Vista - Power Together Windows Vista Business DVD unreadable

After receiving my Power Together Windows Vista Business DVD from Microsoft
about two weeks ago, I decided to install it on a laptop that I took the
time to fully backup. When I insert the DVD in the laptop's drive, the DVD
is not readable at all. I tried the other three computers (that run Windows
XP Home and Pro versions) and the DVD remains unreadable.

What can I do? I see no number on the CD carrier to contact Microsoft about
these free Vista Business copies sent out.

Thanks.

"Mark (MCP)" <nipperspot-at-gmail-dot-com> wrote in message
news:e00w5jgRHHA.1228@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> After receiving my Power Together Windows Vista Business DVD from
> Microsoft about two weeks ago, I decided to install it on a laptop that I
> took the time to fully backup. When I insert the DVD in the laptop's
> drive, the DVD is not readable at all. I tried the other three computers
> (that run Windows XP Home and Pro versions) and the DVD remains
> unreadable.
>
> What can I do? I see no number on the CD carrier to contact Microsoft
> about these free Vista Business copies sent out.
>
> Thanks.
>

Try emailing the "Power of Together" support address below:

Support-VistaSeries@ascentium.com

Great. I guess that's why they were giving them away!
I haven't tried mine yet. Oh, crap!

You could try here, and try to reach Mark Brown:

http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=261537

Good luck, and keep us posted if you would.
Roscoe

"Mark (MCP)" <nipperspot-at-gmail-dot-com> wrote in message
news:e00w5jgRHHA.1228@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> After receiving my Power Together Windows Vista Business DVD from
> Microsoft about two weeks ago, I decided to install it on a laptop that I
> took the time to fully backup. When I insert the DVD in the laptop's
> drive, the DVD is not readable at all. I tried the other three computers
> (that run Windows XP Home and Pro versions) and the DVD remains
> unreadable.
>
> What can I do? I see no number on the CD carrier to contact Microsoft
> about these free Vista Business copies sent out.
>
> Thanks.
>
>

On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 08:58:41 -0500, "Mark \(MCP\)"
<nipperspot-at-gmail-dot-com> wrote:

>After receiving my Power Together Windows Vista Business DVD from Microsoft
>about two weeks ago, I decided to install it on a laptop that I took the
>time to fully backup. When I insert the DVD in the laptop's drive, the DVD
>is not readable at all. I tried the other three computers (that run Windows
>XP Home and Pro versions) and the DVD remains unreadable.
>
>What can I do? I see no number on the CD carrier to contact Microsoft about
>these free Vista Business copies sent out.
>
>Thanks.
>

Thank Goodness the Office 2007 handouts through Power Together were
ok. They only include a CD key, and a download link. I had no
problems at all downloading and installing Office 2007 Pro.

Hopefully, the key is actually a FULL version, and not a time-limited
version (Power Together says they are "Full version" keys).

WE will see soon.


Donald L McDaniel
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Make me "valid" and you will "net" me.

The same thing happened with my Action Pack Disk (Windows Vista Business DVD )
I don't know about Power Together but when I called MAPS (Microsoft Action
Pack)
They had NO problem sending me a new DVD

"Mark (MCP)" wrote:

> After receiving my Power Together Windows Vista Business DVD from Microsoft
> about two weeks ago, I decided to install it on a laptop that I took the
> time to fully backup. When I insert the DVD in the laptop's drive, the DVD
> is not readable at all. I tried the other three computers (that run Windows
> XP Home and Pro versions) and the DVD remains unreadable.
>
> What can I do? I see no number on the CD carrier to contact Microsoft about
> these free Vista Business copies sent out.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>

Mark (MCP) wrote:
> After receiving my Power Together Windows Vista Business DVD from Microsoft
> about two weeks ago, I decided to install it on a laptop that I took the
> time to fully backup. When I insert the DVD in the laptop's drive, the DVD
> is not readable at all. I tried the other three computers (that run Windows
> XP Home and Pro versions) and the DVD remains unreadable.
>
> What can I do? I see no number on the CD carrier to contact Microsoft about
> these free Vista Business copies sent out.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
Download the dvd from torrent and use the legitimate key they sent you.
Should even be legal.

Tom