Hi Irv,
On Saturday 13 January 2007 00:56, Irv Pereira inscribed thus:
> This is an update on a thread from early Dec. 06. I removed the
> source of the software that I purchased because I don't know the
> List's position on mentioning vendors.
> I received the software, and it included 3 CDs. 1 install, 1
> drivers, and 1 utilities.
> The drive was completely formatted and I installed the software.
> The machine originally had XP Home on it and that's what I
> reinstalled. The install went well, but I was never asked for any
> numbers or validation. I think Dell may have something hard coded
> into the machine. It's been 35 days and no problems with the
> machine. Nothing from Microsoft and I have done all Microsoft
> updates (except IE 7).
> I also found a company that makes a second HD bay for this
> machine. I added
> another drive and still all is well.
> Any one interested in the vendors can contact me off-list.
>
>
> Irv Pereira
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dell among others use a pre-registered version of XP. Its only when
you do a clean install do you have to register!
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Best regards:
Derrick.
Pontefract Linux Users Group.
plug at play-net.co.uk
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