InstantForum.NET v4.1.4Tweaks.com Forum http://forum.tweaks.com/forum/forum@tweaks.comThu, 20 Nov 2008 02:17:19 GMT20http://forum.tweaks.com/forum/Topic237111-60-1.aspxAre you sure bout that, I got vista business copy off of a dll site, and installed it on three computers successfully and is reported Genuine on the microsoft genuine test.Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:24:23 GMTxXrOaChIe96Xxhttp://forum.tweaks.com/forum/Topic237111-60-1.aspxIf you still have the stuff that came with the laptop, hopefully a Windows Anytime Upgrade cd, boot the other pc with that, select the version of Vista on your Acer, type in the coa key when prompted, should work and install. IF THE CD IS AN "ACER RECOVERY DISK" IT WILL NOT WORK.Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:16:33 GMTxXrOaChIe96Xxhttp://forum.tweaks.com/forum/Topic237111-60-1.aspxAre we talking about OEM versions only ?Sat, 02 Aug 2008 05:53:28 GMTfredharveyhttp://forum.tweaks.com/forum/Topic237111-60-1.aspxOnly the Ultimate version of Windows Vista has a transferable license. Other versions are licensed only for the device it came on.Tue, 27 May 2008 11:24:44 GMTSteve Sinchakhttp://forum.tweaks.com/forum/Topic237111-60-1.aspxYour English was quite understandable.<br><br>Using isn't the first issue. Simply installing a branded Windows OEM CD on a different brand computer is illegal. The odds are it won't install on any other brand or Custom computer.<br><br>Even purchasing an OEM version of Windows allows use only on the first computer it is installed on. Check the EULA/End User License Agreement. This is a bit easier to read:<br>[url]http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/oemeula.htm[/url]<br>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:12:52 GMTBertonhttp://forum.tweaks.com/forum/Topic237111-60-1.aspxi didnt mean that i will use it illigaly. wrong understanding. my english is not that gret anyway, sorry.Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:01:27 GMTarsenijczhttp://forum.tweaks.com/forum/Topic237111-60-1.aspxDoing what you desire is first illegal and second may not work as the Windows disk is allowed to be coded by the OEM so as to be usable only on that brand hardware and maybe only on certain models. <br><br>Advising someone how to circumvent the legal requirements of a program simply to save money will not happen on legitimate forums, will leave the adviser open to legal repercussions from the publisher of the software.Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:52:31 GMTBertonhttp://forum.tweaks.com/forum/Topic237111-60-1.aspxi have a question for you. i bought a laptop ages ago with pre-installed vista. now i want to install that copy of windows (acer laptop copy) onto another computer (non acer). do you know any hacks how to enable that other computer to think that its the acer laptop and activate that product key i have from my actual acer pc?Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:38:35 GMTarsenijcz