Do you need an internet connection to install Vista

LAS · 26 Sep 2007 at 12:12

Hi , got a mate who has just bought Vista and he wants it installed , he has no internet connection . Will Vista activate ok.

UKDTweak · 26 Sep 2007 at 12:16

You can activate over the phone, so the answer is; you do not need a net connection to install Vista

LAS · 26 Sep 2007 at 12:56

Thanks for the reply , he will be happy his £369 operating system will work lol.

LAS · 6 Nov 2007 at 13:40

Well he had a go with Vista and doesnt like it (lucky me) , if i buy it off him will i have any probs registering it , i know he phoned up and registered it in his name , is it transferable.
Its the full retail premium version.

something daft already!! · 6 Nov 2007 at 14:11

Billy will hunt you both down and kill you.

Na, you'll be fine as long as they remove it from their system.

stoofa · 6 Nov 2007 at 14:38

LAS said:
Well he had a go with Vista and doesnt like it (lucky me) , if i buy it off him will i have any probs registering it , i know he phoned up and registered it in his name , is it transferable.
Its the full retail premium version.

Registering and activating are two entirely different things.
If you are asking if you'll have any problems activating it then no.
It will probably activate fine online especially as the first time it was activated was over the phone.
Worst case is you'll need to phone activate as well - will take you all of a couple of minutes.

So long as your friend removes it totally from his machine before selling it to you then you can buy it off him without any problems - the retail versions can be sold on quite legally.

Hodders · 6 Nov 2007 at 15:40

Unless he has an internet connection he will very possibly end up being frustrated by the initial problems that will require updates.

Garyj881 · 6 Nov 2007 at 17:01

Yes but what about the updates?

Burnsy2023 · 6 Nov 2007 at 17:15

Garyj881 said:
Yes but what about the updates?

Indeed, you really need to update Vista

Burnsy

LAS · 6 Nov 2007 at 17:24

Thanks for the replys , since he couldnt update it most of his stuff never worked ( i stopped answering his phone calls after a couple of weeks) . Will give it a go myself for a 1/3 what he payed for it (good reason to keep receipts).

iCraig · 6 Nov 2007 at 17:31

A computer without the internet is like porn with no masturbation.