I have a new laptop that I got from Dell and want to do a 100% clean Vista install on it. I have the DVD that came with it to restore vista, which I don't want to use because of all the extra crapola that it installs. I also have an x32 Vista DVD that came with my VIsta Upgrade retail package. My question is - since I have the serial number that came with the laptop, will it work with the retail DVD even though it's an OEM serial?
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I just upgraded my system's motherboard, chip, and ram and ran into a big problem. When I booted up for the first time, Vista started to boot up then reset. When I ran recovery, it told me some drivers were corrupted (probably the old hardware). I ran the motherboard disk and installed the new drivers and to make a long story short, it didn't work. Add that to the fact that I can't find my serial number sticker and I'm screwed. Is there a way to find my serial using the Dos prompt or can windows pull my serial off my hard drive if I reinstall?
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if i can install Vista 64bit home premium using my friends OEM dvd but my RETAIL dvd key as i only have the 32 bit version and would like to use the 64bit version? will the OEM 64bit version be any differant than the RETAIL version as im using a retail dvd key?
View 9 Replies View Relateddoes anybody know if i can install Vista 64bit home premium using my friends OEM dvd but my RETAIL dvd key as i only have the 32 bit version and would like to use the 64bit version? will the OEM 64bit version be any differant than the RETAIL version as im using a retail dvd key?
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I don't want to do the Anytime Upgrade since the full retail licenses I have are already paid for. I'm a little leery because so much of the stuff Sony installs seems very fragile. (For instance, I don't want the TPM code tipping over.) I'm also really leery about uninstalling SP1, in part for the same reasons plus there have been many updates and changes since then.I had mentally reserved the SP1 license for the next desktop I build (Nehalem/Bloomfield X58?) and had hoped to use the slipstreamed DVD to avoid having to build that one and then immediately go install SP1. OTOH, if there is a way to get a pair of unkeyed Vista+SP1 edition DVDs as replacement or SP media--that I can use with my pre-SP1 retail key--I would consider that.
My daughter's ASUS Vista Home Premium (64 bit) laptop has the dreaded empty list in "Turn Windows options on or off". I have tried everything to fix it including:
-running SFC /scannow -setting an earlier restore point (unfortunatley the oldest is 5 days, as Windows Update keeps creating restore points when before it fails to install updates) -running KB931712 standalone -remove the reg key HKLMCOMPONENTS /v StoreDirty (not present).......
We just receive some volume license keys for Windows 7 (I'd ask this on a Win 7 NG but I can't find any). Due to a delay in receiving them, I had to install Win 7 Pro on one PC using a spare retail DVD and product key. Is there a way to convert this retail installation to use the Volume License product key without having to reinstall everything using the VL DVD and key?
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View 5 Replies View RelatedWhat's the difference between an OEM and Retail version of Vista? I know that an OEM version is the one the computer manufactor gives to you, but is there a real difference?
View 7 Replies View RelatedI know that retail versions of Vista Ultimate come with media for both 32-bit and 64-bit installation and that the same product will work for either. Machines that are purchased with Vista pre-installed come with either 32-bit or 64-bit versions, but there is no way to change from a 32-bit version to a 64-bit version, ever if you have 64-bit hardware. The COA on the bottom of the machine says Vista Ultimate, but does not say 32-bit or 64-bit. I have been told that you can reinstall Vista onto machines that originally came with OEM versions of Vista using retail media and activate using the OEM-supplied product key. (This is different from XP, where retail disks will not activate using OEM product keys). My question is whether I can install Vista Ultimate from a retail 64-bit DVD (that is licensed onto a different machine) and activate using the OEM key and whether or not Microsoft thinks this is a legal use of their product.
View 6 Replies View RelatedMicrosoft says they will give support during "warranty period"- I opened a support request and after a few basic suggestions Microsft is now not responding to my requests for assistance. I last heard from their "escalation engineer" on 4/22 and today is May 1; I've sent him thee emails and he has not responded. Their basic suggestions- "make sure the phone line is plugged into the fax modem" and "try a reinstall-in-place" -solved nothing. I'm basically getting to understand it is a problem with RPC Server permissions, somehting I've found myself in the Microsoft Newsgroup and the Knowledge Base. And if I could find it, I gotta wonder why the Microsoft "support professional" couldn't suggest it.
I paid $360 for Vista- and they are not answering my support emails. This is BAD SERVICE. Nobody cares. My home PC is Vista, but I sure as hell am not going to use Vista for my corporation. That's right, I run a business. And this little episode is going to ensure that my staff and I work to move EVERYTHING to Open Source platforms; I've NEVER had this kind of trouble getting a Linux issue resolved- and my copy of Ubuntu was FREE as opposed to the $360 I paid for Vista!
Couldn't really tell from the Repair Install tutorial, so which retail version of Vista do I need to purchase, so that I can perform a repair install, via "upgrade" of Vista? As I look at my OEM Home Premium disk, it has the options to install ALL versions of Vista, so does that mean I could buy the cheapest retail version, use it and perform a repair install of my OEM version, by simply selecting the correct OS as per your "Repair Install" tutorial, and then go from there?
