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| Thread ID: 49868 | 2004-10-03 09:19:00 | Windows licence jargon | Randolf (75) | Press F1 |
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| 277881 | 2004-10-03 09:19:00 | I'm looking to buy a used computer in "Trade me". What does it mean when the seller states"Incudes Windows 98SE licence and sticker. Currently running XP for demo purposes?" Does this mean for example that you can't continue to use the XP O/S, and have to obtain 98SE? And if this is the case can you obtain the 98SE disk more cheaply because you already have the licence. I'm confused (being new to this) - any help would be appreciated so I understand what I'm in for. |
Randolf (75) | ||
| 277882 | 2004-10-03 09:30:00 | He is either using a pirated copy of xp or a 120 day evaluation copy of XP,most probally the pirated version. If it was me,i would flame him,badly. |
metla (154) | ||
| 277883 | 2004-10-03 09:33:00 | As to the rest of the question,If the comp has a 98 lisence you can just borrow a copy off someone and load it on,using the key attached to the comp,you would then have to find all the drivers for the machine if the seller doesn't supply them,and again my guess is they don't have em. If you take all the time and potential problems in getting the comp running in a legal state it may not be worth touching, |
metla (154) | ||
| 277884 | 2004-10-03 09:35:00 | Metla, that works in theory, but in practice everybody on Trademe does this. If we flamed them all there'd be no-one to buy off. It means that you own Windows 98 SE, but don't have it. And you don't own Windows XP, but have it anyway - illegaly. It's your choice whether to use it or not. It's the sellers way of saying "Includes illegal pirated version of Windows XP, so I have to say it's for demonstration only as a feeble excuse for my illegal activities". |
george12 (7) | ||
| 277885 | 2004-10-03 09:39:00 | If everybody done it then it would make people and Trademe buck up their ideas,its the main reason i don't go there anymore. | metla (154) | ||
| 277886 | 2004-10-03 09:42:00 | Metla, Not being a win 98 knoweledgable. If the unit has a S# can you use any 98se disk ? I understood that the disk worked with the number issued to it only, unless you were lucky. Just curious. D. |
drb1 (4492) | ||
| 277887 | 2004-10-03 09:45:00 | Thats fine we dont want to see you there. tedheath |
tedheath (537) | ||
| 277888 | 2004-10-03 09:48:00 | > Metla, > > Not being a win 98 knoweledgable . > > If the unit has a S# can you use any 98se disk ? > Yep,any win98se serial number will work off any win98se CD . |
metla (154) | ||
| 277889 | 2004-10-03 09:59:00 | Metla, Live and learn, I must play. Moving numbers between machines would obviously be very naughty yes? D. |
drb1 (4492) | ||
| 277890 | 2004-10-03 10:13:00 | Think about it . If the number was unique to the CD, then every CD would have to be made individually . Thats not realistic or believable . The cost would be too high . Managing the distribution after creating the CD would be almost impossible for the volumes involved . The caveat is, that an OEM version would be expected to recognise a key that related to OEM . The OEM disks are labled as such and are produced separately in volumes to the full retail versions . But even that rule may not always be accurate, depending on the algorytjms involved . |
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