I had my 3 week old Toshiba laptop stolen 4 days ago. My fault for
leaving it where it could be got to. No argument there!
My problem is I have the re-istaller disk and feel that as I bought
and paid for it, do I have the right to use it to upgrade my old
desktop pc and if so can it be done? As the Vista OS forms nearly a
quarter of the cost of the laptop and I am the legal purchaser of it,
can I make some use out of the situation or does the right to use it
pass on to the lowlife scumbag that stole it?

<ron6a@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I had my 3 week old Toshiba laptop stolen 4 days ago. My fault for
> leaving it where it could be got to. No argument there!
> My problem is I have the re-istaller disk and feel that as I bought
> and paid for it, do I have the right to use it to upgrade my old
> desktop pc and if so can it be done? As the Vista OS forms nearly a
> quarter of the cost of the laptop and I am the legal purchaser of it,
> can I make some use out of the situation or does the right to use it
> pass on to the lowlife scumbag that stole it?

You would need to discuss the matter with the Microsoft
office in your area. Maybe if you send them a police report
they'll give you a new product code.

Unfortunately you did not buy the software. You only bought the license.

Since it is a preinstalled Vista (OEM) the license does not include the
right to transfer the software to another computer. The cost to you of a
retail (and therefore transferrable) copy would have been much higher.

If the dvd is a recovery disk it will not work on your desktop anyway.

There is also a chance that it is a BIOS-locked copy and cannot be installed
on any computer except one matching the laptop model that you lost.

Sorry if this turns out to be the case.

<ron6a@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I had my 3 week old Toshiba laptop stolen 4 days ago. My fault for
> leaving it where it could be got to. No argument there!
> My problem is I have the re-istaller disk and feel that as I bought
> and paid for it, do I have the right to use it to upgrade my old
> desktop pc and if so can it be done? As the Vista OS forms nearly a
> quarter of the cost of the laptop and I am the legal purchaser of it,
> can I make some use out of the situation or does the right to use it
> pass on to the lowlife scumbag that stole it?

ron6a@hotmail.com wrote:
> I had my 3 week old Toshiba laptop stolen 4 days ago. My fault for
> leaving it where it could be got to. No argument there!
> My problem is I have the re-istaller disk and feel that as I bought
> and paid for it, do I have the right to use it to upgrade my old
> desktop pc and if so can it be done? As the Vista OS forms nearly a
> quarter of the cost of the laptop and I am the legal purchaser of it,
> can I make some use out of the situation or does the right to use it
> pass on to the lowlife scumbag that stole it?

No, the software goes with the machine.

On your next laptop, you might consider a software package that quietly logs
in to some tracking site. Sort of a low-jack for computers.

You only "bought" the right to use it on that laptop. Nothing more. If
you want a license you can move from PC to PC, then you need to purchase
a retail version rather than a "OEM" as you did. Check with your
insurance agent as to the compensation for the theft.

ron6a@hotmail.com wrote:

> I had my 3 week old Toshiba laptop stolen 4 days ago. My fault for
> leaving it where it could be got to. No argument there!
> My problem is I have the re-istaller disk and feel that as I bought
> and paid for it, do I have the right to use it to upgrade my old
> desktop pc and if so can it be done? As the Vista OS forms nearly a
> quarter of the cost of the laptop and I am the legal purchaser of it,
> can I make some use out of the situation or does the right to use it
> pass on to the lowlife scumbag that stole it?