Re: Product Key for 64-bit vista
Ah, what the heck... tried it anyway...
If it didn't work, I'd go by yet another retail version. But, why pay for
another if the one I bought already will work. It is being installed on the
machine it was licensed for in the first place.
I did a clean install of Vista from retail DVD and used the HP OEM product
key.
I couldn't activate online. (It fails and then gives you a box to click on
to do it by phone.)
This gave the number for the automated system and displayed a really long
sequence of #s which you input to the automated system.
The automated system tells you it can't validate and connects you to a
represenative.
The represenative asks you for the 1st six digits on the screen. I told him
what I'd done (used a retail DVD to do a clean re-install and using the OEM
product key). He asked me for the brand and model of the notebook which I
gave him, and after a short pause where I learned he was in India, he gave
me the 48-digit sequence of numbers to enter on the computer and click NEXT,
and Vista then activated as an HP computer.
No more bloatware. And, the license is tied to the original hardware it was
assigned by the manufacturer.
Now, we'll see if it still works in a month.
"Charlie Russel-MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in message
news:E466D69A-5220-404E-959D-418D3F5D7F1D@microsoft.com...
> no.
>
>
> "Mark H" <jmhonzell@nospam.comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:%23X799k8xIHA.1504@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> >I just bought a laptop, but don't like how the installation OS is
retained
> > as a separate partition. (No DVD provided.) Failure of the drive means a
> > loss of all. It is OEM and contains lots of garbage programs, trialware,
> > etc. I'd like to wipe the drive and reinstall Vista using an
installation
> > DVD I have, but using the OEM product key that came with the laptop.
> >
> > Is it going to work?
> >
> >
> > "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:F816945A-C8D3-434D-8063-6A00079612D3@microsoft.com...
> >> There is no Vista upgrade media, Charlie. All retail 64bit dvds are
> >> identical and all retail 32bit dvds are identical. The product key is
> > what
> >> determines whether it is upgrade or standard.
> >>
> >> "Charlie Russel - MVP" <charlie@mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> wrote in
message
> >> news:E395E1A3-F34E-4CAD-A77D-6AA425236F0A@microsoft.com...
> >> > If you buy a _retail_ copy of Vista, then the PID is the same for
> >> > 64-bit
> >> > and 32-bit, so even if it's a version that's only got a 32-bit DVD in
> > it,
> >> > it's still a valid key. However, that being said, you need to ensure
> > that
> >> > the DVD for 64-bit is the _same type_ as your Retail copy. That is,
> >> > retail, upgrade or Full, and note OEM or VL or Demo or some other
form
> > of
> >> > Vista that won't use the same product keys.
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Charlie.
> >> > http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
> >> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "swmmrpro" <swmmrpro.3akfrc@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:swmmrpro.3akfrc@DoNotSpam.com...
> >> >>
> >> >> I friend of mine has the disks for 64-bit vista, and i want to use
> >> >> them...
> >> >> I am willing to pay fro the cd key, but i am not sure where i can
get
> >> >> one.
> >> >>
> >> >> I don't really feel like waiting for it to get sent to me.
> >> >>
> >> >> Please help
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> swmmrpro
> >>
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