FWIW, I believe that when you use these Dell disks, Windoze will be
installed pre-activated, and you won't need to enter a Product Key
either during the installation procedure. You'll probably still need to
update/install device drivers though.
On 06/07/2012 11:35 AM, Stephen wrote:
so bringing the Mag-lite.. got it :-P
On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Mark Phillips
<[email protected]> wrote:
Doh....I forgot that the D620 also has a key.
The key on the D620 is for XP Pro.
We can talk off list about how to meet.....some dark alley in the city where
no one will see us....;) mark at phillipsmarketing dot biz.
Mark
On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 11:09 AM, Stephen<[email protected]> wrote:
Find out if you have a key on that dell you are setting up. and hat
version it is. I have a an XP pro and XP home OEM install media for
that generation of latitude.
On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 10:56 AM, Eric Shubert<[email protected]> wrote:
On 06/07/2012 09:52 AM, Mark Phillips wrote:
I am refurbishing an old Dell Latitude D620 for my daughter. I am
installing Ubuntu 12.0.4, and I would like to have Windows XP run in
VirtualBox so she can access Itunes. I have several OEM Windows XP
licenses from other Dell machines that I have converted completely to
Linux, but I don't have any XP installation CDs. Dell won't send them
to
me. Does anyone have an XP installation CD I can borrow?
If I am violating any laws with the request, please let me know. My
simple minded view is that I have a valid license, just not the media,
so borrowing the media for an installation should not be an issue.
Thanks,
Mark
First off, IANAL, and YMMV.
TTBOMK, Windoze OEM licenses are good only on the machine they're issued
for. Your D620 probably has a license sticker on it though. You won't
however be able to install a retail version of XP using the OEM license
key.
Windoze licenses vary regarding virtualized machines. For example, Vista
Home Premium does not allow for running as a VM guest, while Vista
Ultimate
does (on the same hardware). I know that XP Pro allows running as a VM
guest
(on the same hardware), but I'm not sure about XP Home. Allowing for
something in the license doesn't necessarily mean that it won't work
though
(I don't honestly know if it'd work or not).
I would find a Dell XP installation disk, which will install on your
D620
w/out requiring activation. You might stop by AZStRUT some day to see if
you
can use theirs on site. Once you have XP on the bare hardware, you can
use
the P2V utility for VB to create the VM guest files. Then install Ubuntu
and
VB on the bare hardware, and copy in the VM guest files you created
earlier.
That's the best way I know of to get to where you want to be.
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