Re: Format Hard Disk; Can't Identify Original XP Home Software

"HillBillyBuddhist" <hillbillybuddhist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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>
>Dell XP discs are BIOS locked to Dell computers and don't require
>activation. Any Dell XP Home disc will work. (it would be good to use one at
>the same Service Pack level if possible) It doesn't need to be the one
>specific to that computer. There is no "per computer specific" information
>on the disc(s).
>

Only the more recent Dell systems with Windows XP are BIOS locked.
When Windows XP was first released the Dell systems came with a
regular OEM installation CD and had to be activated in the normal
manner.

A computer with a "BIOS Locked" OEM version of Windows XP will not
have a menu item for "Activate Windows" on the Accessories - System
Tools menu.


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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