I know you have thought of this but Add and Remove Programs? I don't know but my guess is that if the COLA has the same SP as the OEM it may work. I know when I am unsure I just try it and so far I have not been disappointed.
Jon On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 11:54 AM, Ben Scott <mailvor...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > Per management order, I just picked up a side-client. They just > bought an HP Pavilion desktop PC. It came with a Vista Home Premium > OEM license. HP pre-loads tons of shovelware that I'd rather not > have. It verges on coming pre-installed with malware. HP's restore > kit will only restore to "factory condition", i.e., shovelware. Even > if you order the discs from HP. I called HP, and their customer > support (quite craptacular, BTW) said I couldn't order just an OS > install disc. > > I'd like to just tell them "return the HP and buy a Dell" (even > Dell's home PCs come with a vanilla OS install CD), but they've > already tossed the box and everything. Sigh. I'd forgotten how much > I *don't* miss this aspect of SOHO IT. > > Does anyone know of some way to get a clean, vanilla, generic Vista > install on this? Short of buying a whole 'nother license, I mean. It > has the COA sticker with Product Key on the side of the chassis. Can > I use an OEM CD from a Dell with that Product Key? Is there a way > order generic Vista Home Premium OEM media from Microsoft? > > advTHANKSance > > -- Ben > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
