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[res1lf13]

i have a gateway M255-E,had a bad cd drive,gone now.what i want to know is why i can put a HDD with ubuntu on it and it will work,but i cant get it to work with vista or win 7 on it.can some one explain it.thanks.

 

[Patonb]

Do you mean just pop a already installed os into your system?

MS adds lots of equipment dependant files in the os, Plus Windowws isn't free .... But I've done this a few times as i've updated hardware, and onlky needed to do drivers.

 

[ilikefree]

Do you mean the cd drive was not visible with Vista but was with Ubuntu?
If so try to delete the lower filters in regedit like this.

press Windows key and R
Type regedit, and then click OK.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow.
In the navigation pane, locate and then click the following registry subkey:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
In the right pane, click UpperFilters.
On the Edit menu, click Delete.
When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes.
In the right pane, click LowerFilters.
On the Edit menu, click Delete.
When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes.
Exit Registry Editor.
Restart the computer.

 

[res1lf13]

thanks for the reply from Patronb and ilikefree,i have done it with win xp and it worked on another cp.there is no cd drive so thats why i tried pre-installed hdd.windows would not work but ubuntu did.thats what i'm triying to find out why.thanks.

 

[jp07764]

Windows only works on one computer and only one.
It is the way they made it.
Made it like that so you can not steal it without
paying for it.
If you want to use windows on more computers
then it came on you have to have the numbers (key)
for it to work.
Hope you understand.

Jimmy

 

[res1lf13]

with a corporate edition,which i have for xp,you can use it on any machine.i
had another one where i got win 7 pre-loaded on HDD and it worked also.thanks any way.

 

[Patonb]

If the ardwares "close" you can sometimes dol it.

You might wantt to investigate installing by usb drive.
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/181538-usb-bootable-vista-installation-flash-thumb-drive.html

 

[jp07764]

The corporate is different. It is paid for in bundles.
Still if you pay for 10 (just a number) you can only use it on that amount.
Jimmy

with a corporate edition,which i have for xp,you can use it on any machine.i
had another one where i got win 7 pre-loaded on HDD and it worked also.thanks any way.