[Ham-Computers] windows copies

[johngadd at comcast.net]

Dont you guys every read the agreement BEFORE you install it . That hasnt changed for 20 years 
You can and and change hardware as much as you want the first 30 days before YOU ACTIVATE IT! Dugh

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From: kd4e <doc at kd4e.com> 

> I have been told that MS claims some absurd right to 
> limit your use of XP or Vista based on changes to the 
> hardware in your computer or heaven-forbid that you 
> change hardware. 
> 
> Essentially they claim that they only "lease" you a copy 
> of their chronically troubled operating system and they 
> get to tell you where, when, and how you may use it -- 
> and if you do anything with which they disagree they 
> terminate your right to use it and keep your money! 
> 
> The result is that MS claims that they sell you a 
> single-use single-machine only-minor-hardware-changes- 
> allowed license. If you make "major" hardware changes 
> the license is terminated. If you switch machines 
> entirely the license is terminated. It is unclear if 
> you may resell your MS license, with or without the 
> original hardware. It is also unclear if you may 
> install it on one machine, uninstall it, and install 
> the same OS on a different machine. 
> 
> Your Dell was originally shipped with a OEM version 
> of XP "assigned" to that machine. For whatever reason 
> someone wiped that install and later replaced it with 
> and illegal copy of XP. 
> 
> MS may assert that only the XP they just sold you may 
> be installed on that Dell and that a Dell or other XP 
> may not replace it and that you may not transfer your 
> XP to another PC. Or so I have been told. 
> 
> This is one of the many good reasons that I use Linux. 
> 
> :-) 
> 
> > My question is: Can I remove the legal copy, save it ( have the correct 
> > installation key)and use a Dell XP installation disk on this machine? 
> >>From what you say, the Dell disks are not machine specific; does the Dell 
> > installation disk have the installation key "built in"? 
> > 
> > If I can do this, I could free up the 'legal copy' for use on another 
> > machine. . . 
> > 
> > Sorry to be a bother, but I did not want to go through all this if the Dell 
> > disk would not work. 
> > 
> > Thanks es 
> > 73 Gene, WØQFC 
> 
> 
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> Thanks! & 73, doc, KD4E 
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