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    Using Toshiba upgrade disc on HP?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Netname, Apr 2, 2010.

  1. Netname

    Netname Newbie

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    I currently have an unused Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade disc for the Toshiba laptop I bought before the Windows 7 was preloaded on retail laptops. Would it be possible to use the upgrade disc that was meant for the Toshiba on another HP laptop with Windows Vista Premium?

    Would i have to remove the drivers that was meant for the Toshiba and then put the drivers for the HP in?

    HP G60
    AMD Turion X2 64 2.2ghz
    3GB DDR2
    250GB HDD
     
    Netname, Apr 2, 2010
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  2. EntityX

    EntityX Notebook Evangelist

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    Well technically I don't think what you are doing is legal but it should be fine. I'm pretty sure the upgrade disc won't have anything but windows on it, but just in case i'm pretty sure you can do a clean install with an upgrade disc (search the threads or google) which would mean you wouldn't have to worry about any driver conflicts.
     
    EntityX, Apr 2, 2010
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  3. cloudbyday

    cloudbyday Notebook Deity

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    I don't think that there will be any driver conflicts since the cd is not OEM. The CD itself contains Windows only.
     
    cloudbyday, Apr 2, 2010
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  4. richo64

    richo64 Notebook Guru

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    If you mean a Win7 upgrade disk that came with the "buy a laptop with Vista now & get free Win7" deal... yes... it will work. Once you activate it , the activation code will be locked to that laptop.
     
    richo64, Apr 3, 2010
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