[ltp] Moving windows

[Jules Villard]

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Hi,

On 10/8/05, Richard Neill <rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
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> Dear All,
>
> This is slightly OT, but I wonder if anyone has done this successfully.
> I've just bought a Thinkpad X22 (secondhand, great machine), and it
> comes with Win2k. I'm going to wipe the HDD and install Linux only.
> However, I'd like to put the Windows install onto my desktop machine -
> it's occasionally useful to have via QEMU. So, my questions:
>
> 1)Is it legal to do this? I know it *ought* to be.


I don't think it is. Windows comes with an OEM license when pre-installed o=
n
computers, so it's weaker than a "real" windows license, and correct me if
I'm wrong but I think it means that you can't use this license on any other
computer.

I don't know for your points 2) and 3)...

Good night,

Jules

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Hi,<br>
<br>
On 10/8/05, <b class=3D"gmail_sendername">Richard Neill</b> &lt;<a href=3D"=
mailto:rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk">rn214@hermes.cam.ac.uk</a>&gt; wrote:<div><s=
pan class=3D"gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D=
"border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padd=
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Dear All,<br><br>This is slightly OT, but I wonder if anyone has done this =
successfully.<br>I've just bought a Thinkpad X22 (secondhand, great machine=
), and it<br>comes with Win2k. I'm going to wipe the HDD and install Linux =
only.
<br>However, I'd like to put the Windows install onto my desktop machine -<=
br>it's occasionally useful to have via QEMU. So, my questions:<br><br>1)Is=
 it legal to do this? I know it *ought* to be.</blockquote><div><br>
&nbsp;I don't think it is. Windows comes with an OEM license when
pre-installed on computers, so it's weaker than a &quot;real&quot; windows
license, and correct me if I'm wrong but I think it means that you
can't use this license on any other computer.<br>
<br>
I don't know for your points 2) and 3)...<br>
<br>
Good night,<br>
<br>
Jules<br>
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