Bored out of my flocking mind

[L.S.D]

Nah, no need for that. I can't tell the difference or whether it is real or not since I have never used an original copy

[DropDeadEd]

Yeh I also somehow doubt Microsoft support are authorised to just hand out product keys to anonymous folk.

Of course not. He must have manipulated the operator ... lied to them in someway, shape, or form to make them believe he has a purchased copy of Windows Vista in his hands.

 

Think a little people.

 

I just remember the one and only time I ever called up MS for tech support, they wanted to know every detail from where I bought my comp to what my mother's maiden name was before they would tell me anything. Not that they ended up helping me at all, but still. I don't think I could've slipped a fake or non-existant key past them.

 

 

DropDeadEd's Guide for obtaining a valid License Key:

 

 

Call Microsoft

Insist you need a new key because you lost the packaging.

Insist, and reinforce.

 

You now have a working license key for Vista.

[BlackKnight]

DropDeadEd's Guide for obtaining a valid License Key:

 

 

Call Microsoft

Insist you need a new key because you lost the packaging.

Insist, and reinforce.

 

You now have a working license key for Vista.

 

Worth a shot, I guess. Might've had more of an inclination to try if I was at all enticed by Vista.

[Alpha]

DropDeadEd's Guide for obtaining a valid License Key:

 

 

Call Microsoft

Insist you need a new key because you lost the packaging.

Insist, and reinforce.

 

You now have a working license key for Vista.

 

Worth a shot, I guess. Might've had more of an inclination to try if I was at all enticed by Vista.

Seeing as how Dell just realized that having all their latest Dell Computers only with Vista on them siginificantly stunted sales..... Just recently, they decided to bring back the option to install Windows XP on them again. It was a very smart move IMO.

 

Vista = Windows ME 2007

[L.S.D]

No one is touching Vista here. Even the pirated copy which was easily available.

[DropDeadEd]

DropDeadEd's Guide for obtaining a valid License Key:

 

 

Call Microsoft

Insist you need a new key because you lost the packaging.

Insist, and reinforce.

 

You now have a working license key for Vista.

 

Worth a shot, I guess. Might've had more of an inclination to try if I was at all enticed by Vista.

 

 

I have the RTM version which means I can use any version of Vista and install it.

 

Obviously I went for the Ultimate version..

 

it's collecting dust on my partition at the moment.

[Robert]

Seeing as how Dell just realized that having all their latest Dell Computers only with Vista on them siginificantly stunted sales..... Just recently, they decided to bring back the option to install Windows XP on them again. It was a very smart move IMO.

 

Vista = Windows ME 2007

 

http://www.1emulation.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=21734

[BlackKnight]

Seeing as how Dell just realized that having all their latest Dell Computers only with Vista on them siginificantly stunted sales..... Just recently, they decided to bring back the option to install Windows XP on them again. It was a very smart move IMO.

 

Vista = Windows ME 2007

 

Makes perfect sense to me. Why have a flashy front end that really isn't all that much better than XP's and also eats up half the power of your brand new machine while idling?

 

I'm playing C&C3 at the moment and its RAM requirement more than doubles with Vista installed. Try explaining to new buyers how that makes having Vista a good idea.

[DropDeadEd]

Seeing as how Dell just realized that having all their latest Dell Computers only with Vista on them siginificantly stunted sales..... Just recently, they decided to bring back the option to install Windows XP on them again. It was a very smart move IMO.

 

Vista = Windows ME 2007

 

http://www.1emulation.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=21734

 

 

that and the annoying warning to supposedly protect your "legacy" drivers everytime you run certain .exe's.

[Alpha]

DropDeadEd's Guide for obtaining a valid License Key:

 

 

Call Microsoft

Insist you need a new key because you lost the packaging.

Insist, and reinforce.

 

You now have a working license key for Vista.

 

Worth a shot, I guess. Might've had more of an inclination to try if I was at all enticed by Vista.

 

 

I have the RTM version which means I can use any version of Vista and install it.

 

Obviously I went for the Ultimate version..

 

it's collecting dust on my partition at the moment.

You can install any version you want with an original Windows Vista Ultimate disc as well. Wasn't the RTM release a beta version of Vista?

 

edit: Nevermind, I think the RTM is what is bundled with the HP/Dell desktops.

[DropDeadEd]

DropDeadEd's Guide for obtaining a valid License Key:

 

 

Call Microsoft

Insist you need a new key because you lost the packaging.

Insist, and reinforce.

 

You now have a working license key for Vista.

 

Worth a shot, I guess. Might've had more of an inclination to try if I was at all enticed by Vista.

 

 

I have the RTM version which means I can use any version of Vista and install it.

 

Obviously I went for the Ultimate version..

 

it's collecting dust on my partition at the moment.

You can install any version you want with an original Windows Vista Ultimate disc as well. Wasn't the RTM release a beta version of Vista?

 

edit: Nevermind, I think the RTM is what is bundled with the HP/Dell desktops.

 

Yes it is bundled.

 

The updates fix it anyway so you have essentially the same version.

[Alpha]

See if we had days like these always on 1emulation (lots of posting activity) .. who could possibly be bored?

[DropDeadEd]

See if we had days like these always on 1emulation (lots of posting activity) .. who could possibly be bored?

 

 

I bring life to every forum I go to.

[Gryph]

I bring death. Or cookies. Depends on my mood.

[L.S.D]

See if we had days like these always on 1emulation (lots of posting activity) .. who could possibly be bored?

Agreed. it is more fun than my work for the moment