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Post #54,953
by andread
10/4/02 7:59:37 PM
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New Useable elsewhere?
if it just the OS then you can
if it was made by the OEM then it will have ways of identifying the machine and then no

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Post #54,967
by bepatient
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10/4/02 9:33:55 PM
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New OEM versus Rescu Disks
Generally, OEM copies from GW and Dell (my experience) work anywhere. However...since they are OEM disks they won't install over an existing copy of Windows (no upgrade)

However, for fresh installs I've used both on several different machines/configurations to rescue/reinstall and haven't had any problems.

Just used a GW to do a Dell laptop. No problem.
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Post #55,007
by pwhysall
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10/5/02 1:04:22 AM
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New Not true.
if it was made by the OEM then it will have ways of identifying the machine and then no


Windows 98 and Windows Me have no way of uniquely identifying the hardware they're running on.

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Post #55,077
by andread
10/5/02 5:17:35 PM
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New Re: Not true.
well, that may be but when I ran WinME off a gateway disk it told me it wasn't a gateway machine (it wasn't) and quit
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Post #55,079
by bepatient
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10/5/02 5:23:17 PM
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New That is a rescue disk...not an OEM copy.
They started that with Me/2k...not giving OEM copies of the OS...but rather preconfigured rescue disks.

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     Win98 CD that came with a system. Useable elsewhere? - (marlowe) - (11) - Oct. 4, 2002, 05:08:42 PM EDT
         Make sure you have the Serial # - (bepatient) - Oct. 4, 2002, 05:35:52 PM EDT
         Useable elsewhere? - (andread) - (4) - Oct. 4, 2002, 07:59:37 PM EDT
             OEM versus Rescu Disks - (bepatient) - Oct. 4, 2002, 09:33:55 PM EDT
             Not true. - (pwhysall) - (2) - Oct. 5, 2002, 01:04:22 AM EDT
                 Re: Not true. - (andread) - (1) - Oct. 5, 2002, 05:17:35 PM EDT
                     That is a rescue disk...not an OEM copy. - (bepatient) - Oct. 5, 2002, 05:23:17 PM EDT
         Re: Win98 CD that came with a system. Useable elsewhere? - (deSitter) - (1) - Oct. 4, 2002, 08:25:31 PM EDT
             Not legal. - (pwhysall) - Oct. 5, 2002, 01:13:53 AM EDT
         Yes and no - (orion) - Oct. 4, 2002, 11:02:06 PM EDT
         Re: Win98 CD that came with a system. Useable elsewhere? - (pwhysall) - (1) - Oct. 5, 2002, 12:58:10 AM EDT
             Well...there is that ;) -NT - (bepatient) - Oct. 5, 2002, 01:43:48 AM EDT

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