Operating Systems
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amicheze;300653 wrote:
7 is awesome. It's even cooler that I got 7 Pro 32 and 64 bit free from school.
Can you still activate the Ultimate RC version and use it for a while, or are they cutting it off completely at a certain date? My desktop is still running it and I've only got like 6 days left of the trial.RC starts shutting down every hour March 1. I think full cutoff is in June or something. I'll be wiping it and going back to xp on that partition. I've got vista ultimate 64 and really have no reason to upgrade at the moment. Although I've so far thought 7 was great.
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If you're looking for something free I'd highly recommend Linux Mint. It's based off of Ubuntu + a full multimedia suite. Very very slick system. I'm running my home media center on it... well was... need a new mobo and ps. Free parts ftl...
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If you want to get almost every Microsoft product for "free" just register for a CSCI class at NDSU.
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wishinsky;300665 wrote:
He has the Product key, he just needs the OS disk....Umm hey bigdog if it is your business laptop why don't you just ask them to give you the OS so you could get it going again.If he has the product key he just needs the disk and he's good. Might even be able to run to a local computer shop and get a copy of the disk. I'd give you one if I lived closer, but it should be difficult to find one.
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TurboGTU;300700 wrote:
If he has the product key he just needs the disk and he's good. Might even be able to run to a local computer shop and get a copy of the disk. I'd give you one if I lived closer, but it should be difficult to find one.would it be possible for you to put it into a ISO and send it to me so i can get it and burn it?
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bigdogdj;300724 wrote:
would it be possible for you to put it into a ISO and send it to me so i can get it and burn it?it's kind of large, they had to put it on a dvd since it's like 3-4 gigs. Little big for me to be able to send unfortunately. You could prolly find torrent for an install disk though.
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TurboGTU;300729 wrote:
it's kind of large, they had to put it on a dvd since it's like 3-4 gigs. Little big for me to be able to send unfortunately. You could prolly find torrent for an install disk though.I tried and failed miserably lol where would you recommend me finding one?
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TurboGTU;300862 wrote:
Explain failed: couldn't find a torrent (hard to believe) or couldn't figure out how to download it??i found many of them but all of them didn't work... i just found this windows business sp1 that works but its for a dell and i have an hp so i can't use it... im trying this other one i downloaded maybe that will work
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The product key and the processor architecture of the media are not related: one key works on either 32 or 64bit SKUs.
You could always call Microsoft - they give a 1-800 number on the activation screen, or your computer's vendor, who should be able to send you a restore disk of some kind.
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thrash;302238 wrote:
The product key and the processor architecture of the media are not related: one key works on either 32 or 64bit SKUs.Umm, gonna have to disagree. You can not buy a 32 bit version and think the key is going to work with the 64 bit install. What would be the point of selling different versions if it did? Also there is a difference between OEM, Retail, or MAPs keys, the keys would not work with the different disk versions.
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TurboGTU;302236 wrote:
Did you make sure to download an OEM copy and that is is either 32bit or 64bit(depending on what your key is for). Likely is that one of these is not correct and won't except the product key.ya your right i figured that out yesterday... it was such a bitch but i got it now lol
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TurboGTU;302358 wrote:
Umm, gonna have to disagree. You can not buy a 32 bit version and think the key is going to work with the 64 bit install. What would be the point of selling different versions if it did? Also there is a difference between OEM, Retail, or MAPs keys, the keys would not work with the different disk versions.Windows SKUs vista and later are not SKU differentiated on bit-size. Nobody buys "32 bit Vista" and then goes and buys "64 bit vista" as a second purchase. Some OEMs may only include one or the other and charge you a media fee to get a second peice of media with the 2nd processor architecture, but in such cases you still only have one windows license and one product key.
What I am telling you is that for retail copies of the OS, both types of install media come in the same box, but you get one install key. For vista and later, you aren't required to choose what "bitness" you want when you buy.
OEM sku's may have a slightly different behavior. The product key will work on either bit-size, but you may have difficulty auto-activating it in a architecture different than what the OEM sold you the machine with. Phone activation should work. This may depend on the OEM who owns the assigned key prefix you're using.
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=64677
http://www.vistax64.com/software/198885-32-bit-key-64-bit.html
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