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Originally Posted by trickyrick 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?
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Yes, yes yes!
It means exactly that! OEM is a single use license that is linked to the system it comes with. You can reinstall as often as you like on that system... but not on any other (legally).
Basically... it isnt YOUR copy of vista... it is the laptops
You can restore a system from an image (as you have in the past).
With regards to using someone elses disk if your OEM is BIOS linked... it would probably be installed, but you still wont be able to activate as the product key (if activated on the laptop) is now linked to the laptop.
crabby