pow
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See if there is anyone willing to donate one for beer moneyz? 
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Dan Lewis
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do you just need the sticker?
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pow
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Yeah, I need a licnece as cheap as possible for a very very budget machine im building up for my GF.
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John
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Why do you need a licence?
The licence will also most likely be an oem one for that specific manufacturer and wouldn't be legal anyway 
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Dan Lewis
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i can get you one off a system that is being made redundant?
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pow
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I havent got any here atm 
John, I was told that a manufauter one was OEM and could be used for any OEM build
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John
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Torrent.
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JamesMG
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our old college used to leave the xp home stickers on each machine.. but they had a pro site licence worked many times 
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Corsa_Joel
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Might be able to get hold of one later 
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johnhara1
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Na the maufacturer one will have DELL printed on it
Download a student license copy via torrents.
[Edited on 21-05-2008 by johnhara1]
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John
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OEM discs don't use cd keys anyway, they install automatically when they detect an oem bios.
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ed
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If you're just installing XP then get a keygen and then crack WGA. There, somone had to say it.
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ed
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Or just buy a licence. It's not expensive any more.
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johnhara1
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or just download a genuine copy that passes activation.
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Dom
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Or get hold of a corporate version - updates fine here 
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Russ
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or just d/l the oem and install..
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pow
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quote:
Originally posted by John
OEM discs don't use cd keys anyway, they install automatically when they detect an oem bios.
What?
When I upgraded our home machine many years ago, I bought XPH OEM. Came with a sticker with a licence key and an OEM CD. When you install it it asks for a licence key.
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John
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The OEM discs from people like dell, compaq etc don't ask for a cd key when you install it on a machine with a dell or compaq etc bios.
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pow
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Oh I dunno.
I've found my old dead laptop (acer) at home that has a XPH sticker on the bottom. Can I take that off and stick it on the machine (which has a gigabyte mobo and athalon processor) and use it legally or not?
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John
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I still don't get why you need the sticker on the box?
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pow
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I want it to be legal. Its not for my use at home, im semi selling it on.
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John
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If you want it legal just buy a licence from ebay or another oem one.
I'm almost 100% sure that it wouldn't be legal to use the key from an oem system on a second system.
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pow
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OK thanks.
Thats intersting, I know of a shop semi local to me that does what im outlining!
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John
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OEM “marriage” and license restrictions
OEM licensing has certain restrictions as to what you can and cannot do according to the terms of the EULA that you accept during installation.
Q. What computer component ties the OEM license to the computer?
A. Short answer – the first motherboard the OS was installed on. In the case of your purchase of an OEM license with a new computer, this license is tied to the motherboard of that system. In the case of a purchase of OEM software from a retail seller, this would be the first motherboard you install the software on, *not* the “hardware” that was bundled with your OEM purchase.
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John
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Quoted from Microsoft's OEM Builder FAQs:
"Q. Can my customers transfer or sell their OEM software licenses?
A. After an OEM software license has been installed on a PC, the license may not be installed on or transferred to another PC. However, the entire PC may be transferred to another end user along with the software license rights. When transferring the PC to the new end user the software media, manuals (if applicable) and certificate of authenticity label must be included. It is also advisable to include the original purchase invoice or receipt. The original end user cannot keep any copies of the software.
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