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| 1107511 | 2010-06-07 02:41:00 | OEM does not have the same recovery options that an install disc has. I am just in the middle of an attempt to get help from Toshiba about this as Microsoft say I need to use an install disc to do a repair and Toshiba won't supply one. |
Roger Hunt (13648) | ||
| 1107512 | 2010-06-07 02:59:00 | To make your own Win7 recovery disc: www.sevenforums.com |
heni72847 (1166) | ||
| 1107513 | 2010-06-07 04:30:00 | OEM does not have the same recovery options that an install disc has. I am just in the middle of an attempt to get help from Toshiba about this as Microsoft say I need to use an install disc to do a repair and Toshiba won't supply one. You will find that the recovery is on a hidden partition on the Hard Drive. Toshiba under the OEM licensing has to provide one or the other, the DVD or a full recovery option. Where this differs is if a person wipes the drive completely clean, removing all partitions. (example: if they installed Linux and wiped everything) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1107514 | 2010-06-07 05:49:00 | However, the OEM version is not transferable between computers But there is no technical limitation, only a legal one. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1107515 | 2010-06-07 06:33:00 | But there is no technical limitation, only a legal one. I tried an unused OEM Vista key on my computer at home and it wouldn't activate. |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1107516 | 2010-06-07 06:39:00 | I tried an unused OEM Vista key on my computer at home and it wouldn't activate. If it happens to be a Key thats stuck to the PC/Laptop, and its a name brand, then you often have to manually phone activate it -- Normally comes up with a message saying something along the lines of "this key version can not be activated Via the internet". | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1107517 | 2010-06-07 12:07:00 | I tried an unused OEM Vista key on my computer at home and it wouldn't activate. Is your home OS an OEM version? |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1107518 | 2010-06-07 20:40:00 | Is your home OS an OEM version? It installed from my Home Premium disc (the key was for Home Basic), so I doubt that's relevant. |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1107519 | 2010-06-07 21:02:00 | It installed from my Home Premium disc (the key was for Home Basic), so I doubt that's relevant. Thats the problem then, the key and the disc are different. W7 is the same setup style as XP -- a Home key wont work on professional. Unlike Vista, you have to have the correct DVD / Key combo. If you open the contents of the DVD theres a file ( Cant remember its name off hand) that tells Windows 7 what version it is. You can get around this, by extracting the dvd contents,removing/altering the file on the DVD, then it will accept any legal key of any version. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1107520 | 2010-06-07 21:21:00 | Thats the problem then, the key and the disc are different. W7 is the same setup style as XP -- a Home key wont work on professional. Unlike Vista, you have to have the correct DVD / Key combo. If you open the contents of the DVD theres a file ( Cant remember its name off hand) that tells Windows 7 what version it is. You can get around this, by extracting the dvd contents,removing/altering the file on the DVD, then it will accept any legal key of any version. This is Vista I'm trying to install :p |
pcuser42 (130) | ||
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