Sorry, I must subscribe to the list from my UKFSN account...
I agree with Alan, but what do you do when they don't give you a CD in
the first place?
I got a legit copy of Windows XP with my HP laptop, and ONE chance of
creating a 'recovery' CD: I only noticed that the CD I wrote it to was
scratched afterwards...
Tony.
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Tom Bamford wrote:
Eddie Armstrong wrote:
Tom Bamford wrote:
I use a mastered ISO which has every
version of XP in both OEM and retail flavours on the one CD.
[...]
Hello, Tom.
I'm no lawyer, but as far as I know the M$ EULA forbids copying of their
installation media (OEM or otherwise) and you agree to the EULA when you
use $MS Windows. I had a similar situation recently with Windows ME on
an 'old' Dell. The installation files were on the hard drive, and no OEM
CD was ever provided: Dell explain how to copy the files onto a CD...
However, The M$ keys were on stickers attached to the side of the cases,
and both PC's were purchased with Windows ME installed. Unfortunately,
one of them had a pirated copy of Windows XP on it, which I removed.
I used "parted" to clone the disk partition of the 'legit' Windows ME to
the other PC. Naturally, both PC's now dual-boot Gutsy, which runs quite
well on a 700MHz Celeron in 256MB RAM and on a 1700MHz P4 in 512MB. I've
left ME installed, because the 'winmodems' don't work under Linux! and
these PC's are on dial-up connections. Never mind, they are ready to be
connected to an ethernet router when my friends decide to get broadband.
Tony.
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