Vista Disc Issue

[ComputerAge]

Can somebody upload an ISO image of a Full Vista Install Disc (not upgrade, not recovery only)? I have a product key, so it wouldn't be illegal. Please, as I don't have any recovery discs and HP is making me pay for it.

 

[Brink]

Hello Computer Age,

I'm sorry but that cannot be done here.

If you have a friend that has a OEM Vista installation DVD that is the same version as yours that you can borrow, you can use it to make a ISO copy of it with ImgBurn to make a DVD for yourself to use with your product key number though.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[Dwarf]

Hi Computer Age,

In addition to what Shawn has said, what type of product key do you have? You need a version of Vista that matches the type of key, viz OEM, Full Retail or Upgrade Retail. The keys aren't interchangeable between versions. Reading your post, I would assume that you have an OEM key, in which case you will need an OEM version.

 

[ComputerAge]

Hi Computer Age,

In addition to what Shawn has said, what type of product key do you have? You need a version of Vista that matches the type of key, viz OEM, Full Retail or Upgrade Retail. The keys aren't interchangeable between versions. Reading your post, I would assume that you have an OEM key, in which case you will need an OEM version.

I got three.
One is an HP OEM key: Home Premium-Full
Another is a full retail: Home Premium-Full
The last is a Dell OEM Upgrade: Home Premium-Upgrade

 

[Brink]

Since it will probably be easier to get a copy of a Full Retail Vista installtion DVD to use than the others, you might use it instead.

 

[Dwarf]

Agreed. You can also transfer the license to a new machine (providing, of course, that it is completely uninstalled from the old one). Note that, in this case, you may need to activate by phone and explain to an activation operator what you have done.