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Using a Dell reinstallation disk for Windows Vista on a Sony laptop
Can a Dell Reinstallation Windows 7 Home Premium DVD be used for a clean install on a non-branded home built PC or must it be used only on a Dell PC as it says on the label. If I open the package, I cannot return it.
No, I don't think it will work. Those manufacturer specific discs have something that they look for in the BIOS I think. I'm not exactly sure what, but somehow the manufacturer "signs" their computers and the disc looks for that signature.
Your computer won't have that signature so it won't work.
I'm sorry but it will not work because that disk is made for a Dell Computer, using it on another computer will result into failure.
The Dell branding does not mean that it will not work. The Dell DVDs activate only on OEM keys, so if you have a PC with an OEM key on a label (which is typically for the big manufacturers) a clean install should work and once you enter your OEM key it should activate.
If you don't have an OEM key label or a legitimate key to work with you are pirating Windows no matter what disk you use.
There are really 5 types of activation for Windows Vista/7: OEM, Retail, Upgrade, Enterprise KMS, Enterprise MAK. You should be aware that OEM keys only activate on one cpu type either 32 bit or 64 bit but not both, whereas retail would activate on both.
