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Question Change my product key?

Hey guys & gals

Yep - Another Vista Noob

I have bought a laptop from work with Vista Enterprise already installed but a colleague has said we should really use the Vista licence key that is attached/stuck to the laptop; everytime I try to change the key however I get the screen that I have attached - I have tried to re-run the setup from the disk but this just auto installs the Enterprise version

Can I change it any other way?

I want to keep my O/s legal obviously!!

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Hi,
I don't use Vista but is there really any reason to change the product key if it works fine as-is?


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It may have been installed under a corporate license?
They buy in bulk--
This many installs = that much money.


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Originally Posted by Zachary View Post
Hi,
I don't use Vista but is there really any reason to change the product key if it works fine as-is?
Probably no reason to change at all but I thought it better to have the licence key that is on my laptop

It would def have been done on a corporate bulk too and I just want to avoid any possible probs if my work have done something wrong


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Nah... laptops have no real life. Huge resale market.
As soon as purchased they lose half their value-- like a car


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