hi i have a question, sorry if this was posted already but i couldnt find it....

is it possible that i can convert my existing MSDN copy of MCE to an OEM copy so that i can make my installs a lot easier cuz i lost my original recovery cds from dell?

Yes, but it might not work 100% and I believe it goes against the EULA.

Cleaned

thnx a lot neo i will try that out now.... and f*** the EULA.

NEO You definatly know better than to post workarounds like that here!

Onelovekir that is illegal and against rule #1

You both have been warned.

hold on homie.... first of all i was not trying to discuss "circumventing WGA/activation/timebombs/keygens or any other illegal activity" cuz i own a copy of MSDN MCE as well as an OEM MCE for my Dell except that i lost my OEM recovery disks. so im just trying to make my new clean install a breeze like it was before cuz i redo my computer about 2 or 3 times a year. so in no way was i trying to do anything illegal.... atleast i think cuz i wasnt sure... i guess thats why i was asking. second of all please dont get neo in trouble for my question. if something was wrong here please explain cuz i believe most people on this site, atleast the ones i see posting all the time, own legal copies of Windows... correct?

You have the licenses, and you shouldn't have to pony up a pretty penny for a CD; instead change a few bits on some plain text file that controls what type of license is used during install.

Apparently other forms of actual activation bypassing is allowed, but not this.

Without the oembios files from your original disks it would never work the way you are wanting it to.

It is the same as asking "I lost my original disk, but I have the the key is it ok to download a copy?"

Sorry but illegal is illegal.

thnx red... plus mr. mod i think i have seen something about changing the last 3 digits or whatever somewhere here before but i just couldnt find it, and nobody said anything about that. i will try to look for that, even though to me im not trying to rat out anybody but ****.... be fair, especially since i dont believe i was doing anything wrong by asking the question since i have legal copies of MCE and since i lost my recovery disks its not like i can get my slp key from it. the stupid key that is on top of my dell doesnt even work when i try to change the key after installation.... go figure.

f*** the EULA.

I agree with Kelso... Defiantly not MSFN worthy

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