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    Is Vista tied to the Thinkpad

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Howler9443, Aug 20, 2007.

  1. Howler9443

    Howler9443 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello everyone,

    I am in the process of ordering a 15.4 T61. I am wondering that since this will be a Linux only machine, could I use the media created from the T61 recovery CD/DVDs to install Vista on another machine for testing purposes? Legalities aside, I am just curious if the Vista installer will detect that the machine being installed to is not a Lenovo machine.

    Thanks
     
    Howler9443, Aug 20, 2007
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  2. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Sigh, legalities aside?

    Anyway, good luck with that. We can't help you break the legalities though.
     
    Greg, Aug 20, 2007
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