Re: License Transfer

And this is why I build my own desktop systems. Not to mention the tons of
junk they usually load up on the default installs.

[Laptops are a different story, as I'm not about to take on one of those.]

"Chris H." <winxpnews@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> And many of them do, Barry. Since it is the option of the OEM (and I'm
> not talking about the over-the-counter "OEM MCE" that's available), that
> is how it is done primarily. I have Motion Computing, Sony, Gateway,
> Acer, HP and Toshiba machines in our home, and all came with OEM
> "recovery" media - all tied to the BIOS. If you believe the recovery
> media as created by major OEMs isn't tied to the BIOS, go try to install
> the OS on a different brand machine. Even Toshiba, which ships the
> OneNote program as part of their packages, changes the install so it can
> only be done on their machine, and not the normal "desktop and mobile pc"
> as retail Office programs from Microsoft can do.
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>
> "Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Chris, this has nothing to do with "BIOS tying". While large OEMs (Dell,
>> HP, Gateway) have the OPTION to tie an OS to the BIOS, many of them don't
>> (Toshiba does not, at least not on all models), and further, the question
>> is applicable to the "small OEM" copies that system builders buy in
>> 1-10-30 packs (like you would buy from Newegg), where BIOS tieing is not
>> even an option.
>>
>>
>> Chris H. wrote:
>>
>>> Read your information, if you have an OEM setup. It is that
>>> manufacturer, not Microsoft setting things tied to their BIOS within
>>> that system.
>
>


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