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Can I install Vista Business on another Dell computer that has Home Basic with the Dell disc?

Mar 05, 2008 by hyungsambu | Posted in Desktops

Basically I own two Dell computers. One has Vista Business, the other has Vista Home Basic. Can I use the disc that Dell provided to install Vista Business on the computer with Home Basic? It would save me a bit of money if that were possible because

Top level answer is no.

The disk that came with your Business Pc is the backup disk for that specific PC - your license only allows its use on that individual machine.

If you try and load it onto your Basic machine, two

JB | Mar 05, 2008

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