wow...$30-40 for the original disc? I wonder if I can make him an
install disc from my laptop (it is identical to his). Or, he can buy a
university copy for less than $20, but will have to get all the drivers
from sony.
On 4/19/2011 11:34 AM, FORC5 wrote:
I've never seen the installed key the same as the sticker key FWIW.
And I have checked a lot of installs.
He may need to buy a disk from the manufacturer, they usually sell
restore disks a lot cheaper then anything he can buy. I've seen
$30-$40 in the past.
Not sure about Sony. I doubt the blue sticker key would work with a
borrowed disk. OEM SW is fingerprinted to the HW.
YMMV
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At 08:03 AM 4/19/2011, Anthony Q. Martin Poked the stick with:
I guy a know has a Sony laptop. It came with Windows 7 Home, 64bit.
The HD died and he didn't make any recovery discs.
He's willing to buy a new HD, but what about Windows? Isn't he
entilted to a Windows 7 Home 64bit license? I believe there is a
blue sticker on the bottom of the laptop with the number to activate
windows. So, if he can somehow get a copy of Windows and install it,
can he be legal? Or should he contact Sony?
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