does vista ask for serial during installation?

Yes it does. You enter the product key code first almost immediately once you pop in the Vista DVD. After the installation, you have to activate it. Well, it can activate it for you during the installation process. For that part, you have up to 30 days. Otherwise, it will lock you out or something.
 
A bit like XP really, some versions you don't have to enter the CD key on installation, but have to activate it. If you do not activate it within 30 days, you will be locked out of your account until it is activated.
 
I'm thinking there's got to be a hack to bypass that. I remember posting one for XP in the OS section here on how to bypass that activation process.
 
Only a matter of time before it gets hacked to pieces and on a torrent tracker near you :D

Yeah, my Vista Business asked for the key fairly early on, but didn't need activated immediately.
 
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