Re: Microsoft XP Pro OEM

I understand your point regarding OEM recovery CDs.

However, System Locked Preinstallation becomes a technical issue rather than
a EULA 'violation.'

But, if someone has a generic OEM XP installation CD in Germany, it appears
that it legally is not tied to the original PC on which it was installed,
and it can be re-sold and/or transferred at will.

Alan

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Many OEM recovery CDs use System Locked Preinstallation (SLP).
Used by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), System Locked
Preinstallation
uses information stored in the computer BIOS to protect each installation
from
casual copying. No communication by the end customer to Microsoft is
required.
At system startup, the operating system compares the computer's BIOS to
the SLP
information. If it matches, no activation is required. Conversely, if
there is no match,
Windows cannot be activated and calling Microsoft for a new activation
code
will not work since SLP is hard-coded in the recovery CD by the PC
manufacturer.

Product Activation and new pre-loaded PCs:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457054.aspx

So if someone purchased purchased a used Dell OEM Windows XP recovery CD
designed for use with a Dell PC, and tries to install and activate it on a
non-Dell
computer, they will find they bought a worthless CD.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"Alan" wrote:

Carey,

That might be Microsoft's claim.

As others here in these groups have pointed out -- I recently posted an
excerpt from Bruce Chambers regarding the various Terms and Conditions
within the EULA -- no one in the USA has YET challenged Microsoft's
'wishes'
within its various product EULAs.

However, it appears that in Germany someone DID challenge Microsoft
regarding this....and Microsoft lost.

So, for you to state what you did to the original poster might not be
universally true any longer.

Alan


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