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Topic: Need Dell OEM Vista Home Premium 64 DVD. (Read 7284 times)

KWH
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February 10, 2013, 10:11:07 PM
#7
I'm pretty sure they don't sell or ship Vista DVD's anymore at Dell, Why don't you download the ISO and install it that way?
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3317.2-3-microsoft-windows-vista-official-iso-download-links-digital-river.aspx
This is what a minute of googling found me. Should help you along there. Also you may have a installer partition if it's a Dell, Which means you have to mash some kinda key combo during bootup.

Hope I was some help.
oem keys only work on oem edition iso?

Been awhile since I have dealt with Vista but it's a unique puppy. Most (if not all) Home Premium keys will work on either 32 or 64 bit DVD. I remember that the key is sensitive to the medias SP1-2 inclusion. Ultimate will install any version of Vista depending on the key. I think OEM key needs OEM disk. I am working from memory here and it fails me at times.
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February 10, 2013, 10:02:28 PM
#6
I'm pretty sure they don't sell or ship Vista DVD's anymore at Dell, Why don't you download the ISO and install it that way?
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3317.2-3-microsoft-windows-vista-official-iso-download-links-digital-river.aspx
This is what a minute of googling found me. Should help you along there. Also you may have a installer partition if it's a Dell, Which means you have to mash some kinda key combo during bootup.

Hope I was some help.
oem keys only work on oem edition iso?
KWH
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February 10, 2013, 08:42:16 PM
#5
I'm pretty sure they don't sell or ship Vista DVD's anymore at Dell, Why don't you download the ISO and install it that way?
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3317.2-3-microsoft-windows-vista-official-iso-download-links-digital-river.aspx
This is what a minute of googling found me. Should help you along there. Also you may have a installer partition if it's a Dell, Which means you have to mash some kinda key combo during bootup.

Hope I was some help.

While I appreciate the help, did you read through the steps required? That's why I was looking to buy a copy. I can buy on Ebay but thought I'd buy from a forum member instead.
Thanks for the response though.

Edit: I forgot to add, I sent a request to Dell for the DVD's. Might be interesting to see what happens.
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February 10, 2013, 08:34:36 PM
#4
I'm pretty sure they don't sell or ship Vista DVD's anymore at Dell, Why don't you download the ISO and install it that way?
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/software-os/w/microsoft_os/3317.2-3-microsoft-windows-vista-official-iso-download-links-digital-river.aspx
This is what a minute of googling found me. Should help you along there. Also you may have a installer partition if it's a Dell, Which means you have to mash some kinda key combo during bootup.

Hope I was some help.
KWH
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February 09, 2013, 12:35:12 PM
#3
No one has one of these?
KWH
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February 08, 2013, 05:36:05 PM
#2
Still looking.
KWH
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February 08, 2013, 03:59:14 PM
#1
As the title says. I have legit keys just need the media. May entertain a ISO. I can find the 32 bit DVD but the pesky 64 bit DVD has eluded me. I am putting the PCs back the way they came before selling so not going with Win7 or 8.
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