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    Vista Ultamite Recovery CD? Please HELP

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by ahl395, Oct 15, 2007.

  1. ahl395

    ahl395 Ahlball

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    Im ordering an HP dv9500t (US) with Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit) with 2GB of RAM. now i know that you cant go higher than 3GB with 32 bit OS, so if later I want to upgrade to 4GB, can i do this... Order my HP with Home Premium 32, but get a recovery CD with it for Vista Ultamite 64 (There is an option there for that), when it comes time to upgrade, can I do that? Will it work? Thanks in advance :) :)
     
    ahl395, Oct 15, 2007
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  2. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    That goes against the license, and is quite frankly illegal. If you purchase home premium at the time you order the computer, that's what you're (legally) stuck with, unless you purchase a retail copy.
    Why not just order vista ultimate now? Oh wait, you're trying to save money. :rolleyes:
     
    talin, Oct 15, 2007
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  3. R4000

    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

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    The recovery disc selected has to match the os version you configured.......
     
    R4000, Oct 15, 2007
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  4. orev

    orev Notebook Virtuoso

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    If you have Home Premium and also order a 64 bit Anytime Upgrade DVD (available from compusa or microsoft, see the clean install guide in my sig), you can use the Anytime upgrade to install the 64 bit version of Home Premium (not Ultimate). You have the license for home premium, but that does not bind you to 32 or 64 bit.
     
    orev, Oct 16, 2007
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  5. azianai

    azianai Notebook Evangelist

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    yeah your license key wont work, and HP'll most likely cancel that recovery disk order.
     
    azianai, Oct 16, 2007
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    somerandomguy Notebook Geek

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    Cant you do it anyway though? If HP allows it, it cant be illegal.
     
    somerandomguy, Oct 16, 2007
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  7. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    You don't have a license for Ultimate. It will lock down in 30 days.
     
    Lithus, Oct 16, 2007
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  8. R4000

    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

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    No. You can't even complete the CTO configuration if the recovery disc selected does not match the Vista version initially chosen. It will throw an error and ask you to change it before being allowed to continue..........
     
    R4000, Oct 16, 2007
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    orev Notebook Virtuoso

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    There's a difference between what's legal in accordance with the license terms, and what's possible to do (in general). Just because you might be able to get away with something doesn't make it legal.
     
    orev, Oct 16, 2007
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  10. somerandomguy

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    So, i guess you cant get away with it then... oh well, how much does Vista Ultamite usually cost legally?
     
    somerandomguy, Oct 17, 2007
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    Lithus, Oct 17, 2007
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