My Vista is no longer valid after repairing my computer?

Generic OEM is typically sold directly to consumers often with nothing
else, but sometimes with a small piece of hardware.
OEM from manufacturers such as Dell, Compaq, Gateway etc often have
technology built in making it difficult to install on a
computer/motherboard from a different manufacturer.
Once installed, they are identical.
As far as Microsoft support is concerned, both are the same since
neither gets Microsoft support except for a few limited items.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar



"Jake" <no@noone.net> wrote in message
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> What is "generic OEM" as opposed to "manufactures OEM. Is there a
> difference?

Jupiter Jones [MVP] wrote:
> The answer is simple and you already know it to be since you have
> brought this up before.
> Microsoft believes what people tell them for phone activation.
> But you already knew that but chose to ignore it since it goes against
> your anti Microsoft agenda.
>

Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar

That doesn't answer the question. That answers the question, "Does MS
believe what people tell them for phone activation?" The question is if
they always activate WHAT'S THE POINT OF PHONE ACTIVATION OTHER THAN
INCONVENIENCING PAYING CUSTOMERS!?

Alias


"Alias" <iamalias@removethisgmail.com> wrote in message
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> Here's the question you can't answer if the above premise is true:
>
> If activation is guaranteed by phone, what's the point of having it
in the first place?
>
> Alias, not expecting a coherent answer.
>
> Tired of activating, activating, activating, and more activating?
Prefer to deal with the upgrade of hardware or drivers without having to
call phone activation? Tired of being made to prove, over and over and
over and over again that you bought XP or Vista? Check out Ubuntu which
has none of those lame, user-unfriendly restrictions:
>
> http://www.ubuntu.com/

Frank wrote:
> Alias wrote:
>
>
> SPAMMER!!!
> get lost you spamming linux troll!
> Frank

Frankie's widdle buttons got pushed.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Alias

Alias wrote:


>
> That doesn't answer the question. That answers the question, "Does MS
> believe what people tell them for phone activation?" The question is if
> they always activate WHAT'S THE POINT OF PHONE ACTIVATION OTHER THAN
> INCONVENIENCING PAYING CUSTOMERS!?

IT HAS STOPPED CASUAL PIRATING!!! IS IT REALLY DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO
COMPREHEND. ARE YOU REALLY THAT FUKKIN DUMB?
Wait, don't answer...we all already know the answer cause it is so obvious.
Frank

Frank wrote:
> Alias wrote:
>
>
>>
>> That doesn't answer the question. That answers the question, "Does MS
>> believe what people tell them for phone activation?" The question is
>> if they always activate WHAT'S THE POINT OF PHONE ACTIVATION OTHER
>> THAN INCONVENIENCING PAYING CUSTOMERS!?
>
> IT HAS STOPPED CASUAL PIRATING!!!

Oh, a "casual pirate" wouldn't lie?

> IS IT REALLY DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO
> COMPREHEND. ARE YOU REALLY THAT FUKKIN DUMB?

Don't have a stroke, old man.

> Wait, don't answer...we all already know the answer cause it is so obvious.
> Frank

You're not expected to understand. You are expected to lie, insult, use
profanity and bluster and meet expectations with your every post.

Alias

Alias wrote:

> Frank wrote:
>
>> Alias wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> That doesn't answer the question. That answers the question, "Does MS
>>> believe what people tell them for phone activation?" The question is
>>> if they always activate WHAT'S THE POINT OF PHONE ACTIVATION OTHER
>>> THAN INCONVENIENCING PAYING CUSTOMERS!?
>>
>>
>> IT HAS STOPPED CASUAL PIRATING!!!
>
>
> Oh, a "casual pirate" wouldn't lie?
>
>> IS IT REALLY DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO COMPREHEND. ARE YOU REALLY THAT
>> FUKKIN DUMB?
>
>
> Don't have a stroke, old man.
>
>> Wait, don't answer...we all already know the answer cause it is so
>> obvious.
>> Frank
>
>
> You're not expected to understand.

As I see you didn't.
What a miserable, broke POS as*hole lying linux troll you are, mr liar,
mr troll.
Frank

"if they always activate"
Typical of you on your blind agenda.
You start with an assumption you already know to be FALSE and come to
a FALSE conclusion.
No one said Microsoft always will activate, that is entirely your own
idea.
You have known that for quite some time.
Activation is one of the tools to slow casual piracy.
But you already know that also but choose to ignore since it goes
against your blind anti Microsoft agenda.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar


"Alias" <iamalias@removethisgmail.com> wrote in message
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> That doesn't answer the question. That answers the question, "Does
> MS believe what people tell them for phone activation?" The question
> is if they always activate WHAT'S THE POINT OF PHONE ACTIVATION
> OTHER THAN INCONVENIENCING PAYING CUSTOMERS!?
>
> Alias

"Alias" <iamalias@removethisgmail.com> wrote in message
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> Jake wrote:
>> What is "generic OEM" as opposed to "manufactures OEM. Is there a
>> difference?
>
> Yes, generic you buy at a computer store and install it yourself.
> Manufacturer's OEM comes preinstalled on a computer like HP or Dell. The
> former is preferred because the Dells and HPs of the world are paid to add
> trial software crap to their OEM "Windows" and they usually don't give you
> a CD or DVD and you have to make your own from a hidden partition.
>
> There is also retail which is more expensive than a generic OEM because,
> according to MS's very restrictive EULA, it may be moved to another
> computer, while an OEM may not. That said, technically it can if you're
> willing to lie to phone activation who approves *everyone* who calls who
> has a license that isn't on the pirated list.
>
I never had to lie with my OEM activations. I said I'd made hardware
changes, which I had. There's nothing in the EULA to prevent this, and
nothing anywhere which states that I have to tell MS what hardware I
changed.
How is that a lie?