The installer for Windows Vista is wrong...

I was recently given an old "Lenovo Thinkpad SL500' with a failing HARD drive.  On the Palm of the laptop is Windows label that reads "Windows Vista Basic". I put in a disc of Windows Vista (x 86 version) and windows load, and to enter the serial number, it starts to install "Windows Vista Business" (perhaps the original owner updated the version of windows). At the end of installation, I go to activate and I like that it's the wrong version of windows for the serial number, hmmm... !  Think it should have been the version 64-bit (x 64), I perform the re - install, once again tell them he set up "Windows Vista Business" (64-bit version). Still, I get the same error message when you try to activate.

Time to cheat, I re - install again, but don't get me the serial number, which then gives the option to select the version of vista to install, this time I select Vista Basic (32-bit and 64-bit later). Windows installed twice and both times it fails to activate, this time with the error "Enter a different product for activation key", and Yes, I type in the serial number from the label (which windows it is was brought off the coast of the COA), still with no success.

Is it possible to say that Windows belongs to my serial number, or is it possible that the previous owner upgraded to a version of Windows 7 and changed the COA. ??

Vista OEM integrators of systems and DVD retail are the same both contain the files for the editions of Vista that you mentioned, and that is the PK that determines which edition is installed.

Unfortunately, there is no list to check a PK hand to see which edition it corresponds to the.

Lenovo are those who need to check with as to what is preinstalled on it.

Here is their information on it:

https://support.Lenovo.com/au/en/documents/MIGR-75229

'Detailed features - ThinkPad SL400, SL400c, SL500, SL500c'

Software
Operating system
  • Windows XP Professional
  • Windows Vista Starter Edition (32-bit)
  • Windows Vista Home Basic (32 bit)
  • Windows Vista Home Premium (32 bit)
  • Windows Vista Business (32 bit)
  • Windows Vista Ultimate (32 bit)

Notes:

  • Earlier versions of these operating systems are not supported.
  • Operating systems other than those pre-installed on systems cannot provide full adjustment functionality

See you soon.

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