[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I don't mean to be rude...., but the word bullshit comes to mind. I have read
> through all of the files that came with the OEM install of W98 on my VAIO
> PCG-F160 (what I am using to write this mail) and there is nothing to prevent you
> from using their install on something else--it will just be a real pain because
q> they made up a custom install script which you will have to circumvent by
> hand.......
I'm not sure what you're calling bullshit, so I will ignore it. The fact of
the matter is that trying to boot the CD under VMWare I *can* circumvent the
batch file, but the executable itself complains about not being able to
install. Have you actually tried to run these CDs under a different BIOS?
I've had a similar experience with a Dell rescue disk for one model refusing
to install under another.
> I any case, that is still bullshit. (and, by the way, not legal in many
> places in the US, Canada, and Europe....).
Pretty much all OEMs have started doing this with their windows versions.
See:
http://www.infoworld.com/articles/op/xml/00/05/01/000501opfoster.xml
for an article and:
http://slashdot.org/yro/00/06/08/0647212_F.shtml
for the slashdot fallout.
So, to summarize, I'm not sure what it is that you find to be bullshit, but
if you have a way of getting around the BIOS check with a sony recovery CD,
I'd be most happy to hear about it (on or off list).
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