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Old Feb 17, 2014 | 9:25 am
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Originally Posted by BigLar
Not exactly true.

I have used a Dell XP disk to install on Dells as well as others (Toshiba, Fujitsu, HP, DIY). Of course, you'll need a valid COA key, but I have nice collection of those.
I seem to recall a whole rigamarole with XP install CDs where, if you had an OEM CD from one manufacturer and wanted to install on a different brand laptop, you had to rip the CD, edit or delete a file, then burn a new CD. What am I thinking of?
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