Dell XP OS disc only work with Dell machin ... ... Nothing is wrong with using something free It is a good start as I mentioned cheers ...

makenzie71 · 02-16-2010, 09:37 AM

I was told that my Dell copy of XP would only work in Dell machines for years...I was just recently told it'll load on any machine.

Which is true?

qhn · 02-16-2010, 10:43 AM

If it states OEM on the disk then it is likely that you will not be able to use it on any machines other than Dells.

cheers ...

makenzie71 · 02-16-2010, 11:01 AM

That's what I thought...and that's the larger of the two sides I see. Thanks!

qhn · 02-16-2010, 11:14 AM

You are welcome. If the licence on your Compaq is not OEM (it would say so on the label) you might be able to transfer it to the new machine with a call-in activation.

cheers ...

makenzie71 · 02-16-2010, 11:17 AM

lol I was actually told I would need to call in and tell them my drive crashed and I'm reloading...it all seems like too big a hassle. Half the people that I talk to, despite their praise that XP is still the best, say that Ms's support for the system is about to vanish. So I'll just run with the x64 Vista I can get for free and maybe upgrade to 7 later.

qhn · 02-16-2010, 11:21 AM

Calling in is never a hassle, really. But it is a good move of your part to consider Vista and then Windows 7.

cheers ...

makenzie71 · 02-16-2010, 11:24 AM

I only consider Vista because I won't have to pay for it lol. If I had to buy one...I'd buy 7.

qhn · 02-16-2010, 11:32 AM

Nothing is wrong with using something free

It is a good start as I mentioned

cheers ...

02-16-2010, 09:37 AM	#1
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qhn ... am invisible Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 31,921 Credits: 91,224	If it states OEM on the disk then it is likely that you will not be able to use it on any machines other than Dells. cheers ... __________________ m6805@3700; SZ71WN/C ; Macbook 2ghz/4gig/250gb/superdrive; 7811FX are u Folding@Home? - Firefox Beta - MediaPortal "the" Media Centre/HTPC!

02-16-2010, 11:01 AM	#3
makenzie71 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 78 Credits: 546	That's what I thought...and that's the larger of the two sides I see. Thanks! __________________ Hand made wire figurines: http://www.etsy.com/shop/duncandesigns?view_type=list I also build bows...like as in archery. Anyone want a bow or a wire figure? I need XPS M1710 parts...

02-16-2010, 11:14 AM	#4
qhn ... am invisible Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 31,921 Credits: 91,224	You are welcome. If the licence on your Compaq is not OEM (it would say so on the label) you might be able to transfer it to the new machine with a call-in activation. cheers ... __________________ m6805@3700; SZ71WN/C ; Macbook 2ghz/4gig/250gb/superdrive; 7811FX are u Folding@Home? - Firefox Beta - MediaPortal "the" Media Centre/HTPC!

02-16-2010, 11:17 AM	#5
makenzie71 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 78 Credits: 546	lol I was actually told I would need to call in and tell them my drive crashed and I'm reloading...it all seems like too big a hassle. Half the people that I talk to, despite their praise that XP is still the best, say that Ms's support for the system is about to vanish. So I'll just run with the x64 Vista I can get for free and maybe upgrade to 7 later. __________________ Hand made wire figurines: http://www.etsy.com/shop/duncandesigns?view_type=list I also build bows...like as in archery. Anyone want a bow or a wire figure? I need XPS M1710 parts...

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02-16-2010, 11:21 AM	#6
qhn ... am invisible Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 31,921 Credits: 91,224	Calling in is never a hassle, really. But it is a good move of your part to consider Vista and then Windows 7. cheers ... __________________ m6805@3700; SZ71WN/C ; Macbook 2ghz/4gig/250gb/superdrive; 7811FX are u Folding@Home? - Firefox Beta - MediaPortal "the" Media Centre/HTPC!

02-16-2010, 11:24 AM	#7
makenzie71 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 78 Credits: 546	I only consider Vista because I won't have to pay for it lol. If I had to buy one...I'd buy 7. __________________ Hand made wire figurines: http://www.etsy.com/shop/duncandesigns?view_type=list I also build bows...like as in archery. Anyone want a bow or a wire figure? I need XPS M1710 parts...

02-16-2010, 11:32 AM	#8
qhn ... am invisible Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 31,921 Credits: 91,224	Nothing is wrong with using something free It is a good start as I mentioned cheers ... __________________ m6805@3700; SZ71WN/C ; Macbook 2ghz/4gig/250gb/superdrive; 7811FX are u Folding@Home? - Firefox Beta - MediaPortal "the" Media Centre/HTPC!

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