On 2/7/10 10:23 AM, "Tony Duell" <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk> wrote:
Also, unless I missed something, Windows isn't
free. I I doubt that if I
found a junked PC that happeend to have a runnable copy of Windows on the
hard drivce the ntat would count as a valid Windows license. I don't
particulalry care for Windows, or any Microsoft product for that matter,
but that doesn't give me the right to pirate them.
-tony
It depends on the system actually, and the user :) for example, OEM's (dell,
HP, etc) the OS is licensed to a particular machine, that is why when you
purchase a Dell or HP pc, the windows activation key/cd key is affixed to
the system. According to what MS states also, once you install Win XP,
Vista, Win7, 98, 95, etc you are supposed to affix the cd-key/activation key
label to that machine and use it on no other machine, even if you replace
the machine they want you to buy a new windows license for that new machine.