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I defended Vista in response to Matt's post. Well, my brand-new laptop decided to wake up from sleep and install multiple Vista updates overnight. Now, a mess
by vlad 19y ago
I defended Vista in response to Matt's post. Well, my brand-new laptop decided to wake up from sleep and install multiple Vista updates overnight. Now, a message shows my key is no longer genuine. The individual key on the bottom of the laptop didn't work any better than the Dell OEM key it came with. After trying System Restore from the Repair prompt during reboot (via a Dell Tech's prompt), I'm told I can't restore because a file already exists. My system diagnostics and hard drive are 100%. It seems the Windows Genuine Activation saga continues--it says the status of my operating system is unknown. It suggests I... revisit the same page again and find out the same thing.
- german 19y agoUse Ubuntu.
- vlad 19y agoThat's actually a good answer. I can install Ubuntu and try to run Vista inside VMWare inside it, and only when I need it.
- german 19y agoThats exactly what I do, but with Windows XP
- nostrademons 19y agoI do the opposite - run Ubuntu inside VMWare on a WinXP host. At the time I bought my computer, Linux didn't work well on it - no drivers for the wireless. So by running XP as the host, I could let Microsoft handle the drivers and then have VMWare mooch off them via bridged networking. It's probably better now, but I've gotten used to this setup, so I see no real reason to change until I get my next computer.
- german 19y agoWhat I use is VirtualBox, not VMWare.