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Date: | Sat, 17 Jul 2010 16:14:45 -0700 |
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Computer manufactures use a OEM (original equipment manufacturer)
Disk of Microsoft operating systems to install the OS on their
computers. These disks will contain all the available drivers for
their products. Large corporate manufactures, such as Dell, ACER,
Leveno, or whatever, code their BIOS to authorize that particular
OEM disk. No key is necessary and after installation, even activation
is not necessary.The assumption is made that if you purchased a Dell
computer you are entitled to the use of the OS designed for that
computer. A Dell OEM disk should work on any DELL computer. Well,
anything with the correctly coded BIOS.
Mark Rode
At 01:51 PM 7/17/2010, you wrote:
>I can't imagine anyone even trying to use an HP disk on a Dell. I
>suspect you'd get nowhere at all.
>When I get stuck, I use my OEM disk and the Windows license key on the
>computer in question. This seems to be controversial, and windows
>licensing seems to be quite
>arcane.
>
>I also service Dells (and others) for a living. The Company specific
>installs of Windows usually contain chipset and other drivers that are
>specific to that brand of computer. If you install say an HP branded
>windows on a Dell, you'd have some drivers to fix before it would work.
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