Re: Windows XP PRO OEM

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No. A Dell CD will only install on the Dell PC it
shipped with and no other type of PC.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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"Bassim Faouzi" wrote:

| Can you use a Windows XP PRO OEM (Dell) on a
| Generic Box for Installation / Reinstallation ?
| because everytime I try to use it ; it says this is
| Not a Dell PC. ?? Help please....

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