[thelist] Windows XP editions
Timothy J. Luoma
luomat at operamail.com
Wed Sep 10 18:45:51 CDT 2003
On Thu, 11 Sep 2003 08:37:05 +0930, Tim Burgan <burgan at iprimus.com.au>
wrote:
> I'm looking to buy a second-hand unused version that came bundled with a
> DELL computer. The seller says that this XP CD can only be installed on
> a Dell computer is this true??
Yes. Microsoft harassed OEMs into not giving people real restore CDs, but
crippled ones that are tied to their machines.
> This is talked about on the Dell Forums [1]. I didn't understand very
> much. Can someone please clarify this for me.
I'm not sure how restrictive it is, i.e. whether one Dell CD can be used
on a different Dell PC or how it works exactly.
> [1]
> <http://216.239.39.104/translate_c?hl=en&langpair=es%7Cen&u=http://forums.us
> .dell.com/supportforums/board/message%3Fboard.id%3DEspPGenSW%26message.id%3D
> 101&prev=/language_tools>
>
> Copy & Paste the above link into browser.
Dude... think TinyUrl ... which turned that mess into
http://tinyurl.com/mxps
TjL
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