Re: [NTLK] [OT] loan of Vista Home Premium disk

From: Steven Frank <stevenf_at_panic.com>
Date: Sun Jul 27 2008 - 23:47:21 EDT

On Jul 27, 2008, at 8:50 AM, Andy Hill wrote:

> I already have the serial number on the underneath of the machine and
> only need to loan the disks for one evening.

This might not work -- I've had problems in the past (with XP) where a
copy installed from an authentic retail boxed installation DVD would
not accept an OEM product key. For some reason, the retail discs are
keyed differently, from what I've heard. Doesn't make any sense to me
at all.

Steven

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