[thelist] Windows XP editions

[Timothy J. Luoma]

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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