Re: Use my original COA ( CD-KEY) in my Toshiba laptop

Hi Luiz,

I admire your determination.

I too would like to have the option of installing a Clean Version of MCE2005
(no crap software, etc), and to have the options of Partitioning, Repairing,
SlipStreaming Hotfixes, etc which are documented and described in MS
Knowledge-Base Articles, as if these things are available to everyone with a
Licenced Copy of a Microsoft Operating System. Unfortunately, they are not!

For some reason, Microsoft and Toshiba (and other Manufacturers) have done
some shabby deal to Short-Change and Dissapoint unknowing Consumers by
providing these quickly-outdated, crippled pieces of garbage called
"Recovery Discs". I can only guess that this deal somehow improves the
Bottom Line of these MultiNationals.

As far as I know, the Product Key ties your Recovery Disc and your LapTop.
To break this Tie, you need a new COA and in most cases a Clean Install of a
new Operating System. This includes changing from the "Recovery Disc"
Version of MCE2005 to the OEM Version. It is disgraceful that MS and the
Manufacturer force you to pay for a Brand-New Licence, even though you paid
for the Exact-Same Licence when you purchased the Media Center Computer.
Upgrade Options are available from earlier Versions of MCE to MCE2005 (using
the OEM Discs), and from MCE2005 to Vista.

The OEM Discs you have found are Disc 1: XP Pro (SP2); Disc 2: Media Center
and Tablet Components; and Disc 3 (if Listed): Upgrade RollUp 2 for MCE.
This RU2 is available from Windows Update, so not really necessary on Disc.
The XP Pro Set (for Media Center and Tablet) you see is probably the same as
above.

There may be some method to avoid the Requirement to Double-Pay for a
Licence in order to obtain a fully-functional Set of Operating-System
Installation Discs. If you do find a way, please let us know.


"Luiz Henrique" <LuizHenrique@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:3C3F52B6-179E-4990-A029-4A51F4A7443C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Ok Guys,

These answers are so good, but I thought the same thing that I
have to use OEM CD and as I picked the OS in the internet and there we can
find many different versions I don't know if the version that I picked is
OEM
or retail.................. on saturday I decided to look for another
version
( OEM ) and found two diferent versions, one with 2 CD's and other with 3
CD's and in both case when I put then in the Cd and tried to install they
didn't allow me to do Up-grade only new installation despite of the other
versions of MCE 2005 that I have where they allow to do up-grade but don't
accept my COA. As I don't decide to test the new version "OEM" because I
have
to format the HDD, I am trying to do a research in this forum to decide
waht
I can do first.

Do you know a site where I can download a original OEM MCE 2005 and
install
this in my computer using my original COA ?? In my opinion we have in the
internet some XP pro version with the "media center"
included...........................because in the CD's I found a README
file
where they say : This CD is intended for users installing either the
Windows
XP
Tablet PC Edition or the Windows XP Media Center Edition.

It's correct find this file in the original MCE 2005 CD ??

Thanks for another opinions...................

"Nigel Barker" wrote:

On Mon, 9 Apr 2007 19:57:31 -0700, "JW" <nospam@xxxxxxx> wrote:

You can only probably do what you want if you are trying to install with
an
OEM 2005 install CD and not with a retail 2005 CD and even then it may
not
work if Toshiba has m

There is no such thing as a Retail MCE 2005 CD only OEM versions are
available.
--

Cheers

Nigel Barker
Live from the sunny Cote d'Azur
MCE MVP



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