You can usually find a vendor will to part with OEM if you buy something small like a mouse. Otherwise try seeing if someone has a copy they no longer need, there should be a few with Win7 out.
2009/11/12 Scott Waller <sc...@wallers.com.au> > Hi SLUG, > > Had an interesting day today, our IT department found out I was running > Ubuntu instead of Windows XP........ > > My setup currently is: > > New Dell lappy, it came with Vista and a XP Pro downgrade License. I still > have a 40 gig partition with that original install on it, on the other > partition I have Ubuntu 9.04 32 bit with XP Pro running in Sun's VirtualBox. > It works a treat. Unfortunatly the software I train people on only runs in > Windows and the company will not make it for any other platform....anyway my > setup currently works fantastically. > > Well the issue that IT have with my setup is that the Windows XP Pro Key I > took off an old Toshiba Laptop that they threw in the dumpster, is > "violating" the OEM EULA. After doing a quick search online and filtering > out the crap, I found that I actually am! According to the OEM Windows XP > EULA, it can only ever be installed on the original COMPUTER and that's it. > The licence basically dies with the hardware....thanks microsoft (I guess > that's why Billy's so rich) > > So in order to comply, I need a "retail" version of XP Pro which can be > installed on multiple PCs (not running at the same time). > > My Boss who would have to approve the expense of either XP or 7 retail > version is very anti anything not microsoft. > > I will offer to personally pay for the copy of 7 so I can keep my Ubuntu > setup, but would like to find a loophole. > > So my question to you folks is: > > Is there a way around buying either a XP "open" license or Windows 7 Pro > Retail? > > Thanks > > Scott > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
