Untitledone
[H]ard|DCer of the Month - April 2012
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I was wondering if I could install a different version of windows from the install disk. To elaborate more, I get a lot of friends, family members, and people wanting me to fix their computers that lose the restore disks. I want to know if I can install (windows vista/ windows 7 usually) using my disks using their CD key. I see a lot of windows vista home basic x64, and windows 7 home premium x64. I have vista home premium x64, and windows 7 professional x64. Most of the computers I get asked to fix are completely trashed with spyware/malware/crap/registry errors, and they usually lose the disks. I usually just do a full wipe/ reinstall and get them going relatively fast.
If I remember correctly, one time I installed vista without using the CD key, and it had 4 options for which version to install that I could select. Did I remember that correctly? If so could I choose their version, and then enter their CD key once its done installing for validation?
Any suggestions would help me greatly! Thanks!
If I remember correctly, one time I installed vista without using the CD key, and it had 4 options for which version to install that I could select. Did I remember that correctly? If so could I choose their version, and then enter their CD key once its done installing for validation?
Any suggestions would help me greatly! Thanks!