Re: Can I use old Dell XP Disk on my new homebuilt?
- From: Ben Myers <ben_myers_spam_me_not@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 10:54:44 -0400
What you did to your Thinkpad works for me. AFAIK, the Dell Windows XP CD will
install OK on any name-brand major OEM computer, and one has to enter the COA.
So I've been told. One of the files on the CD (setup.ini I believe) contains a
Dell-specific code that allows an install on a Dell BIOS system without need to
enter the COA. Other name brands, when they distribute a true Windows CD
instead of a restore CD (rare), would work the same way with their own
brand-specific code... Ben Myers
On Sat, 17 May 2008 10:31:32 -0400, Tony Harding <ToHard@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ben Myers wrote:.
According to Microsoft, who owns the software, you need a unique Certificate of
Authentication (COA or Product Key) for every system running any version of
Windows, 95 or later. If you have a Dell (or eGateMachines, or HPaq or Lenovo
or other "name brand") COA, you cannot legally use it to install Windows on
another computer.
There are ways to install from a Dell-branded XP CD onto another non-Dell
computer, but they may be questioned by the Microsoft thought police and they
absolutely require a unique COA on the non-Dell box... Ben Myers
That last bit is, IMHO, the deal maker/breaker with respect to Windows.
If you have a valid COA for the machine on which you're installing
Windows, no one really cares where the CD/DVD with the binary files came
from. I have used a Dell CD to install XP Pro on my ThinkPad which came
with XP Pro (just try getting a Windows install CD from IBM/Lenovo!) and
everything installed cleanly. The only difference being that since it
wasn't a Dell machine, I had to enter a COA during the install. Since I
had one and it was legal, poof, it was off to the races.
(NB: I am not a lawyer nor have I run this past MS's Legal Dept.).
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