Vista trouble

Ross1234 · 17 Jun 2007 at 13:55

I got a 32bit vista express upgrade with my PC. I want 64bit. I tried microsofts thing to download 64 but it didnt work. Is it legal to download 64bit on a torrent and use my code for 32bit?

snowdog · 17 Jun 2007 at 13:58

Ross1234 said:
I got a 32bit vista express upgrade with my PC. I want 64bit. I tried microsofts thing to download 64 but it didnt work. Is it legal to download 64bit on a torrent and use my code for 32bit?

Illegal, sorry.

Ross1234 · 17 Jun 2007 at 13:59

is there any legal option?

Ross1234 · 17 Jun 2007 at 13:59

besides buying it

gareth170 · 17 Jun 2007 at 14:01

Ross1234 said:
I got a 32bit vista express upgrade with my PC. I want 64bit. I tried microsofts thing to download 64 but it didnt work. Is it legal to download 64bit on a torrent and use my code for 32bit?

your best option is to ask a friend if they have vista 64bit dvd then just install that using your key from your 32bit vista.. it'll be still valid and licensed..

Ross1234 · 17 Jun 2007 at 14:02

why isnt downloading it just the same as this considering i have no freind with it

gareth170 · 17 Jun 2007 at 14:04

Ross1234 said:
why isnt downloading it just the same as this considering i have no freind with it

its just the media so u can download it..

but u must use your key

Ross1234 · 17 Jun 2007 at 14:06

i know i have to use my key. Can someone else say its legal to be sure? I dont want to be arrested

PinkPig · 18 Jun 2007 at 11:10

The chances of you being arrested are pretty small, but it is illegal. It's also illegal to borrow a copy from a friend and install that. The suggestion that "only the license matters" is a myth - the license gives you a legal right to use the media that you bought with it. It doesn't let you obtain a copy by any means of your choice.

Brian Stuart · 18 Jun 2007 at 11:14

That is not correct. The media you use is irrelevant it's the license that gives you the right to use the operating system. When no media is supplied, as with competitors PC's from a well known store, you get the option to create a restore disk. Surely that is not illegal?

gareth170 · 18 Jun 2007 at 11:38

the media is nothing really. if u have the license then your ok..

bledd · 18 Jun 2007 at 11:53

in my opinion, if you've got the key, then who cares where the disc came from

in ms and the law's opinion, it does matter where you get the disc from!

Brian Stuart · 18 Jun 2007 at 13:34

bledd. said:
in my opinion, if you've got the key, then who cares where the disc came from

in ms and the law's opinion, it does matter where you get the disc from!

Please explain how how it is against the law to use or not use a certain CD/DVD to reinstall a programme you have a valid license key for