Just a suggestion just check below your battery the license key could be present over there.
On Tuesday, January 28, 2014, Rony <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thursday 14 November 2013 09:03 PM, Binand Sethumadhavan wrote: > >> 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). >> >> > Make recovery disks (DVDs) from the HP software in your laptop. Then play > with the machine. > > -- > > > > Regards, > > Rony. > http://ronybill.blogspot.com/ > > -- > http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > -- Regards, Dilip Khanolkar, +919833018122. -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
