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11-16-2003, 06:12 PM
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what operating system to use
I am building my first system and wanted to know what would be best system to install....Have XP on my dell that I am using now...& windows 98 on kids system..
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11-16-2003, 06:20 PM
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My choice would be XP, or you could put Win 2000 on it if you wanted to learn more about it.
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11-16-2003, 06:27 PM
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Can i use my copy of XP that came with my new dell..
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11-16-2003, 06:30 PM
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i use xp and 98 on my other computer
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11-16-2003, 06:41 PM
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Legally to use that copy Of Xp that came with your Dell PC, you have to erase it from the Dell PC.
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11-16-2003, 06:42 PM
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You cannot use that copy of XP but i also recomend XP. you will have to buy another one.
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11-16-2003, 06:51 PM
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As ktkendall stated. You can use that copy of XP if it is erased from the Dell. You will have to call Microsoft to get it activated on the new box.
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11-16-2003, 09:46 PM
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XP is much faster and much more stable than 98.
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11-16-2003, 09:50 PM
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xp home will do just fine for it
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11-17-2003, 07:00 AM
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No, you cannot use the copy of XP that came with the Dell even if you remove it from the Dell legally or otherwise. Dell OEM XP cd's are keyed to a Dell bios and will not install on anything else.
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11-17-2003, 07:03 AM
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Ahhhh, the old keyed to the BIOS trick ayyyy.......Sorry for the misinformation on my part then, I was not aware of the facts....
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11-17-2003, 02:46 PM
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I have heard that Dell Restore Disks will work just fine on another installation. Whether or not it can be reactivated through MS is another story!
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11-18-2003, 10:26 AM
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The last few Dells with XP I've seen don't come with restore disks - they come with a standard-looking XP cd that's keyed to the bios. There is a second CD packed with it to restore the factory-installed applications and a third "resource CD" with drivers.
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11-19-2003, 06:26 PM
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I tried using my Win ME disc that came with my Gateway on a different system. It wouldn't install, just a black screen that said "this is not a Gateway computer". So I'd have to agree with GLC.
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11-19-2003, 06:40 PM
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My Dell came with a full XP home CD. Seeing as i put pro on the Dell i used the Home on a friends PC and it worked fine. This discussion has occured here before and a Member actually called Dell on the issue. Dell said the same thin that the eula says, as long as it is installed and shipped with a full PC there is nothing stopping you from using it. If it is keyed to the BIOS (somthing i have never come accross) then you may have issues. You need to remember that the EULA and the OEM Eula are two different things, One applies to the end user (EULA) and one applies to the system builder (OEM EULA), neither party are responsible for the enforcement of the other. For example, My OEM EULA forbids me from making a ghost image of a system for system restore purposes to ship with a PC, Dell's agreement allows them to (an issue i am working on now with microsoft) whereas the end user is specifically permitted to make a ghost image of their own for their own purposes. Basically what I am trying to say is that the end user has no licensing obligation to abide by the OEM EULA. The OEM is required to affix a sticker and ship a complete PC, the EULA for that license allows tranfer of the license in it's entirety. Sorry for being long winded, but M$ make it as complicated as possible for System Builders and M$ Partners such as myself.
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11-19-2003, 11:29 PM
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XP Home or XP Pro if you are doing alot of networking.
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11-21-2003, 11:52 AM
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You can give linux a try; it's free. To test it out download the knoppix iso and burn it as an image to a cd-r. It runs entirely off the bootable cd and writes nothing to your hard drive. It runs a little slow since everything is loaded off the cd but it will give you some idea of what linux is all about.
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