# Windows 7 OEM!!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 29, 2009, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-7-oem/245763 "2009-07-29T15:09:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-7-oem/245763/1 "2009-07-29T15:09:04Z")
OEM OMG!!! Anyway I just thought you guys should know that the Windows 7 RTM, OEM is out. You have to hack your BIOS & make a few changes in order to make windows recognize it as a legit OEM install. I may or may not have successfully done this :ninja :thumbup ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-7-oem/245763/2 "2009-07-29T15:20:10Z")
I had it on my music/porn pc as a virtual OS and I liked it. Vista SP2 is okay for the laptop though. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-7-oem/245763/3 "2009-07-29T15:21:02Z")
the RTM or the RC? There is a huge difference. ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-7-oem/245763/4 "2009-07-29T15:21:49Z")
The first one that Windows released and had available for download. Beta version. I forget which it was though…haha ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-7-oem/245763/5 "2009-07-29T15:22:42Z")
ohhhh yea that was the beta / release candidate. this is the retail one that will be coming on all new machines. and it’s ultimate 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-7-oem/245763/6 "2009-07-29T15:23:46Z")
Oh sick. How do you like it? How is it compared to Vista? ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-7-oem/245763/7 "2009-07-29T15:27:13Z")
bettar! ---
**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-7-oem/245763/8 "2009-07-29T15:30:11Z")
your talking about illegall copy right ? they had the oem hacks for vista when it came out, worked awesome for a while ! now i use another activator that hasnt failed me yet for vista even on sp2 ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2009, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/windows-7-oem/245763/9 "2009-07-29T15:44:42Z")
yea