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**thefultonhow** · 06-22-2006, 09:53 PM

Chances are that the XP disc from your Dell will only install on Dell hardware. Even if it isn't tied to the hardware, Microsoft has changed the OEM license agreement so that you can no longer transfer an OEM copy of XP between computers.

06-22-2006, 09:53 PM	#2
thefultonhow Moderator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,918	Chances are that the XP disc from your Dell will only install on Dell hardware. Even if it isn't tied to the hardware, Microsoft has changed the OEM license agreement so that you can no longer transfer an OEM copy of XP between computers. __________________ Computer: Intel Core i5-750 2.66 GHz quad-core processor @ 3.71 GHz \| Asus P7P55D-E motherboard \| Crucial 4 GB DDR3-1333 RAM \| nVidia GeForce 8600GT \| 2x WD Caviar Black WD1501FASS 1.5TB hard drives in RAID 1 \| Antec Sonata III case with Antec EarthWatts 500-watt PSU \| Dual Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP 24" widescreens \| Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit Other: 2005 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT sedan 5MT \| Samsung Epic 4G Smartphone \| Mamiya M645 1000S medium-format SLR with 55mm f/2.8, 70mm f/2.8, 210mm f/4, teleconverter, 120 and 220 film backs \| Olympus E-PL1 Micro-4/3s DSLR with 14-42mm and 40-150mm lenses