Basically, I would like to have a "God" mode DVD, that allows me to a)perform a repair install of existing Vista installs, and/or b)perform a clean install, and to be able to do a) or b) simply by telling the installation process which version I have (Home Basic, Ultimate, etc.), and whether the copy is retail or OEM. I thought this is why Microsoft WENT to the DVD that would allow all installs, simply by selecting the right OS and OEM or Retail.
What is a difference between the factory installed version and the retail version of Vista home Premium?
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View 9 Replies View Relatedim hving sever isues with my pc and thinking about geting Winows 7 to see if it helps. what is the difrnce between OEM 64bit And retail??? also is ultimate worth the money for it??? or is home preum good. i used the compatabilty tool and say i can run 64bit if i fromat and fresh inatall.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI have a retail version of Vista Home Premium Upgrade which I used to upgrade XP home edition OEM around 6 months ago. Tomorrow I`m upgrading my Processor and Motherboard and would like to do a fresh install of Vista if I can. The problem is I have lost my XP serial key (was stuck to the case as a sticker and was peeled off and chewed up by my 2 year some months ago). What options do I have to do a fresh install? Am i better off reinstalling Vista over the top of my old version? I would though really like to do a Format C: though and get a nice fresh install for my nice new system.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have a cash drawer that attatches to my computer via a serial port. My XP machine crashed not long ago and I bought a Vista computer, but it does not have a serial port available. I have a serial to USB cable adapter, but I cannot get my cash drawer to open using it. Does anyone know how to open the cash drawer using this adapter?
View 4 Replies View RelatedBought and installed WEB EASY 7. Ran fine no problems. Shut down system and when I started up later and executed WEB Easy it said that it could not fine the serial code. Put the serial code in again and it ran fine, until the next shutdown and restart. Worked about 6 weeks with WEB EASY (Avanquest) to resolve and they could not. Their final fix was to format the disc and install a clean Vista with all updates.
I have not problem with any other software that I have purchased. I have uninstalled and reinstalled WEB EASY from my account with Admin Priv as well as Installed with the "Hidden Administrator" logon. Avanquest has of course said it is Microsofts problem and hung up. Apparently when I do an initial install and enter the serial code as requested it puts it in the worng place or somewhere that later users, including the Administrator, does not have access to; or the prgrram itself
is locked out of.
I own a x86 (32bit) original copy of Windows Vista Home Premium. Since my CPU is 64bit I'd like to use a x64 edition of Vista. My question is: can I use my 32bit serial with a x64 edition? Do I need to active it by telephone (since I already activate my 32b copy)?
View 6 Replies View RelatedI own a x86 (32bit) original copy of Windows Vista Home Premium. Since my CPU is 64bit I'd like to use a x64 edition of Vista. My question is: can I use my 32bit serial with a x64 edition? Do I need to active it by telephone (since I already activate my 32b copy)?
View 6 Replies View RelatedBelow is a list of software I have purchased, but am not using so I thought if anyone is interested in using any of the belowmentioned programs, send me a Private Message and I will provide you with my Serial/Activation Number/s.
Ace Utilities
Acala DVD Copy
CleanMyPC Registry Cleaner
ConvertXtoDVD
CyberLink DVD Suite 5
CyberLink Power2Go 5.5
CyberLink PowerDirector 6
CyberLink PowerDVD SE for Vista
I have a retail version of Vista Home Premium Upgrade which I used to upgrade XP home edition OEM around 6 months ago. Tomorrow I`m upgrading my Processor and Motherboard and would like to do a fresh install of Vista if I can. The problem is I have lost my XP serial key (was stuck to the case as a sticker and was peeled off and chewed up by my 2 year some months ago). What options do I have to do a fresh install? Am i better off reinstalling Vista over the top of my old version? I would though really like to do a Format C: though and get a nice fresh install for my nice new system.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI just upgraded my system's motherboard, chip, and ram and ran into a big problem. When I booted up for the first time, Vista started to boot up then reset. When I ran recovery, it told me some drivers were corrupted (probably the old hardware) . I ran the motherboard disk and installed the new drivers and to make a long story short, it didn't work. Add that to the fact that I can't find my serial number sticker and I'm screwed. Is there a way to find my serial using the Dos prompt or can windows pull my serial off my hard drive if I reinstall? Please help, the copy of Vista is only 4 months old and I was waiting to put the sticker on when I got the new case + Motherboard setup
View 4 Replies View RelatedI am unable to install drivers for the Serial ATA Controller that is displayed within the Device Manager and my HDD show up as an ST325062 0AS SCSI Disk Device. Even when I install the recommended driver for the Srial ATA Controller from the Windows Update website it still remains driverless. Now whether the following issues are related to this problem or not I am not sure, but I will state them here anyway.
After a certain period of time my entire system will freeze and I will have to reset my PC, although when I do it does not reset but powers down. This is continues if I use the restart command from the Windows Start Menu or automatically restart after the installation of a software package. This is extremely annoying. Having shelled out for the latest hardware in order to be compatible with Windows Vista 64 and then for this to happen is quite sickening.
Here's another stupid question from yours truely.....me! I have an ancient laptop with Win 95, and my Vista desktop. I also have a parallel to serial cable, male parallel at one end and a female serial at the other end. I had read something about a Direct Cable Connection, but I didn't see certain options that were needed to use it....even then, when I tried to install that service on the laptop, it asked for the Windows install disk, which is long gone..
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