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    oobe, how to restore, after a clean install

    Discussion in 'HP' started by James101, May 25, 2008.

  1. James101

    James101 Notebook Guru

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    Hello,
    I just did a clean install of vista on 9700t,
    I would like to restore the hp logo's,
    is there a way to restore the oobe only.
    I don't want to use those pirated oobe/loaders out there.
    I didn't see any options in the hp recovery manager.
    thanks.
     
    James101, May 25, 2008
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    dondadah88 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    did you use a system recovery
     
    dondadah88, May 25, 2008
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    vashts121 Notebook Evangelist

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    Oobe stands for "out of the box experience" so after a clean install, it will ask you to activate. You can't get rid of it without calling Microsoft and activating it over the phone, online, or (I don't recommend this) using a WPA disabling program.
     
    vashts121, May 25, 2008
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    I didn't use system recovery, as I didn't want to loose my settings, or reformat my hard drive.
     
    James101, May 25, 2008
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