Re: Pre Installed XP Home on HP Computer
- From: "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <jones_jupiter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 13:32:48 -0600
OEM users can not get Windows XP CDs from Microsoft at a "nominal charge".
That option is only available for retail owners.
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"T. Waters" <@$%$%#^@jdjgkl.com> wrote in message
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> The trouble is, the Windows XP SP2 CD that you can get from Microsoft for
> a
> nominal charge cannot be used on your system. The version of Windows sold
> on
> Compaqs has been altered to be custom for Compaq hardware. If you were to
> install a disk gotten directly from Microsoft onto your computer, you
> would
> not have an Activation Key, and after 30 days, you would not have an
> operating system!
> This is the dirty little secret behind OEM Windows computers, whether
> bought
> at Wal-Mart or more upscale venues.
.
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