14 Nov
2013
14 Nov
'13
3:06 p.m.
Hi Friends
I recently purchased HP J028tx laptop which came along with pre installed Windows 8. I
plan to get rid of windows 8 completely and install Ubuntu, but would like to know how to
retain Windows 8 licence as no windows license key was provided along with the laptop. I
may need the license to setup virtual instance for testing connectivity with Samba ADs
server.
Kindly advice
Regards
Joel Divekar
Mumbai
14 Nov
14 Nov
3:21 p.m.
On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 8:36 PM, Joel A Divekar
<joel_divekar(a)rediffmail.com> wrote:
Hi Friends
I recently purchased HP J028tx laptop which came along with pre installed Windows 8. I
plan to get rid of windows 8 completely and install Ubuntu, but would like to know how to
retain Windows 8 licence as no windows license key was provided along with the laptop. I
may need the license to setup virtual instance for testing connectivity with Samba ADs
server.
I believe you'll have better luck on windows users group as you'd find
subject matter experts out there in much greater number as opposed to
this group.
15 Nov
15 Nov
6:25 a.m.
In Windows 7, you can make a system image backup from control panel , and
use it to restore your system case of a crash.
I guess the same can be done in Windows 8 ?
Best Regards,
- Royce Pereira
On 14 Nov 2013 20:54, "Mehul Ved" <mehul.n.ved(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 8:36 PM, Joel A Divekar
<joel_divekar(a)rediffmail.com> wrote:
Hi Friends
I recently purchased HP J028tx laptop which came along with pre
installed Windows
8. I plan to get rid of windows 8 completely and install
Ubuntu, but would like to know how to retain Windows 8 licence as no
windows license key was provided along with the laptop. I may need the
license to setup virtual instance for testing connectivity with Samba ADs
server.
I believe you'll have better luck on windows users group as you'd find
subject matter experts out there in much greater number as opposed to
this group.
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14 Nov
14 Nov
3:33 p.m.
On 14 November 2013 20:36, Joel A Divekar <joel_divekar(a)rediffmail.com> wrote:
I recently purchased HP J028tx laptop which came along
with pre installed Windows 8. I plan to get rid of windows 8 completely and install
Ubuntu, but would like to know how to retain Windows 8 licence as no windows license key
was provided along with the laptop. I may need the license to setup virtual instance for
testing connectivity with Samba ADs server.
This is seriously OT here, but here goes.
1. The windows license that comes with a newly purchased PC/laptop is
called an OEM license. OEM licenses are not transferable, so you are
not allowed to use this same license to setup a virtual instance. To
setup a virtual instance you need a Retail license of Windows.
2. OEMs (HP In this case) generally do not provide you with an OS
jewel case. All you get is (a) a "Certificate of authenticity" sticker
somewhere on the laptop (usually underside) which would contain the
license key if it is required to re-install the laptop, and (b) a
"Designed for Windows" sticker.
You might get an original Windows installation CD (Dell) or a
partition on the laptop from where you can install Windows (Lenovo) or
a "restoration CD" which cannot be used to install Windows (I think
Sony).
Binand
28 Jan
28 Jan
4:51 p.m.
On Thursday 14 November 2013 09:03 PM, Binand Sethumadhavan wrote:
On 14 November 2013 20:36, Joel A Divekar
<joel_divekar(a)rediffmail.com> wrote:
Make recovery disks (DVDs) from the HP software in your laptop. Then
play with the machine.
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Regards,
Rony.
http://ronybill.blogspot.com/
I recently purchased HP J028tx laptop which came
along with pre installed Windows 8. I plan to get rid of windows 8 completely and install
Ubuntu, but would like to know how to retain Windows 8 licence as no windows license key
was provided along with the laptop. I may need the license to setup virtual instance for
testing connectivity with Samba ADs server.
This is seriously OT here, but here
goes.
1. The windows license that comes with a newly purchased PC/laptop is
called an OEM license. OEM licenses are not transferable, so you are
not allowed to use this same license to setup a virtual instance. To
setup a virtual instance you need a Retail license of Windows.
