OEM License of WinXP

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ronnys
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OEM License of WinXP

Post by ronnys »

Hi!
PC: Dell GX520 with OEM of WinXP Pro
Pri OS: SLED11 64bits
Virtualbox 2.1.4

I want to install the OEM Lisence as guest OS, but the Dells WinXP media is pre-activated at Microsoft. It checks if it is a real Dell computer and if not it require new activation.
I really dont want to buy new lisence of XP since i allreade have OEM.

So is it possible to cheat XP so it can see the Dell HW?
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Re: OEM License of WinXP

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We do not deal with such legal issues, so don't ask again.
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Re: OEM License of WinXP

Post by Sasquatch »

OEM is hardware bound. You will have an illegal Windows. We don't deal with illegal software here.
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