I have run recovery on a new HD after the old one died on a HP laptop, I
have replaced the 250Gb drive with a nice shiny new WB Scorpio Blue 500Gb
unit.

I am seeing on the bottom right of screen that it is saying it is an
evaluation copy of Vista version 6002, it should be the real thing of
course.

Is this just a glitch in the fabric of time that will sort itself out or am
I headed for a problem when MS decides I have a bad copy of Vista?

All updates are installing okay except some SQL update so it looks okay from
that side of the shop. My plan is to install WIn7 as soon as I can get a
real retail version but in the mean time this is it.

Any insights?

Cheers.

Pete

In news:4a92ffa0$0$28350$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au,
Pete D typed on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:01:13 +1000:
> I have run recovery on a new HD after the old one died on a HP
> laptop, I have replaced the 250Gb drive with a nice shiny new WB
> Scorpio Blue 500Gb unit.
>
> I am seeing on the bottom right of screen that it is saying it is an
> evaluation copy of Vista version 6002, it should be the real thing of
> course.
>
> Is this just a glitch in the fabric of time that will sort itself out
> or am I headed for a problem when MS decides I have a bad copy of
> Vista?
> All updates are installing okay except some SQL update so it looks
> okay from that side of the shop. My plan is to install WIn7 as soon
> as I can get a real retail version but in the mean time this is it.
>
> Any insights?
>
> Cheers.
>
> Pete

You should be okay, this is after SP1 got installed right?

http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/1...tallating-sp1/

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Bill
Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Windows XP SP2

"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
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> In news:4a92ffa0$0$28350$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au,
> Pete D typed on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:01:13 +1000:
>> I have run recovery on a new HD after the old one died on a HP
>> laptop, I have replaced the 250Gb drive with a nice shiny new WB
>> Scorpio Blue 500Gb unit.
>>
>> I am seeing on the bottom right of screen that it is saying it is an
>> evaluation copy of Vista version 6002, it should be the real thing of
>> course.
>>
>> Is this just a glitch in the fabric of time that will sort itself out
>> or am I headed for a problem when MS decides I have a bad copy of
>> Vista?
>> All updates are installing okay except some SQL update so it looks
>> okay from that side of the shop. My plan is to install WIn7 as soon
>> as I can get a real retail version but in the mean time this is it.
>>
>> Any insights?
>>
>> Cheers.
>>
>> Pete
>
> You should be okay, this is after SP1 got installed right?
>
> http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/1...tallating-sp1/
>
Correct, it refused to load SP2 without SP1 being done first.

Am I reading right that I have installed SP1 RC rather than the real thing?

Thanks

Pete

"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
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> In news:4a92ffa0$0$28350$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au,
> Pete D typed on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:01:13 +1000:
>> I have run recovery on a new HD after the old one died on a HP
>> laptop, I have replaced the 250Gb drive with a nice shiny new WB
>> Scorpio Blue 500Gb unit.
>>
>> I am seeing on the bottom right of screen that it is saying it is an
>> evaluation copy of Vista version 6002, it should be the real thing of
>> course.
>>
>> Is this just a glitch in the fabric of time that will sort itself out
>> or am I headed for a problem when MS decides I have a bad copy of
>> Vista?
>> All updates are installing okay except some SQL update so it looks
>> okay from that side of the shop. My plan is to install WIn7 as soon
>> as I can get a real retail version but in the mean time this is it.
>>
>> Any insights?
>>
>> Cheers.
>>
>> Pete
>
> You should be okay, this is after SP1 got installed right?
>
> http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/1...tallating-sp1/
>

Found out some more info, it is actually SP2 coursing my problem, SP1 will
give eval copy 6001 and SP2 will give eval 6002 apparently.

Pete

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>
> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
> news:h6v1hi$82p$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> In news:4a92ffa0$0$28350$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au,
>> Pete D typed on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:01:13 +1000:
>>> I have run recovery on a new HD after the old one died on a HP
>>> laptop, I have replaced the 250Gb drive with a nice shiny new WB
>>> Scorpio Blue 500Gb unit.
>>>
>>> I am seeing on the bottom right of screen that it is saying it is an
>>> evaluation copy of Vista version 6002, it should be the real thing of
>>> course.
>>>
>>> Is this just a glitch in the fabric of time that will sort itself out
>>> or am I headed for a problem when MS decides I have a bad copy of
>>> Vista?
>>> All updates are installing okay except some SQL update so it looks
>>> okay from that side of the shop. My plan is to install WIn7 as soon
>>> as I can get a real retail version but in the mean time this is it.
>>>
>>> Any insights?
>>>
>>> Cheers.
>>>
>>> Pete
>>
>> You should be okay, this is after SP1 got installed right?
>>
>> http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/1...tallating-sp1/
>>
>
> Found out some more info, it is actually SP2 coursing my problem, SP1 will
> give eval copy 6001 and SP2 will give eval 6002 apparently.
>
> Pete
Apparently all I have to to do is uninstall SP2 RC and reinstall the proper
SP2. Doing that now. Fingers crossed!!!

Cheers.

Pete

In news:4a9325dc$0$28413$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au,
Pete D typed on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:44:21 +1000:
> Apparently all I have to to do is uninstall SP2 RC and reinstall the
> proper SP2. Doing that now. Fingers crossed!!!

My fingers too Pete! It helps to sacrifice a sheep too.

--
Bill
Asus EEE PC 702G8 ~ 2GB RAM ~ 16GB-SDHC
Windows XP SP2

"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
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> In news:4a9325dc$0$28413$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au,
> Pete D typed on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:44:21 +1000:
>> Apparently all I have to to do is uninstall SP2 RC and reinstall the
>> proper SP2. Doing that now. Fingers crossed!!!
>
> My fingers too Pete! It helps to sacrifice a sheep too.
>
> --
Well uninstalling SP2 got rid of the "eval copy 6002" banner, just waiting
for the proper SP2 to install, looking good so far.

I suspect that while the you gave me would work it was old info that is no
longer valid for SP1, because you could just uninstall and reinstall the new
pack, would have been valid when only the RC was available though.

Thanks for the assist mate, got me going in the right direction.

Cheers

Pete

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> "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
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>> In news:4a9325dc$0$28413$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au,
>> Pete D typed on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:44:21 +1000:
>>> Apparently all I have to to do is uninstall SP2 RC and reinstall the
>>> proper SP2. Doing that now. Fingers crossed!!!
>>
>> My fingers too Pete! It helps to sacrifice a sheep too.
>>
>> --
> Well uninstalling SP2 got rid of the "eval copy 6002" banner, just waiting
> for the proper SP2 to install, looking good so far.
>
> I suspect that while the you gave me would work it was old info that is no
> longer valid for SP1, because you could just uninstall and reinstall the
> new pack, would have been valid when only the RC was available though.
>
> Thanks for the assist mate, got me going in the right direction.
>
> Cheers
>
> Pete
>

And all fixed now.

Cheers.

Pete

Very good reply for us rebuild the OS

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>
> Very good reply for us rebuild the OS
>
>
> --
> jacksmith

No, just uninstall the release candidate service pack and install the proper
pack, about ten minutes each.

Cheers.

Pete