Re: Re-using operating system from a stolen laptop

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?