Re: windows xp OEM enquiry
From: Barry Watzman (WatzmanNOSPAM_at_neo.rr.com)
Date: 09/09/04
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Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 09:55:27 -0400 To: Bruce Chambers <bruce_a_chambers@h0tmail.com>
Bruce's answer is correct as far as it goes.
BUT .....
In most cases, you can effectively "make you own" full OEM installation
CD and thus regain the ability to do what the manufacturer did not provide.
The key is to find the "I386" folder that almost all installations leave
on the hard drive. If you burn this folder to a CD, that CD, if you
know how to use it, effectively becomes an OEM installation CD for
Windows (ONLY, in most cases), from which you can do custom
installations of types not intended by the computer maker.
Within that folder will be the MS-DOS and Windows installation programs,
in most cases (WINNT.EXE and WINNT32.EXE, respectively).
Bruce Chambers wrote:
>
> Legally, the OEM has met it's contractual obligation to Microsoft
> by providing a means of returning the PC to its ex-factory state,
> whether it's a Recovery CD or a Recovery Partition. They are not
> legally obliged to provide a true installation CD as part of the sale.
> Reputable, customer-service aware OEMs, like Dell and Gateway, do
> provide a full OEM installation CD, that does permit custom
> installations and repairs. Many uncaring OEMs, such as Compaq, HP,
> and Sony, however, in an effort to save pennies and reduce their
> support costs by having to hire support people that can only say "Boot
> from the Recovery CD to return your PC to its original condition,"
> provide only a CD bearing a disk image of the hard drive as it left
> the factory. These Recovery/Restore CDs cannot perform normal
> installations, nor can they be used to do any sort of customizations.
>
> Essentially, it boils down to "You get what you pay for."
>
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