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[DanWilliamson]

Hey,

Won't be in P2L much until I can get Windows XP OEM edition which will be around next month. I get an error with my current OS which it's trying to boot up to a 'earlier version of windows' and can't be changed to boot up into my primary OS so mehhh Cya all soon whenever I can get on because college finishes soon "/

Dan

[.iCY7.]

shouldnt have got an OEM version cos you have to activate it and you can only use it on that one computer, if you dont activate it your product lisence lasts 30days and if you have to install it again after activating you have to ring up microsoft for a new activation code its stupid ive done it already

[DanWilliamson]

What in the HELL are you talking about?

I have had OEM software before and never had any problems... I am buying a brand-new version of XP Professional from Savastore and obviously I have to activate so Microsoft know that it's genuine.....

[.iCY7.]

yes thats exactly where i got my OEM version from and the non OEM version which is like £233 you dont need to activate is what im saying, with the OEM you have to re-activate it everytime you install it on your pc and when adding new hardware you have to enter your activation key

[Faken]

Hellzdev, on Jun 20 2006, 08:58 AM, said:

yes thats exactly where i got my OEM version from and the non OEM version which is like £233 you dont need to activate is what im saying, with the OEM you have to re-activate it everytime you install it on your pc and when adding new hardware you have to enter your activation key

Weird... the non OEM versions that I bought of XP Pro and installed (200 licensed copies) all required activation after they were installed.

Dan

[Matthew.]

The only windows edition that doesn't require activation is the corporate edition. (meant for work places etc).

Ever heard of Linux DanW lol . A temporary solution at least.

[.iCY7.]

.Matt, on Jun 20 2006, 05:14 PM, said:

The only windows edition that doesn't require activation is the corporate edition. (meant for work places etc).

Ever heard of Linux DanW lol . A temporary solution at least.

i dont think corporate edition means for work places and stuff i just thought it meant it has SP2 thats why i bought it and my genuine non OEM version doesnt need activating

[DanWilliamson]

.Matt, on Jun 20 2006, 05:14 PM, said:

The only windows edition that doesn't require activation is the corporate edition. (meant for work places etc).

Ever heard of Linux DanW lol . A temporary solution at least.

The funny thing is I had just downloaded Linux Ubuntu and I was going to burn it but my PC needed restarting and now I can't boot into my OS to burn Linux or anything lmao so i'm pretty much screwed. Wanna mail me a copy

[Matthew.]

lol, better option is to buy a magazine with a free linux on, your likely to find 80% of distros on linux mas somewhere.
Only about £5.

(WHSmith will have some)

[DanWilliamson]

My PC has just gone away for the day so I will be back posting on P2L tomorrow around dinner time back to factory settings with an un-bootable PC he just went into BIOS pushed a few commands and it was half-working :'(

£80 big ones this is costing me "/