I have a Dell computer that runs XP pro.

A friend with a Dell Windows 7 computer says I'm welcome to use his
reinstallion CD on my computer with a new hard drive and I'll end up
with Win 7, and my own product key and COA, and he says there is
nothing wrong with this.

Will that even work, on the net too, and is it within the TOS of MS?

Ricky

Ricky wrote:
> I have a Dell computer that runs XP pro.
>
> A friend with a Dell Windows 7 computer says I'm welcome to use his
> reinstallion CD on my computer with a new hard drive and I'll end up
> with Win 7, and my own product key and COA, and he says there is
> nothing wrong with this.
>
> Will that even work, on the net too, and is it within the TOS of MS?
>
> Ricky

What kind of CD? Retail? It might work, depending on your hardware and
the availablity Windows 7-specific drivers for your hardware.

If it's a Dell CD, then it's most likely _not_ within the terms of
service outlined in the EULA. (Might it "work"? Possibly.)

Ricky wrote:

> I have a Dell computer that runs XP pro.
>
> A friend with a Dell Windows 7 computer says I'm welcome to use his
> reinstallion CD on my computer with a new hard drive and I'll end up
> with Win 7, and my own product key and COA, and he says there is
> nothing wrong with this.
>
> Will that even work, on the net too, and is it within the TOS of MS?
>
> Ricky

So just WHERE are you going to get the "new" product key (that your
friend hasn't already used and is still using)? Don't pretend dumb.
You know you are stealing and want to ask if it'll work. This is not a
pro-piracy newsgroup.

On Tue, 05 Oct 2010 21:51:38 -0400, Ricky wrote:

> I have a Dell computer that runs XP pro.

Specs? How old? 5 years or more? Forget about W7: Too much OS for the
hardware. 3 years or newer? Maybe.

> A friend with a Dell Windows 7 computer says I'm welcome to use his
> reinstallion CD on my computer with a new hard drive and I'll end up
> with Win 7, and my own product key and COA, and he says there is nothing
> wrong with this.

Your friend is badly misinformed. You (and he) would be violating the
license agreement unless, he has a "special" license for multiple
installations like in a business environment, which I doubt is the case
here.

> Will that even work, on the net too, and is it within the TOS of MS?

It may install, but depending on the specs of your machine, it may or may
not perform well. W7 needs 16-20 GB of hard drive space just to install
itself. You'll need more for applications and such not to mention your
data. If you don't have at least a 1.6 GHZ (faster would be better)
single core (dual or quad would be better) CPU and 2 GB RAM (more would
be better), a "standard" version of W7 will probably be frustratingly
slow compared to XP on the same machine.

Stef