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> Well, they didn't seem to actually activate Windows. That's exactly the point. After using the recovery disk on a lenovo laptop, the installation was loaded
by zeusk 9y ago
> Well, they didn't seem to actually activate Windows.
That's exactly the point. After using the recovery disk on a lenovo laptop, the installation was loaded with activation info from Dell's original recovery disks.
- icebraining 9y agoBut would it have worked on any Dell? Or was it just a useless key left from their master copy? And how do we know?
- devindotcom 9y agoThe installation was activated with the laptop's COA. That's how they're meant to be used, as a re-installation medium where you re-authorize the OS with your original license key. If you don't have a key you have to buy one from MS. The Dell stuff on the disc that made it onto the install was just a folder with like support links and stuff. The install process is on page 31 here: https://blogs.microsoft.com/uploads/prod/sites/5/2018/04/2LUNDGREN6.pdf https://blogs.microsoft.com/uploads/prod/sites/5/2018/04/2LU...
- zeusk 9y agoGo read Step 2. and 3. yourself They used the key later to show that the activation never appeared on Microsoft's servers even when using a genuine key which clearly shows the disks were tampered.