Quote: > Justin <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote: > Quote: >> So who brokered that deal? >> I have a Studio Laptop I was going to reinstall the OS but can't because >> I have to wait for the owner to get me the Dell DVDs. >> So how does that work? Are the days of clean installations of Windows over? > > WTF are you whining about? OEMs have long been providing only a > recovery partition, or optical recovery media, rather than a standard > installation disc. > > This is nothing new. No, jackass. Where is the product key?
My System Specs

08-07-2009	#4 (permalink)
Camper n/a posts	Re: Dell no longer provides Vista Product Keys? "Justin" <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ONJZf8yFKHA.1376@xxxxxx Quote: > Bill Daggett wrote: Quote: >> Justin <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote: >> Quote: >>> So who brokered that deal? >>> I have a Studio Laptop I was going to reinstall the OS but can't because >>> I have to wait for the owner to get me the Dell DVDs. >>> So how does that work? Are the days of clean installations of Windows >>> over? >> >> WTF are you whining about? OEMs have long been providing only a >> recovery partition, or optical recovery media, rather than a standard >> installation disc. >> >> This is nothing new. > > No, jackass. Where is the product key? Did you try opening the battery lid?
My System Specs

08-07-2009	#5 (permalink)
Camper n/a posts	Re: Dell no longer provides Vista Product Keys? "Justin" <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ONJZf8yFKHA.1376@xxxxxx Quote: > Bill Daggett wrote: Quote: >> Justin <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote: >> Quote: >>> So who brokered that deal? >>> I have a Studio Laptop I was going to reinstall the OS but can't because >>> I have to wait for the owner to get me the Dell DVDs. >>> So how does that work? Are the days of clean installations of Windows >>> over? >> >> WTF are you whining about? OEMs have long been providing only a >> recovery partition, or optical recovery media, rather than a standard >> installation disc. >> >> This is nothing new. > > No, jackass. Where is the product key? Just because you can't bloody find it does not make your subject header true! It will be most likely be either on the bottom of the cover for the battery or inside the battery case. Camper
My System Specs

08-07-2009	#6 (permalink)
Gordon n/a posts	Re: Dell no longer provides Vista Product Keys? "Justin" <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ONJZf8yFKHA.1376@xxxxxx Quote: > Bill Daggett wrote: Quote: >> Justin <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote: >> Quote: >>> So who brokered that deal? >>> I have a Studio Laptop I was going to reinstall the OS but can't because >>> I have to wait for the owner to get me the Dell DVDs. >>> So how does that work? Are the days of clean installations of Windows >>> over? >> >> WTF are you whining about? OEMs have long been providing only a >> recovery partition, or optical recovery media, rather than a standard >> installation disc. >> >> This is nothing new. > > No, jackass. Where is the product key? If it's OEM, should be on the computer casing.
My System Specs

08-07-2009	#7 (permalink)
Alpha n/a posts	Re: Dell no longer provides Vista Product Keys? Moron. "Justin" <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23wLGIkyFKHA.1252@xxxxxx Quote: > So who brokered that deal? > I have a Studio Laptop I was going to reinstall the OS but can't because I > have to wait for the owner to get me the Dell DVDs. > So how does that work? Are the days of clean installations of Windows > over?
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08-07-2009	#8 (permalink)
Eric n/a posts	Re: Dell no longer provides Vista Product Keys? "Justin" <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ONJZf8yFKHA.1376@xxxxxx Quote: > Bill Daggett wrote: Quote: >> Justin <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote: >> Quote: >>> So who brokered that deal? >>> I have a Studio Laptop I was going to reinstall the OS but can't because >>> I have to wait for the owner to get me the Dell DVDs. >>> So how does that work? Are the days of clean installations of Windows >>> over? >> >> WTF are you whining about? OEMs have long been providing only a >> recovery partition, or optical recovery media, rather than a standard >> installation disc. >> >> This is nothing new. > > No, jackass. Where is the product key? If it came with the OS already installed and no disks, it most likely has a partition for restoring, an option to create disks, and a product key on a sticker somewhere on the machine. If you buy the OS separate the product key should be in the box with the OS. Some PCs still come with disks to install an OS and/or drivers, but for most the days of selling PCs with disks is pretty much over. If the OS on your disk goes bad you should be able to restore it from the recovery partition. If the recovery partition goes bad you better hope you created your own disks. I need to burn some myself yet since my new PC didn't come with disks. Some give you an option of what disks to create. I checked an old HP purchased from Best Buy several years ago and it has an option to burn about 11 CDs or 2 DVDs.
My System Specs

08-07-2009	#9 (permalink)
Justin n/a posts	Re: Dell no longer provides Vista Product Keys? Alpha wrote: Quote: > Moron. > > "Justin" <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:%23wLGIkyFKHA.1252@xxxxxx Quote: >> So who brokered that deal? >> I have a Studio Laptop I was going to reinstall the OS but can't >> because I have to wait for the owner to get me the Dell DVDs. >> So how does that work? Are the days of clean installations of Windows >> over? > Yeah, only an idiot would want to reinstall Windows the standard way - without using OEM specific and spyware infested junk. What was I thinking?
My System Specs

08-08-2009	#10 (permalink)
Camper n/a posts	Re: Dell no longer provides Vista Product Keys? "Justin" <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23SC7w23FKHA.4732@xxxxxx Quote: > Alpha wrote: Quote: >> Moron. >> >> "Justin" <Justin@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:%23wLGIkyFKHA.1252@xxxxxx Quote: >>> So who brokered that deal? >>> I have a Studio Laptop I was going to reinstall the OS but can't because >>> I have to wait for the owner to get me the Dell DVDs. >>> So how does that work? Are the days of clean installations of Windows >>> over? >> > > Yeah, only an idiot would want to reinstall Windows the standard way - > without using OEM specific and spyware infested junk. > What was I thinking? So did you find the sticker in the battery compartment? Camper
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