hi i was wondering weather using my friends copy of vista and just
installing without a serial would be legal. i ask this beacuse i have a copy
of home premium comming (eventually) and i want to use vista now, so coulndt
i just insert my serial when it comes (2 weeks) ???

FYI: he has a home premium DVD as well so it will be the same package as the
one i am recving

WoW wrote:
> hi i was wondering weather using my friends copy of vista and just
> installing without a serial would be legal. i ask this beacuse i have a
> copy of home premium comming (eventually) and i want to use vista now,
> so coulndt i just insert my serial when it comes (2 weeks) ???
>
> FYI: he has a home premium DVD as well so it will be the same package as
> the one i am recving

Yeah, that would work and be perfectly in line with the EULA. Whether or
not the EULA is legal, well, that has yet to be decided by the courts
because MS hasn't the cojones to take anyone to court over it.

Alias

yes, it is not the media that one buys, but the License, so in theory you
can use the same disk and install it on 100 PCs, sure. But you will need 100
individual Keys.

But Upgrade editions need upgrade-keys and full editions need their own
keys. Be aware, if you install the wrong vista edition and your key later is
not accepted, you will have to reformat ( or buy online a new key ).


"WoW" <startrek.jackson@tiscali.co.uk> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> hi i was wondering weather using my friends copy of vista and just
> installing without a serial would be legal. i ask this beacuse i have a
> copy of home premium comming (eventually) and i want to use vista now, so
> coulndt i just insert my serial when it comes (2 weeks) ???
>
> FYI: he has a home premium DVD as well so it will be the same package as
> the one i am recving

"WoW" <startrek.jackson@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:AB46A206-C689-4094-B1E7-36A7C493E8EE@microsoft.com...
> hi i was wondering weather using my friends copy of vista and just
> installing without a serial would be legal. i ask this beacuse i have a
> copy of home premium comming (eventually) and i want to use vista now, so
> coulndt i just insert my serial when it comes (2 weeks) ???
>
> FYI: he has a home premium DVD as well so it will be the same package as
> the one i am recving

Yes that is fine. In practice, when buyng Vista you buy the license, not
the media. Your friend can lend his Premium disc to 100 people providing
they al purchase their own key.

Thanks i will be vista - rising my system in a min then

thanks

"Beck" <beck@none> wrote in message
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> "WoW" <startrek.jackson@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:AB46A206-C689-4094-B1E7-36A7C493E8EE@microsoft.com...
>> hi i was wondering weather using my friends copy of vista and just
>> installing without a serial would be legal. i ask this beacuse i have a
>> copy of home premium comming (eventually) and i want to use vista now, so
>> coulndt i just insert my serial when it comes (2 weeks) ???
>>
>> FYI: he has a home premium DVD as well so it will be the same package as
>> the one i am recving
>
> Yes that is fine. In practice, when buyng Vista you buy the license, not
> the media. Your friend can lend his Premium disc to 100 people providing
> they al purchase their own key.

"WoW" <startrek.jackson@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:AB46A206-C689-4094-B1E7-36A7C493E8EE@microsoft.com...
> hi i was wondering weather using my friends copy of vista and just installing without a
> serial would be legal. i ask this beacuse i have a copy of home premium comming (eventually)
> and i want to use vista now, so coulndt i just insert my serial when it comes (2 weeks) ???
>
> FYI: he has a home premium DVD as well so it will be the same package as the one i am recving

Yes, you can do that. Just be sure you pick Home Premium during
the installation. The Vista DVD install disk comes with all versions,
the key unlocks what is to be installed.


-Michael

"WoW" <startrek.jackson@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Thanks i will be vista - rising my system in a min then
>

Vista-rising? hah! I like that term

well i have done it i have vista-rised my system it looks so much better and
i have 30 days to try and get my copy deliverd from pcworld. otherwise bye
bye vista



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> "WoW" <startrek.jackson@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:3DA7156F-545C-40D2-87B1-40DA05D6F81E@microsoft.com...
>> Thanks i will be vista - rising my system in a min then
>>
>
> Vista-rising? hah! I like that term