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windows vista installation cd that came with my laptop?
Can i run the Windows vista home basic installation cd on my desktop and get vista on it and it work? or will i still have to buy a key?
2 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
legally and practically, no.
The disk that came with your laptop is designed to work only with that model and brand ( at least one family of models). The license key that works for this disk is a special code that works on volume licenses for that company.
You need to get both a disk and a license ( I don't think you can buy them separately anyway) to install Vista on another computer.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
yes it will work on any computer but not worth installing it on a computer thats built for xp, that would be downgrading the computer....home basic is only a starter pack and its very slow, buy home premium, its allot faster [£67]
