Vista Download

[iceangel89]

i have an acer & HP computers that both came with Vista but without the install DVD. is there anywhere i can DL Vista (to vLite) and use my activated OEM stuff to install Vista?

[Kelsenellenelvian]

That would be illegal and considered @WAREZ!

[PC_LOAD_LETTER]

yeah if you want to try it i would use this method: http://www.msfn.org/board/Tutorial-Clean-W...ed-t102095.html

how you get your hands on the installation media is the part that we dont discuss here.

[iceangel89]

That would be illegal and considered @WAREZ!

yeah if you want to try it i would use this method: http://www.msfn.org/board/Tutorial-Clean-W...ed-t102095.html

how you get your hands on the installation media is the part that we dont discuss here.

mmm... but won't this mean that technique can be considered warez too? cos if the Vista install is OEM, no install DVD will be provided, ... i think... ok then tho. if only OEMs dont install a whole load of crap in their distributions

but ... the license will be legal anyway? it came with my Computer! ...

but the reason why i post here is because i was hoping there was a legal way to get install media. actually the media should be made free and the license is the thing that should be paid for. Vista has strong protection and is hard to crack anyway... i think... so the media should be made free to the public... my opinion...

GOOD THING!!!

i found out my school's MSDNAA has Vista for DL... so i think i can use it, without the OEM backup and stuff!

by the way, i read Vista can be activated only 3 times? true? cos if i were to use vLite and something goes wrong then i need to reinstall and reactivate again, tho i can wait 30 days to see if the vLite build is good b4 i activate.

Edited March 23, 2008 by iceangel89

[PC_LOAD_LETTER]

basically thats a way to backup your activation info so you can reinstall without having to activate after reinstalling. If you have an OEM disc such as the one you get when you buy an OEM edition of Vista than you could use the key that came with your PC with that media and restore your backed up activation data to the same system after reformatting and reinstalling.

AFAIK, the only legal way to get installation media without buying it is asking your OEM (Dell,Gateway,Acer,HP, etc) to send you a copy.

[iceangel89]

basically thats a way to backup your activation info so you can reinstall without having to activate after reinstalling. If you have an OEM disc such as the one you get when you buy an OEM edition of Vista than you could use the key that came with your PC with that media and restore your backed up activation data to the same system after reformatting and reinstalling.

AFAIK, the only legal way to get installation media without buying it is asking your OEM (Dell,Gateway,Acer,HP, etc) to send you a copy.

but the backup is for OEM versions of Vista only?

and i didn't know i can ask for the install media from OEMs...

but i can use the MSDNAA 1... its Vista Business 32 bits < zzz i was hoping for 64bits, my lappy has 4GB RAM...

[Kelsenellenelvian]

Vista was never hard to crack actually.

It was cracked before official release, both originally and SP1.

The linked thread has nothing illegal in it it just backs up your activation data should you happen to have an OEM install.

[PC_LOAD_LETTER]

but the backup is for OEM versions of Vista only?

yes it is. i read your post before you edited it saying you have access to a non OEM version.

oh and you can thank piracy for OEM media being difficult to obtain

[iceangel89]

oh and you can thank piracy for OEM media being difficult to obtain

even if they don't provide OEM media, ppl will still obtain it somehow... thats a sad truth