Riggs wrote:
> i do have a full retail version with 32bit and 64 bit for another computer
> what i would like to know is if i insert the 64bit vist in to my laptop and
> use my oem cd key for that version am i breaking the law.
>


No, that wouldn't work. Product Keys are bound to the specific type
and language of DVD/license (OEM, Volume, retail, full, or Upgrade) with
which they are purchased. For example, a Vista Home OEM Product Key
won't work for any retail version of Vista Home, or for other any
version of Vista, and vice versa. An upgrade's Product Key cannot be
used with a full version DVD, and vice versa. An OEM Product Key will
not work to install a retail product. Bottom line: Product Keys and
DVD/license types cannot be mixed & matched.

Secondly, the license for that retail Vista 64-bit is already in use on
the other computer, even though it's the 32-bit version currently
installed. That license entitles you to install one or the other, but
not but simultaneously.

Contact your laptop's manufacturer to obtain an OEM 64-bit installation
DVD.


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