Hello again Geniuses
This my first attempt at Imageshack.us. I have 2 pics there and would
appreciate if you could tell me whether this CD is usable for an
installation or just a recovery disk.
This should be the link:
http://profile.imageshack.us/user/valh007/
TIA
Did it come with a sticker or other device that looks something like this?
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q...EB574BBEE19941F0FA282538E&first=0&FORM=IDFRIR
(
http://preview.tinyurl.com/win-pid-label)
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The *ABSOLUTE* must have...
"Product Key XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX"
(Xes are placeholders, must be 5 groups of 5 alphanumeric characters,
and each group is mixed letters and numbers)
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Without this string, it's a recovery disk ONLY. With that string, it's a
*-possible-* generic install disk.
The reason I say *-possible-* ?
There is no industry-standard definition of "Recovery Disc". I have no
use history with Fujitsu-Siemons stuff. They may "Lock" theirs so that
it won't install unless it can see some code (usually in a BIOS
signature) that came from F-S.
I have often used Dell-branded OEM discs in the past as "generic", but
have found that those for their low-end (consumer low-end) models often
do have "locks". Their higher-level stuff (as in corporate
desktop/workstation models) have not had locks (so far).
--
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We're like that crazy old man jumping
out of the alleyway with a baseball bat,
saying, "Remember me motherfucker?"
Jim “Dandy” Mangrum
