Website selling XP Pro illegally?

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http://www.agsolutionspc.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=8&HS=1

Website selling XP PRO illegally?

http://www.agsolutionspc.com/index....D&ProdID=8&HS=1

I ordered one of these XP PRO CDs. I did not realize it would say "Dell
Reinstallation Disk, for use with a Dell Computer." This was about eight
months ago, and I seem to recall a certificate of authenticity, although I
can't find it (I'm pretty disorganized).

Anyway today, about eight months later, is the first time I actually used
it, and it worked fine even on my non-Dell computer. Yet some people say that
it is illegal to install a Dell CD on a non-dell computer. If so, why hasn't
someone reported this company after all these months? And if I have one of
these illegal versions, why does it work on my non-Dell computer? (Most Dell
CDs, even an old Win98 CD as I recall, halts you with a message stating,
"This Cd can only be installed on a Dell computer."

Another question I have is this. Apparently if you buy a Dell computer
bundled with XP, and the computer dies, you are no longer licensed for XP,
you are not suppoed to use the XP CD on another computer. Is the same true of
XP Pro retail CDs, as well as of generic XP OEM CDs?

 

[kurttrail]

http://www.agsolutionspc.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=8&HS=1

Website selling XP PRO illegally?

http://www.agsolutionspc.com/index....D&ProdID=8&HS=1

I ordered one of these XP PRO CDs. I did not realize it would say
"Dell Reinstallation Disk, for use with a Dell Computer." This was
about eight months ago, and I seem to recall a certificate of
authenticity, although I can't find it (I'm pretty disorganized).

Anyway today, about eight months later, is the first time I actually
used it, and it worked fine even on my non-Dell computer. Yet some
people say that it is illegal to install a Dell CD on a non-dell
computer. If so, why hasn't someone reported this company after all
these months? And if I have one of these illegal versions, why does
it work on my non-Dell computer? (Most Dell CDs, even an old Win98 CD
as I recall, halts you with a message stating, "This Cd can only be
installed on a Dell computer."

Another question I have is this. Apparently if you buy a Dell computer
bundled with XP, and the computer dies, you are no longer licensed
for XP, you are not suppoed to use the XP CD on another computer. Is
the same true of XP Pro retail CDs, as well as of generic XP OEM CDs?

MS rules are not the law. What MS wants, and what is the legal are 2
separated and distinct things.

For the most part, if you are using the software for you private
non-commercial use, in other words for you own "fair use," MS, nor any
other copyright owner, possesses the exclusive right to limit your use
of the copyrighted material you buy.

If you are using the XP for commercial purposes, then MS does possess
the right to limit your use, and you should follow their rules. With
OEM WXP, both generic and supplied from OEMs like Dell, MS's rule is
that you cannot move it to an entirely different computer, but never
defines what an entirely different computer is, so you do have some
wiggle room there. Retail WXP may be moved to another computer if it
has been removed from the orginal computer.

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[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/how_types.mspx

Another question I have is this. Apparently if you buy a Dell computer
bundled with XP, and the computer dies, you are no longer licensed for XP,
you are not suppoed to use the XP CD on another computer. Is the same true
of
XP Pro retail CDs, as well as of generic XP OEM CDs?

No, it's not. Retail versions can be installed on another system. The only
stipulation is that it is removed from the other one - and a dead pc
certainly would qualify for that.

Generic OEM disk installations are generally permanently tied to the system
where it is first activated.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org