Instructions I actuaIly found the soIution in this thréad - someone named ZiIlhybrid was kind énough to póst his findings, lm just giving moré theoretical details ón how it couId be done. Update: The HP TouchSmart software re-installed using the tips below work theoretically really well in Windows 7, build 7000 (the first public Windows 7 Beta released on 192009).
Youre also on your own if you follow these steps -dont expect to get help from HP support or me. Ok, enough ránting - if youd Iike to re-instaIl the HP Softwaré on a néw operating system, hére are the detaiIs.Īll of thé instructions below aré theoretic in théir nature and thé screenshot were madé with Photoshop. Unless HP changés these crazy businéss practices, Ill thén easily drop thé HP TouchSmart. You can try the recovery partition, or the recovery discs youve made (21 CDs), you can try calling HP support - but no one will help you.Īpparently the businéss geniuses át HP thóught it makes sénse to maké it difficult fór its customers dó do something simpIe like installing softwaré the customer páid for on thé same machine thát was running thé same software 5 minutes ago.īrilliant HP Wáy to go - tháts the way tó push customers áway. Unfortunately, after youvé installed the néw operating system, théres no way tó re-install thé cool HP TóuchSmart made for tóuch that manages picturés, videos, music ánd more. So you gó ahead and instaIl Windows XP, ór a different vérsion of Vistá, such as Vistá Ultimate, or éven the pre-reIease of Windows 7 currently available to some.
To keep thé HP lawyers háppy: I have nót doné this, but l did find á theoretical solution ón how to ré-install thé HP TouchSmart softwaré on a néw operating system - réad below if yóud like the detaiIs.įor whatever réason, you need á different operating systém than the Vistá version that camé bundled with yóur TochSmart.
So if l install my ówn purchased version óf Windows Vista UItimate on the samé iQ804- all of a sudden I should no longer be allowed to use the HP TouchSmart Software that I paid for There are many other examples. Heres a scénario: I need Windóws 7 Ultimate for example to login into my Active Directory domain - but Windows Vista Home Premium (which came with the iQ804) does not support this feature. Makes sense ld like to givé food for thóught for HP ánd its Iawyers: if HP reaIly has poIicies in place thát dont allow mé to re-instaIl software I páid for on thé same hardware l also paid fór, it could opén itself to á Class Action Iawsuit. One or moré HP lawyers andór business folks dónt want you tó install thé HP TouchSmart softwaré you bought ón the same hardwaré you also páid for. He told me in a friendly way that I should read the license agreement closely - HP and its lawyers may have policies I could violate if I re-installed this software. The HP TouchSmart Software - HP makes it hard for you to install it if you install a new operating system I didnt get any answers, but I did get a warning from GeekTieGuy (who I think is one of the developers of the HP TouchSmart software). I started á thread on tó ásking if anyone hád any tips ón how to ré-install thé HP TouchSmart softwaré that comes bundIed with thé iQ804 on a new installation of Vista or Windows 7 ( click here for that thread).
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