Doh....I forgot that the D620 also has a key. The key on the D620 is for XP Pro.
We can talk off list about how to meet.....some dark alley in the city where no one will see us....;) mark at phillipsmarketing dot biz. Mark On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 11:09 AM, Stephen <cryptwo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Find out if you have a key on that dell you are setting up. and hat > version it is. I have a an XP pro and XP home OEM install media for > that generation of latitude. > > On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 10:56 AM, Eric Shubert <e...@shubes.net> wrote: > > On 06/07/2012 09:52 AM, Mark Phillips wrote: > >> > >> I am refurbishing an old Dell Latitude D620 for my daughter. I am > >> installing Ubuntu 12.0.4, and I would like to have Windows XP run in > >> VirtualBox so she can access Itunes. I have several OEM Windows XP > >> licenses from other Dell machines that I have converted completely to > >> Linux, but I don't have any XP installation CDs. Dell won't send them to > >> me. Does anyone have an XP installation CD I can borrow? > >> > >> If I am violating any laws with the request, please let me know. My > >> simple minded view is that I have a valid license, just not the media, > >> so borrowing the media for an installation should not be an issue. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Mark > >> > >> > > First off, IANAL, and YMMV. > > > > TTBOMK, Windoze OEM licenses are good only on the machine they're issued > > for. Your D620 probably has a license sticker on it though. You won't > > however be able to install a retail version of XP using the OEM license > key. > > > > Windoze licenses vary regarding virtualized machines. For example, Vista > > Home Premium does not allow for running as a VM guest, while Vista > Ultimate > > does (on the same hardware). I know that XP Pro allows running as a VM > guest > > (on the same hardware), but I'm not sure about XP Home. Allowing for > > something in the license doesn't necessarily mean that it won't work > though > > (I don't honestly know if it'd work or not). > > > > I would find a Dell XP installation disk, which will install on your D620 > > w/out requiring activation. You might stop by AZStRUT some day to see if > you > > can use theirs on site. Once you have XP on the bare hardware, you can > use > > the P2V utility for VB to create the VM guest files. Then install Ubuntu > and > > VB on the bare hardware, and copy in the VM guest files you created > earlier. > > That's the best way I know of to get to where you want to be. > > > > -- > > -Eric 'shubes' > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >
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