Vista OEM product key - will it work on another machine?

Nope, OEM licenses of Windows are hard coded to the machine they are
distributed with. You can purchase a retail license from many online stores.
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"René" <> wrote in message
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Hi,

I have received a defective (= physically damaged) Toshiba Notebook as
a gift from a relative. The good news is: there's Vista Home Premium
coming with it! The bad news: there's only a recovery DVD and no
original MS Vista DVD with it.

So now I have:
- The recovery DVD
- The original silver sticker with the product key on the bottom of
the notebook.

What I would like to do is to install Vista on another PC. Of course I
cannot us ethe recovery DVD since the other machine is not a Toshiba
notebook. Is there a way to extract the Vista from the recovery DVD?
Or can I just use another Vista DVD for installing?

Thanks.

René

Hi,

I have received a defective (= physically damaged) Toshiba Notebook as
a gift from a relative. The good news is: there's Vista Home Premium
coming with it! The bad news: there's only a recovery DVD and no
original MS Vista DVD with it.

So now I have:
- The recovery DVD
- The original silver sticker with the product key on the bottom of
the notebook.

What I would like to do is to install Vista on another PC. Of course I
cannot us ethe recovery DVD since the other machine is not a Toshiba
notebook. Is there a way to extract the Vista from the recovery DVD?
Or can I just use another Vista DVD for installing?

Thanks.

René

René wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have received a defective (= physically damaged) Toshiba Notebook as
> a gift from a relative. The good news is: there's Vista Home Premium
> coming with it! The bad news: there's only a recovery DVD and no
> original MS Vista DVD with it.
>
> So now I have:
> - The recovery DVD
> - The original silver sticker with the product key on the bottom of
> the notebook.
>
> What I would like to do is to install Vista on another PC. Of course I
> cannot us ethe recovery DVD since the other machine is not a Toshiba
> notebook. Is there a way to extract the Vista from the recovery DVD?
> Or can I just use another Vista DVD for installing?
>
> Thanks.
>
> René

Sorry, but technically it won't work.

Alias

> Sorry, but technically it won't work.

What will not work? The extraction?
What about the other possibility (using another install DVD)?

René

The Toshiba OEM Windows Vista license cannot be transferred
to a different computer....sorry!

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"René" <> wrote in message news:3ed043db-c5e5-487e-a56f-...
Hi,

I have received a defective (= physically damaged) Toshiba Notebook as
a gift from a relative. The good news is: there's Vista Home Premium
coming with it! The bad news: there's only a recovery DVD and no
original MS Vista DVD with it.

So now I have:
- The recovery DVD
- The original silver sticker with the product key on the bottom of
the notebook.

What I would like to do is to install Vista on another PC. Of course I
cannot us ethe recovery DVD since the other machine is not a Toshiba
notebook. Is there a way to extract the Vista from the recovery DVD?
Or can I just use another Vista DVD for installing?

Thanks.

René

> The Toshiba OEM Windows Vista license cannot be transferred
> to a different computer....sorry!

So what will happen? Will it say rightaway that the product key is
invalid or will I have to reactivate the OS? Or is ist, that it works
but it does not comply with the EULA?

Come on, I mean, if I have to/want to exchange a main HW component I
surely do not want to buy a new OS.

René

The OEM software is licensed with the computer system on which it was
originally installed and is tied to that original machine. OEM licenses are
single-use licenses that cannot be installed on more than one computer system
even if the original machine is no longer in use.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
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"René" wrote:

>
> > Sorry, but technically it won't work.
>
> What will not work? The extraction?
> What about the other possibility (using another install DVD)?
>
> René
>

Sorry, but if the Toshiba notebook has died due to
physical damage, then the Vista OEM software
license has also perished. You have two choices:

1) Send the laptop to Toshiba for repairs.
2) Send the damaged laptop to a recycling center.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"René" <> wrote in message news:f9f290be-17e9-45a3-9be0-...
> The Toshiba OEM Windows Vista license cannot be transferred
> to a different computer....sorry!

So what will happen? Will it say rightaway that the product key is
invalid or will I have to reactivate the OS? Or is ist, that it works
but it does not comply with the EULA?

Come on, I mean, if I have to/want to exchange a main HW component I
surely do not want to buy a new OS.

René

René wrote:
>> Sorry, but technically it won't work.
>
> What will not work? The extraction?
> What about the other possibility (using another install DVD)?
>
> René

Sorry, it won't work because the restore CD has been designed to work
only on the laptop. Your product key won't work either because it is
also tied to the laptop.

You might want to consider Open Source Linux if you don't need the
advanced features of Office and if you don't play computer games. Check
it out at www.ubuntu.com. It's free and can be copied as many times as
you like. It can also be installed on as many computers as you want. You
can order the CD and they will even pay the postage to get it to you.

Alias

"Alias" <> wrote in message news:fietqr$hpq$...
> René wrote:
>>> Sorry, but technically it won't work.
>>
>> What will not work? The extraction?
>> What about the other possibility (using another install DVD)?
>>
>> René
>
> Sorry, it won't work because the restore CD has been designed to work only
> on the laptop. Your product key won't work either because it is also tied
> to the laptop.
>
> You might want to consider Open Source Linux if you don't need the
> advanced features of Office and if you don't play computer games. Check it
> out at www.ubuntu.com. It's free and can be copied as many times as you
> like. It can also be installed on as many computers as you want. You can
> order the CD and they will even pay the postage to get it to you.
>
> Alias

Yea, you MIGHT want to consider the FREE Ubuntu. If Ubuntu was really that
great, word of mouth would spread like wildfire, everyone would be
installing it and Microsoft would die a slow death. NOT happening. Small
groups of people try Ubuntu, realize that they can't do much with the OS,
unistall it and go back to Windows!

Imagine, a FREE OS out there and year after year, it only gains a small
percentage of users out there. That means that most people who try it don't
like it. The figures tell the truth.