Does anyone how to extract only vista from a HP FACTORY_IMAGE?

::I want to install vista on a custom built PC and want to take vista
from a FACTORY_IMAGE installed on a different PC?::


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jbcourt

jbcourt;1071047 Wrote:
> ::I want to install vista on a custom built PC and want to take vista
> from a FACTORY_IMAGE installed on a different PC?::
>


that disk was made for your hp machine only.
you have to buy a retail version


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pacinitaly

SpellCherkers aren't worth a shirt

Buy the OEM version, it will not cost to much. One thing to note about
an OEM is that you will not be able to upgrade any major hardware after
installation.


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roy69

Dont PM people with questions, post them in the forums so others can
learn.
Dont PM me with questions that CAN be put in the forums.

Hi,

1) You can't, there's no manner of doing that provided for by anyone
anywhere. HP and other manufacturers bind Vista not only with programs they
want to supply, but also with proprietary drivers to support the hardware
their systems are built with. Their image may not contain all of the files
contained in a generic OEM or retail version of Vista.

2) Your license for the use of Windows Vista is locked to the HP machine it
came with and you cannot use it to install to another machine. So even if
you could create the install image, you wouldn't be able to use it.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
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> ::I want to install vista on a custom built PC and want to take vista
> from a FACTORY_IMAGE installed on a different PC?::
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> jbcourt