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| Thread ID: 104573 | 2009-11-01 05:59:00 | Is this Computer w7 Capable? | Poppa John (284) | Press F1 |
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| 826159 | 2009-11-01 21:12:00 | One assumed that as this happens....... Recovery Discs created on a laptop wont even run on any other hardware, so there is no chance of installing it on anything else. That the burner was somehow different in a laptop.! Ah. Not quite.Its just in the data that is burnt to CD/DVD. It would only need a tiny bit of code in her telling it to only run on a specific configuration, I wouldn't be surprised if laptops have an identifying number or code that the software can look at before proceeding. The system for making recovery discs is implemented by the manufacturer of the hardware in order to get around their obligation of providing a physical copy of the software. |
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| 826160 | 2009-11-01 21:13:00 | No, the burner would be the same as any other. Its whats on the recovery cd / dvd, that makes a diff (if you try and use it on another system). It'll probably crash as Agent said. Because whats on the cd / dvd wont match the hardware on / in the system. This can also happen if you change motherboards and expect windows to keep working (it probably wont, it'll crash). It would be nice if it worked, then people wouldnt have to buy it. They'll go fix / steal someone else's :lol: | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 826161 | 2009-11-01 22:00:00 | The recovery CD would check for a special string in the DMI. Certain Toshiba laptops had a problem where the recovery disk wouldn't work as the required string was not present. You had to run a program that updated the DMI information, then they would work. |
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