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Thread ID: 80671 2007-07-01 10:27:00 About vista and a compac laptop Diluded (1328) Press F1
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564820 2007-07-01 10:27:00 long story short, i have a compaq f551 laptop
I came with vista basic
that sucked
put xp on it
then upgraded to vista premium using a upgrade copy bought from DSE
this was over my xp install and using xp licence not the vista basic one

can i put the vista basic on another machine?
and can i use the vista premium dvd to do that using the basic serial number on the compaq laptop
Diluded (1328)
564821 2007-07-01 11:48:00 No, the Vista Basic would have been an OEM version which is non-transferable. With OEM you don't have the option of transferring it between machines which is why it is a 'cheaper option'.

That said, it probably is possible but not legal.
sal (67)
564822 2007-07-01 12:59:00 right o Diluded (1328)
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