On 10/15/2010 11:39 AM, Mark Misulich wrote:
In my case, I had an xp install disk from the original computer that I rebuilt. However, when I tried to install it after replacing all the parts inside, I found that xp wouldn't install. My best guess is that dell keyed it to the old system.
dmidecode is your friend here. Also, if you want to virtualize any windows os (regardless of manuf. coding), you can customize how virtualbox reports the dmi information for any machine. See the virtualbox docs for specifics (IIRC the dmi mods are either in chap. 10 or 13) -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org