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Dai · 17-09-2008, 16:45

Have an old Dell belonging to a pensioner chappie.. Bought in good faith off eBay by an innocent - I'm sure you all know the story. So now it's got the 'counterfeit' nags all over since it turns out that it is one of the barred VLK licenses.

I'm basically looking at the quickest and cheapest option as the machine really has no value and the old chap is not wealthy.

Can I do a repair install over the top of the VLK with a 'legit' OEM serial. Will this work or do I have to 'bare-metal' and reinstall from scratch?

17-09-2008, 16:45	#1
Dai Inactive Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lincoln UK Age: 76 Services: 50Mb, TV & Phone Posts: 3,673	WGA - can I escape from this? Have an old Dell belonging to a pensioner chappie.. Bought in good faith off eBay by an innocent - I'm sure you all know the story. So now it's got the 'counterfeit' nags all over since it turns out that it is one of the barred VLK licenses. I'm basically looking at the quickest and cheapest option as the machine really has no value and the old chap is not wealthy. Can I do a repair install over the top of the VLK with a 'legit' OEM serial. Will this work or do I have to 'bare-metal' and reinstall from scratch?