XP for a Dell

From: "Real Ale" <chris.howland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 23:02:10 +0100

I have aquired a Dell ( Optiplex 150 ) without operating system.

Can Dells be loaded with a normal XP OEM or do they require a Dell XP and driver disk
?

thanks, Chris

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