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  • November 12, 2007 at 9:16 am #2239164

    Dell Win XP Installation disk

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    by camper29 · about 16 years, 5 months ago

    I just bought a new Laptop w/Windows Vista Home Edition installed on it. I am presently using a Dell 4600 Desktop. I am not really thrilled with Vista although it is probably a better program than XP, I would like to install XP on the laptop. My question is, I have an installation disk that came with the 4600 desktop. Is the windows serial number imbedded on that setup disk so that it cannot be installed on a different computer? Thanks for the help. Bill email:wcm555@nycap.rr.com

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    • November 12, 2007 at 9:16 am #2475714

      Clarifications

      by camper29 · about 16 years, 5 months ago

      In reply to Dell Win XP Installation disk

      Clarifications

    • November 12, 2007 at 9:25 am #2475711

      Short answer, yes.

      by mayhem1969 · about 16 years, 5 months ago

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      What it sounds like you have are two OEM reinstall discs that contain important OS files. They are not full blown installation discs. These allow you to return your computer to its original factory specifications, but do not allow a clean “install” of the OS on the original computer or another one. These are not capable of being used on a computer other than the OEM one it came with.

      • November 13, 2007 at 9:33 am #2475987

        Win XP disk

        by camper29 · about 16 years, 5 months ago

        In reply to Short answer, yes.

        Thanks for your reply. No, my XP disk has only Win XP on it. It is not a setup disk.
        (With all of the add on programs that usually come with a new computer. It only has Win XP on it. The concern that I have is, I was wondering if Dell makes that disk so that it can only be installed on that particular computer. Thanks for your quick response.

        • November 13, 2007 at 10:26 am #2475963

          Technically only for the Dell

          by ic-it · about 16 years, 5 months ago

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          You may check with the manufacturer to determine if they allow a Downgrade of the new systems OS to XP.
          If they don’t then they will likely not have drivers for many of its components.

    • November 13, 2007 at 10:24 am #2475964

      Licensing issues aside.

      by mayhem1969 · about 16 years, 5 months ago

      In reply to Dell Win XP Installation disk

      First off it should be mentioned that the license for that software most likely allows for it to be placed only on the computer with which it came and certainly on only one computer at a time. That being said.

      I have never known an OS CD from one OEM computer to work on another OEM computer.

    • November 13, 2007 at 11:13 am #2475947

      The Dell Disks…

      by chris910 · about 16 years, 5 months ago

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      Most of the Dell Disks will only work on a Dell Computer from my experience. I am not shure how the checking is accomplished. The disks that came with the Dimension 4600’s worked with the optiplex, inspiron and latitudes of similar vintage though you had to provide the appropriate drivers for some machines.

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