On 25/03/10 09:35, Jan Ritzerfeld wrote:
Am Donnerstag, 25. März 2010 schrieb C:
[...] If you have a valid Windows XP key with your restore disk you can install from any (borrowed) copy of Windows XP (DVD or ISO). Windows ownership is tied to the key, not the install media.
AFAIK, an XP key is bound to any install media of the same type and language. That is, for an English OEM Professional key you need an English OEM Professional CD.
Yes, there is a distinction between a retail CD and an OEM CD. Beyond that there shouldn't be a difference, assuming you activate the license on only one computer, and its hardware is not too different to the original computer. I have been able to create my own slipstreamed Windows XP SP3 OEM CD's and install off them using the OEM key on a label. The computer passes Windows Genuine Validation Activation Verification DRM and all the other nonsense MS throws at it. Though that was on real hardware, I don't know if MS will be happy about using an OEM key in a virtualized environment ... presumably the hardware would show up as different to the original PC. Regards, Tejas -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org