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Old Oct 16, 2013 | 8:15 pm
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Originally Posted by IsleOfMan
The CD I have from a Dell Latitude D620 seems to work just fine on any computer OEM or DIY.
Me too.

I use that CD because it's already got SP3, so the update process goes faster once you get it installed and connected.

Yes, it also works on non-Dell hardware but, IIRC, those computers had to be activated and a different (presumably legit) registration key had to be entered.

It makes sense, but I just never heard of an install CD that had the registration key built into it. I learn something new every day.
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