14 Nov
2013
14 Nov
'13
8:36 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
8:51 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
11:55 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
9:03 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
10:21 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).
11:11 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
10:39 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
4:37 p.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
8 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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