Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: Re: [OT] - MS XP Pro OEM CD - How?]

2008-02-18 Thread Tony Travis
Eddie Armstrong wrote: Well what started out as a simple request has turned into a lot of unpleasantness: Hello, Eddie. Having been brutalised once by Alan, I'll try to keep my reply short :-) Please don't take these emails too seriously, because a forum like this only exists so that we can

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: Re: [OT] - MS XP Pro OEM CD - How?]

2008-02-18 Thread Pete Stean
If you have valid licence keys, personally I don't see a problem. After all, the *licence* is what MS charge you for, *not the media*. In fact, I have a slip-streamed XP install disc that I made myself that incorporates service pack 2, and you'll even find tips on MS's own site on how to create

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: Re: [OT] - MS XP Pro OEM CD - How?]

2008-02-18 Thread Tony Travis
Alan Pope wrote: On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 10:01:49PM +, Tony Travis wrote: Sorry, I must subscribe to the list from my UKFSN account... I agree with Alan, but what do you do when they don't give you a CD in the first place? Being brutal - not our problem and somewhat OT for this list.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: Re: [OT] - MS XP Pro OEM CD - How?]

2008-02-18 Thread Eddie Armstrong
Tony Travis wrote: Hey don't give up on Ubuntu! Tony I've no intention of giving up Ubuntu - I've been using it for a few releases now and it is my main OS - I only use Windows for certain jobs I can't get right in Ubuntu (printing High Quality photos on my Canon Printer, occasional

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: Re: [OT] - MS XP Pro OEM CD - How?]

2008-02-17 Thread alan c
Chris Oattes wrote: Sean Miller said the following on 17/02/08 10:02: On 2/16/08, Eddie Armstrong [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well what started out as a simple request has turned into a lot of unpleasantness: I don't know how to make it any more obvious I was seeking a *legal* solution and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: Re: [OT] - MS XP Pro OEM CD - How?]

2008-02-16 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Eddie, On Fri, 2008-02-15 at 23:16 +, Eddie Armstrong wrote: Alan Pope wrote: Being brutal - not our problem and somewhat OT for this list. I clearly labelled the topic OT and i stressed that it must be a legal solution. My brutal reply was to Tony Travis, not your original

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: Re: [OT] - MS XP Pro OEM CD - How?]

2008-02-16 Thread Sean Miller
*hiding under the covers awaiting alan's reply* -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: Re: [OT] - MS XP Pro OEM CD - How?]

2008-02-16 Thread Eddie Armstrong
Well what started out as a simple request has turned into a lot of unpleasantness: I don't know how to make it any more obvious I was seeking a *legal* solution and hoped somebody here might have one. I've all ready agreed that what you say may be correct in essence not necessarily the detail

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: Re: [OT] - MS XP Pro OEM CD - How?]

2008-02-15 Thread Alan Pope
On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 10:01:49PM +, Tony Travis wrote: Sorry, I must subscribe to the list from my UKFSN account... I agree with Alan, but what do you do when they don't give you a CD in the first place? Being brutal - not our problem and somewhat OT for this list. My advice would

[ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: Re: [OT] - MS XP Pro OEM CD - How?]

2008-02-15 Thread Tony Travis
Sorry, I must subscribe to the list from my UKFSN account... I agree with Alan, but what do you do when they don't give you a CD in the first place? I got a legit copy of Windows XP with my HP laptop, and ONE chance of creating a 'recovery' CD: I only noticed that the CD I wrote it to was

Re: [ubuntu-uk] [Fwd: Re: [OT] - MS XP Pro OEM CD - How?]

2008-02-15 Thread Eddie Armstrong
Alan Pope wrote: Being brutal - not our problem and somewhat OT for this list. I clearly labelled the topic OT and i stressed that it must be a legal solution. When I started this thread, I had hesitation in bringing a Windows subject to this group - however I felt someone here, might be