Thanks guy
Let me clarify a few things
First of all my intent is not to steel anything as I have always purchased the newest version of windows
Felix8406 says that taking an image of the Laptop and then formatting the drive and installing XP I will not be able to go back. I’m hoping that he is wrong because I have already done this. I’m assuming that I can format the drive and then just write the image or back up that I took with Acronis True Image and then the Laptop will be just like when I purchased it with Vista.
Now about OEM versions of Vista If OEM versions of Vista look at the hardware settings. Then why can I not use my friends copy of Home Premium (because I didn’t get a copy of Vista with the Laptop) and use my serial No. to install I am assuming that when I purchased the Laptop the price for Windows Vista was built into the price for the Laptop. So why wouldn’t this be ok
Crabby says that the OEM version of Vista is only good for that Laptop. Does this mean that if the Laptop dies in a year or 14 months (outside of the warranty) then my so-called copy of Vista died with it?
Rick  |