Re: XP Media Center Key Code Question
- From: "Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:11:06 -0400
JS wrote:
I'm repairing a friend's computer.
His hard drive is failing. It's a Dell 8400.
Restore partition is kaput.
Installed the Dell Windows CD he gave me
(box of all Dell CDs and applications)
and did a "Clean Install" as any attempt
of a "Repair Install" failed using either his or
my Windows (Retail) CD.
Clean install completed without any issues.
winver showed "XP Home" was installed.
Double checked the sticker on the case and
it labeled Media Center.
How in the world did a Media Center key code
work on a "Dell" Windows XP Home CD?
That's not quite what happened.
Dell CDs simply install on Dell PCs (they look for specific
motherboards; notice there is no need to enter the Product Key -- this
is what is known as System-Locked Preinstallation). What you describe is
not permitted by the EULA, but apparently it can happen. :-)
.
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