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| Thread ID: 24335 | 2002-09-08 19:51:00 | Is this legal/possible? | sam m (517) | Press F1 |
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| 77774 | 2002-09-09 01:59:00 | Hehe... it is possible to install ME with the OEM key you already have, BUT it isn't legal... Neither are mp3s. You make the call. ;) Lo. |
Lohsing (219) | ||
| 77775 | 2002-09-09 02:07:00 | Wow! thanks for all the info guys. I liked gerardkean/kiwibeat/wuppo's idea which is what I wanted to do... however I have just rung Microsoft and unfortuantely for me nzStan is 100% right (damn!) :( look like I have to scrap that idea and buy another OS to put on daughters computer. thanks again sam m |
sam m (517) | ||
| 77776 | 2002-09-09 02:12:00 | MP3's are legal, just not the downloading of music and stuff. I know a site that was giving away their major song as an MP3 (Chritable reasons or something) and that's a FULLY LEGAL MP3! I also make my own recordings and save them as MP3, they are legal, but in the context you were probably meaning, then yes, they are illegal. Hasn't stopped me yet... AFAIK, there's just a KeyGen or something that checks something in the series of numbers. I used my office key on a friends office CD coz I couldn't find mine (I've found mine now, both of our copies are legal... so on and so on...) and it worked fine, carried on as usual. Just thought you might like to know that Chilling_Silence |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 77777 | 2002-09-09 02:16:00 | > unfortuantely for me nzStan is 100% right ... and that's what's so wrong with software licenses, and why I hate pre-installed software. Wouldn't it be so much better (for the masses) if PC shops built "bare-bones" machines and then let you put/purchase whatever OS & software you wanted. :| |
antmannz (28) | ||
| 77778 | 2002-09-09 02:28:00 | Hello Sam. Try getting an OEM license together with the PC. You'll be surprised how much cheaper it can be. Just be aware OEM licenses are not upgradable. If you want to comply with copywrite laws with a small budget you may want to consider using Linux and Open Office instead. It is free and Open Office is 'nearly' compatible with MS Office. |
nzStan (440) | ||
| 77779 | 2002-09-09 02:40:00 | > > unfortuantely for me nzStan is 100% right > > ... and that's what's so wrong with software > licenses, and why I hate pre-installed software. > > Wouldn't it be so much better (for the masses) if PC > shops built "bare-bones" machines and then let you > put/purchase whatever OS & software you wanted. :| When you are a newbie, youy don't think of these things. If a shop was to build a "barebones" system, then slot in all the required software, the price of the computer would be a lot higher than it is now. Do you know the cost of the OEM software? |
Baldy (26) | ||
| 77780 | 2002-09-09 02:44:00 | so it was the same ol OEM problem. Buy systems from computer dealers that assemble their own to avoid OEM software. Or get a copy of the latest Mandrake linux - pretty GUI and no hunt for drivers. :) | gerardkean (1765) | ||
| 77781 | 2002-09-09 04:00:00 | I got my PC custombuilt, and controlled what software i wanted on it. In other words, none... The power of the consumer nowadays means I don't need to pay that little bit extra for an OS (saved $300 with no XP) and a bit more for other bits and pieces like Microsoft Works, Norton, etc... If the ppl say you can't separate the software out, they are idiots for letting a potential customer walk away and find someone else who is willing to do that deal. It's like buying parts from Pricespy (http://www.pricespy.co.nz) and building your own PC, except you got it from all from the one place, and you have a 3 year return to base warranty on parts, etc. I don't understand why ppl wouldn't want to build their own PC... it's a little more effort, but you control what goes into your PC, and what doesn't... Very satisfying! :) Lo. |
Lohsing (219) | ||
| 77782 | 2002-09-09 04:17:00 | What hardware restricts the OEM disc from working on another machine. The reason I ask is that my machine is running XP, but came with an OEM version of ME. I have since updated the BIOS, added a NIC, a second HD and some more RAM. My plan is to buy a new mobo early next year, and put the old one in a new case with new HD and PCI cards etc, but same CPU, and install the OEM copy of ME on that PC for my partner. Will this work?? I have a copy of the old BIOS bin file if it is locked to a particular BIOS version. Does anyone know what my chances of this working are?] Cheers |
Graham Petrie (449) | ||
| 77783 | 2002-09-09 04:28:00 | It is probably not going to be a problem. About all they can rely on being identifiable is the motherboard (or CPU --- but not Intel's notorious serial number). The motherboard is the only bit which can really be described as "the computer". But the only sensible answer to "Is it possible" is "Suck it and see". ;-) | Graham L (2) | ||
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