Re: Sell MS OS recovery CD's

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alright gents, here is the answer as I just spoke to the following MS
departments. for those of you who thought MS was the reason recovery/restore
cd's couldn't be sold, you were sorely wrong. ; )

according to MS Partner services, MS pre-sales support, MS volume licensing,
microsoft doesn't have a stance on the CD's resale. It is up to the
manufacturer. So HP and Dell can say yes and that is all the permission you
need. I would ask that if you don't believe, spend the 2 hours on the phone
with the reps from MS to find out. Then come back and state what I wrote as
right.

I am contacting Dell and HP next to see what they need so I can begin
selling these CD's. By the way, the reason you can't sell them on eBay (or
other auction sites) relates to the prices not being set. Restore/recovery
discs can only be sold at a set price.

I will post back when I hear from Dell and HP. Take care everyone!

"Mick Murphy" wrote:

OEM Computer Manufacturer disks are tied to the 1st computer that they are
installed on.
There is NO transferring of the Licence with Dell, HP, etc's OEM disks.

Dell, HP, etc are all the same.
Recovery disks also include Hardware specific Drivers for that computer, in
most cases.

And, the Licence dies with the original computer, when it finally fails.
End of story.

--
Mad Mike


"Roadblockx" wrote:

As a matter of clarification, the SLP only prevents the user from having to
"activate" the Windows install. The SLP does not stop the user from
installing or using a recovery CD. I see what you mean but SLP doesn't
appear to stop an install, only make it easier for the user. Royalty OEM is
what is in play with that.

"Leroy" wrote:

Dell OEM SLP (Original Equipment Manufacturer System Lock Preinstall):
this type of installation has bits in the CD's Setup routine that look
for essential information in the computer's BIOS prior to beginning
installation. If the information is not there, Setup will not continue.

Roadblockx wrote:
: )

Wow I had no idea it would be that hard to sell these things! Ugh... I
never heard about the recovery disks being motherboard specific. Is that
something with just Dell's? When I bought recovery Cd's from
www.Recovery-CD.com, I don't remember specifying the MOBO version.
Interesting.

Also, I didn't read the CYA but I suppose I will and post back what I find.
Maybe we can put our heads together and finally resolve whether this is a
good idea or not. You guys are a great help. Thanks.

"Bob I" wrote:

have you read the terms of service on the site (the CYA language the
user attests to)

Roadblockx wrote:

I'm sure that is a rhetorical question as I am sure that no one "wants" to be
sued by anyone so no, I don't. What I was looking for was a reason which you
sorta offered up. So why are there websites that offer recovery/reinstall
CD's for major hardware brands? I am sure they aren't being sued since they
have been there for years. ; )

* www.RestoreDisks.com
* www.Recovery-CDs.com

So there are companies besides Dell, HP, etc., that are allowed to do this.
I mentioned earlier that your post sorta answered my question as you mention
I can't do it. I would like to know why besides referring me to read the
Dell OEM EULA.

Again, I really am not trying to sound brash as I appreciate everyone's time
but having a little more indepth answer is what I am looking for. Thanks!

"Leroy" wrote:


Roadblockx wrote:

These CD's are the original discs from Dell that contain the recovery/restore
OS on them. The company that I bought them from had 200+ Dell Optiplex 520's
and I guess they never threw the discs away. I felt like selling them either
on my website or on eBay. Can someone explain why you can't sell them?

"David B." wrote:


Microsoft does not make recovery/restore CD's, those are made by OEM PC
mfg's to install an OS on to a purchased computer. If you are talking about
actual Microsoft Windows XP installation media, some can be resold, some
cannot.

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"Roadblockx" <Roadblockx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:437F20AA-714A-4C5A-A1E0-3375473409DB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I'm not sure what happened to my first post of this question but I thought
I
would try again. I am just trying to figure out if I can sell
recovery/restore CD's for MS Windows XP Pro online? If I can, are there
are
licenses that I need to own in order to do this. Thanks for your help.

Regards,
Aaron


The Dell recovery discs cannot be resold by themselves. You would have
to sell the Dell computers along with the Dell recovery CDs in order to
have a legal selling transaction. Would you like to be sued by Dell and
banned forever from selling sites such as eBay?

If you have any further questions, read the Dell OEM Windows XP EULA
which can be found by exploring the Dell recovery CD.



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