2. OEMs (HP In this case) generally do not provide you with an OS
jewel case. All you get is (a) a "Certificate of authenticity" sticker
somewhere on the laptop (usually underside) which would contain the
license key if it is required to re-install the laptop, and (b) a
"Designed for Windows" sticker.
You might get an original Windows installation CD (Dell) or a
partition on the laptop from where you can install Windows (Lenovo) or
a "restoration CD" which cannot be used to install Windows (I think
Sony).
5:41 p.m.
Just a suggestion just check below your battery the license key could be
present over there.
On Tuesday, January 28, 2014, Rony <gnulinuxist(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Thursday 14 November 2013 09:03 PM, Binand
Sethumadhavan wrote:
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Regards,
Dilip Khanolkar,
+919833018122.
On 14 November 2013 20:36, Joel A Divekar
<joel_divekar(a)rediffmail.com>
wrote:
Make recovery disks (DVDs) from the HP software in your laptop. Then play
with the machine.
--
Regards,
Rony.
http://ronybill.blogspot.com/
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I recently purchased HP J028tx laptop which came
along with pre
installed Windows 8. I plan to get rid of windows 8 completely and install
Ubuntu, but would like to know how to retain Windows 8 licence as no
windows license key was provided along with the laptop. I may need the
license to setup virtual instance for testing connectivity with Samba ADs
server.
This is seriously OT here, but here goes.
1. The windows license that comes with a newly purchased PC/laptop is
called an OEM license. OEM licenses are not transferable, so you are
not allowed to use this same license to setup a virtual instance. To
setup a virtual instance you need a Retail license of Windows.
2. OEMs (HP In this case) generally do not provide you with an OS
jewel case. All you get is (a) a "Certificate of authenticity" sticker
somewhere on the laptop (usually underside) which would contain the
license key if it is required to re-install the laptop, and (b) a
"Designed for Windows" sticker.
You might get an original Windows installation CD (Dell) or a
partition on the laptop from where you can install Windows (Lenovo) or
a "restoration CD" which cannot be used to install Windows (I think
Sony).
14 Nov
14 Nov
5:09 p.m.
On Thursday 14 November 2013 08:36 PM, Joel A Divekar wrote:
Hi Friends
I recently purchased HP J028tx laptop which came along with pre installed Windows 8. I
plan to get rid of windows 8 completely and install Ubuntu, but would like to know how to
retain Windows 8 licence as no windows license key was provided along with the laptop. I
may need the license to setup virtual instance for testing connectivity with Samba ADs
server.
Kindly advice
You should ask the manufacturer for a refund for an unused license, I
don't know if it is possible in India.
15 Nov
15 Nov
11:07 a.m.
On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 6:06 PM, Joel A Divekar <joel_divekar(a)rediffmail.com
wrote:
Hi Friends
I recently purchased HP J028tx laptop which came along with pre installed
Windows 8. I plan to get rid of windows 8 completely and install Ubuntu,
but would like to know how to retain Windows 8 licence as no windows
license key was provided along with the laptop. I may need the license to
setup virtual instance for testing connectivity with Samba ADs server.
Kindly advice
Regards
Joel Divekar
Mumbai
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Hi,
One more worry about this laptop is going to be the GPT partitioning scheme
instead of the MBR partitioning scheme - but its not a big issue really if
you don't care about the recovery partitions et al.
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Regards,
Amit Joshi
17 Nov
17 Nov
2:30 p.m.
You need to:
1. Create OS install disk (or USB image) using HP utility
2. Format the hdd and install Ubuntu (leave some space for Win 8 partition)
3. Install Win 8 using recovery disk created on step #1
4. You can dual-boot to this partition or attach it to a VM
Create a "Recovery Disk" on a USB pendrive using these steps:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03481733&tmp_task=…
Hope that helps,
Shamit
On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 8:36 PM, Joel A Divekar <joel_divekar(a)rediffmail.com
wrote:
Hi Friends
I recently purchased HP J028tx laptop which came along with pre installed
Windows 8. I plan to get rid of windows 8 completely and install Ubuntu,
but would like to know how to retain Windows 8 licence as no windows
license key was provided along with the laptop. I may need the license to
setup virtual instance for testing connectivity with Samba ADs server.
Kindly advice
Regards
Joel Divekar
Mumbai
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