On 14 November 2013 20:36, Joel A Divekar <[email protected]> wrote: > I recently purchased HP J028tx laptop which came along with pre installed > Windows 8. I plan to get rid of windows 8 completely and install Ubuntu, but > would like to know how to retain Windows 8 licence as no windows license key > was provided along with the laptop. I may need the license to setup virtual > instance for testing connectivity with Samba ADs server.
This is seriously OT here, but here goes. 1. The windows license that comes with a newly purchased PC/laptop is called an OEM license. OEM licenses are not transferable, so you are not allowed to use this same license to setup a virtual instance. To setup a virtual instance you need a Retail license of Windows. 2. OEMs (HP In this case) generally do not provide you with an OS jewel case. All you get is (a) a "Certificate of authenticity" sticker somewhere on the laptop (usually underside) which would contain the license key if it is required to re-install the laptop, and (b) a "Designed for Windows" sticker. You might get an original Windows installation CD (Dell) or a partition on the laptop from where you can install Windows (Lenovo) or a "restoration CD" which cannot be used to install Windows (I think Sony). Binand -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
