On Sat, 3 May 2008 10:44:01 +0100 Stroller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On 2 May 2008, at 19:03, Mark Knecht wrote: > > On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 10:52 AM, Michael Higgins > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> (Saw a similar thread, going the wrong way.) > >> > >> I have a laptop with a spare partition waiting for WinXP, to > >> install from Dell OEM disks that came originally. > > > > I would be very careful about installing from OEM disks. My HP OEM > > disks will actually blow ALL the partitions on the drive away, > > repartition and reformat the whole drive back to the way it was > > shipped from the factory. > > What he said. > > > Better if you can find a regular retail copy > > of XP. > > Better if he can find a regular _OEM_ copy of XP. > > > Note that in the case of this HP Vista license it only works > > with the OEM install. The license is no good with a normal copy of > > Vista. > > > Right. Same with XP. > [8<] > The OEM license numbers don't work with a retail installation CD & > vice-versa. So what Michael needs is a Microsoft-branded OEM > installation CD. These work with any OEM license number (even if the > sticker says "Dell" or "HP" on it), as long as the Home / > Professional versioning is correct. > > I would suggest - as long as you live in Sweden - the famous 9-in-1 > OEM CD, from your favourite swashbuckling sea-dog. Arrrrr, me > hearties! This be perfectly legal because the the sticker on the > underside of the the laptop is the license for XP, not the CD itself. > > Stroller. Thanks to you folks for all the great info. Just happen to have an OEM copy of XP Pro kicking about and a sticker on the bottom of the laptop with a product key for the same. Looks like I'm good to go. Cheers, -- |\ /| | | ~ ~ | \/ | |---| `|` ? | |ichael | |iggins \^ / michael.higgins[at]evolone[dot]org -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
