OEM media requires OEM key. Retail media requires Retail key.
Etc. And I wouldn't trust any downloaded media unless it came directly from MS. Carl From: Jimmy Tran [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, July 08, 2011 1:06 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: question about OEM Windows License Keys So I have a Dell XPS laptop that needs the Vista reinstalled. The original OS version is Vista Home Premium. Since I don't have the OEM install disc from Dell, I decided to download a Vista Retail ISO (I think it was retail). So I ran the installer and it comes to the license key window. I put in the key from the COA label under the laptop but it doesn't like the key. So my real question is, does the OEM key on the Microsoft COA label work with any media type as long as it is not Volume Licensing Media and same OS version? Any clarification would be awesome! Thanks, Jimmy ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
