Vista OEM reinstall

manic111

manic111

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Right, I've had my Windows system over a year now, and it's getting a little sluggish-time for a reinstall I think!

I've just got a few questions about reinstalling an OEM version of Vista Home Premium 32bit.

First, is it possible? I'm not sure about OEM restrictions...

Second, I have a PCI wireless card (I think the Atheros chipset). This did not make me install any drivers when I originally installed it, and I have now lost the disk! Could this be a problem?

Finally, I am using the free version of Kaspersky that you get with Barclays online banking. Does anybody know if I would be OK to download this, and reuse? If so, where would I get the key from?

EDIT: Also, is it worth bringing my CPU back to stock speeds? Don't want it crashing on me in the middle of the install!
 
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Leezy said:
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070130-8730.html

Explains some differences.

As for the drivers most drivers are available on the net. Ive lost CD's before but the web found em all.....thankfully
Click to expand...

That link is crap. It's riddled with mistakes.

1) No peripheral hardware requirement
2) OEM software can be returned in certain circumstances
3) You can crossgrade between 32 and 64 bit

Burnsy
 
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