ParadoxVista install isues

[The_DoomGod]

I'm not sure what the legalities of this program here are, so feel free to shut it down if you wish. But it is an emulation problem, and I figured that a couple of fellow geeks already understand it. I'm taking the shot just in case.



My Story:
I have a laptop I need to sell. It came with Vista Home Basic, and now it's blank (Don't screw with LiveCD-based OS's for the first time without a detachable HD or expendable Content on said HD). By all rights, MS owes me one copy of Vista Home Basic. They said that they'd will ship me the recovery CD for $35 shipping (It's data! Can't I just jump through some security hoops and download it for free?). And now that I wish to sell it, I can't teach him how to do a format and Full system recovery every 30 days (I got it down to about an hour by now, but he wont want to do that).


Sense the conversion from Vista to XP seems to be rigged, I'll battle that one out latter. For now, sense the guy is happy with Vista, all I want to do is get it on there for good and hand it over to him. The best way I saw was BIOS Emulation, So I downloaded some software. I'm not going to pay for this twice.


My Problem:
I downloaded the OEM BIOS Emulation Toolkit For Windows Vista x86 v1.0 with the intention of legally manipulating the vista setup and taking only what I already payed for. I'm ethical and appreciative of good software (hahaha...), but I don't get ****ed over on a PC.

I did exactly what it told me in the instructions, up to step 4. I couldn't really understand what it meant. This is my first time utilizing an emulator for a hacking tool, so don't think I suck everywhere.

Step 4:

4. Install the OEM certificate matching your OEM selection during driver installation by running

SLMGR.VBS -ilc <OEMNAME>.XRM-MS

(e.g. "SLMGR.VBS -ilc C:\ASUS.XRM-MS" if you chose to install the default driver and extracted
the certificate file to C:\)

Note that this operation might take quite a while depending on your system, so be patient.

The very syntax seems to be in some sort of language/command set I can't understand. Was something assumed of me?

There's bound to be a couple of fellow geeks in here that have done this already. Help! and thank you.

[Kameo]

I don't know. I'm not touching Vista, never have, never will. I'm happy with XP :) ....

[The_DoomGod]

I don't know. I'm not touching Vista, never have, never will. I'm happy with XP :) ....

Then why did you soil my thread with SPAM? Do I spam you?

[Klendathu]

Try this site http://www.pchell.com/

[huvnaegot1]

I don't know. I'm not touching Vista, never have, never will. I'm happy with XP :) ....

she's right, your better off with xp, its much faster and better

[The_DoomGod]

she's right, your better off with xp, its much faster and better

No sh*t? You know, I spent an extra 20 minutes writing that story hoping I could keep from getting that same post. Of course XP is better than VISTA, But he doesn't care, so neither do I. Vista trial to Vista full is easier now than Vista to XP, in this particular case. That wasn't my question and she was wrong just to post here. As you are too. If you don't have anything use for for a person in need, don't give them more garbage to sift through, get it? It's common courtesy for the forum.


Try this site http://www.pchell.com/
Thanks Klendathu, but I don't see my solution here. Did you see it, or has this site simply proven itself a valuable recourse?

[Kameo]

You are asking for support on cracking Windows Vista. I should close this thread and delete it as it's against the rules. But I'm letting it slip because I don't care about pirating software.

Get a legit version of Vista and U won't have this crap.

So yea, if there's anyone here who's wrong it is U, not the rest of us.

[The_DoomGod]

You are asking for support on cracking Windows Vista. I should close this thread and delete it as it's against the rules. But I'm letting it slip because I don't care about pirating software...


...So yea, if there's anyone here who's wrong it is U, not the rest of us.

Weather this post is right or wrong. spam is what I got, and I'll admit to my dislike of it one way or another, regardless of how gave it to me. Your post was what I called it and I stick with my accusation of that exact post.

Threatening to pull the thread of a lesser-power user because he openly corrected your actions under good judgment is abuse of said power. The term 'Bully' comes to mind, with a distinct taste of unprofessional conduct and "As long as you suck up to me, you don't have to Fear me".


If this thread IS against the rules, please pull it. I will gladly move on to another site. As I stated up-top, I suspected that there might be problems with it's very purpose, but did not know for certain.

I give my respect to this forum, not you. If the rules say that you need to do something, do not treat it like a condition, and especially do not wield said rule as your personal tool of submission.


In short, your administrative powers are not to be used as a personal defense tool and if this thread is indeed illegal, according to forum rules, go ahead and pull it (I really am sorry CoolRom admins), but I'm not kissing your as* because you swing a big stick.




And yes you were wrong in wasting my time, judging what you thought was my choice in OS when I already explained what happened. Meteators/Administrators CAN be wrong from time to time, just like the rest us. I'm not afraid to state it, and I don't like being bullied by authority figures who think that they're better than me. All I said was, if you read my initial post, you'd know why I'm f*cked over with/by Vista. Don't assume and correct by said assumption.


...I don't care about pirating software...

Get a legit version of Vista and U won't have this crap...


If you read my story, you'd know I already payed for it. Why should I pay MS twice for the same exact copy? This isn't piracy as much as fighting their f*cked up right-protection system. Piracy and ethical hacking (software in this case) are very different in motive. They owe me. When I bought that PC, with Vista on the HD, I bought rights to one copy of that exact OS that they all but refuse to give me. I wish to sell both the OS AND the PC to another Person. reliquishing mt ownership of said MS product for extange of cash. compleatly legal.

So my response to your suspicion of piracy is the same I'd give all who have insufficient information, but enough power to bring me to a court of judgment of some kind. Sit me in front of a non-prejudice judge and give me a chance to defend myself or F*ck Off.