The Energon Pub

[TheMuffin]

So every other day I get a message tells me I am low on disk space and I free up files from God knows where(til I have at least 200 Mb).
Is installing Vista a good idea?
At least it has stopped seizing up and telling me it was to begin "Dump of physical memory", whatever that means.

It really depends on the specs on your computer, but if you can't keep your hard drive over 200mB, you probably don't have a nice enough computer.

Was thinking the same. You can get a 20gb HDD for like $10 any more.

[Senor Hugo]

Ok, so little update. After having installed Vista(again) this time in dual boot, I learned I still needed the product key.

So, enough was enough, I scrounge the net and all websites to see if theres anything I missed, lo and behold I found the key for my copy of Vista. Apparently giving you the product key on a CD was too easy. They slapped the product key(or at least what I think is the product key) on the computer itself, in tiny little print under the PC's proof of purchase.

Apparently the people at Microsoft and HP got some ideas from "Wheres Waldo" and decided to slap the CD key on the most obscure of places.

[Burn]

Yet another reason I steer clear of brand name computers.

[Autobot032]

Ok, so little update. After having installed Vista(again) this time in dual boot, I learned I still needed the product key.

So, enough was enough, I scrounge the net and all websites to see if theres anything I missed, lo and behold I found the key for my copy of Vista. Apparently giving you the product key on a CD was too easy. They slapped the product key(or at least what I think is the product key) on the computer itself, in tiny little print under the PC's proof of purchase.

Apparently the people at Microsoft and HP got some ideas from "Wheres Waldo" and decided to slap the CD key on the most obscure of places.

If you need to find the key (and it should be in there, otherwise the PC wouldn't be working right now.) use this program: http://magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

It will read Vista and display the key for you. (This is good for future reference.)

[Powersurge]

God Microsoft are getting paranoid, you didn't need a key for XP, you just need to verify that you are running a genuine version of XP every now and then.

[Autobot032]

God Microsoft are getting paranoid, you didn't need a key for XP, you just need to verify that you are running a genuine version of XP every now and then.

Um...I never encountered a version of Windows that didn't require the Key...it would never load for me, at all.

I think you're talking about Activation (where you call in, or use an online form).

Genuine is a downloaded tool that verifies that you've allowed yourself to be scanned to prove it. (Though it's been proven that WGA(Windows Genuine Advantage) is nothing more than intricate and difficult to remove Spyware.)

If you have an OEM computer (like an Alienware, Compaq, Dell, eMachine, HP, etc...) they give you what's known as a VLK (Volume Licensing Key) which means it's been preinstalled, activated, and set up for you. All you have to do is register with Windows, and setup the WGA.

Sounds to me like Best Buy is just screwin' people all around, and there's nary a tube of lube 'round.

[Powersurge]

God Microsoft are getting paranoid, you didn't need a key for XP, you just need to verify that you are running a genuine version of XP every now and then.

Um...I never encountered a version of Windows that didn't require the Key...it would never load for me, at all.

I think you're talking about Activation (where you call in, or use an online form).

Genuine is a downloaded tool that verifies that you've allowed yourself to be scanned to prove it. (Though it's been proven that WGA(Windows Genuine Advantage) is nothing more than intricate and difficult to remove Spyware.)

If you have an OEM computer (like an Alienware, Compaq, Dell, eMachine, HP, etc...) they give you what's known as a VLK (Volume Licensing Key) which means it's been preinstalled, activated, and set up for you. All you have to do is register with Windows, and setup the WGA.

Sounds to me like Best Buy is just screwin' people all around, and there's nary a tube of lube 'round.

Huh, i don't remember entering any code when i first got my Laptop (Its an Acer Extensa 2300), or maybe i did, I donno