Where can I buy a new laptop with xp?

gjchester

Jakg wrote: »

You know I installed an OEM copy of Pro for the nth time last night, right?

I had to ring up but it's never been refused and it's one of the 2002 original keys...

You can re-install an OEM copy as many times as you like on the same hardware, but under the terms of the licence if you bought it yourself (rather than it being supplied with a new computer by a MS registered system builder) then it's not a legit copy regardless of where it came from. If you move it to another PC it will work, you'll need to call to activate it but the fact remains it's not a legit copy once it's moved away from the system it came on.

It may seem unfair, but you paid less for it than a regular retail copy you can swap around, and by using it accepted that limitation.


Will it work Yes, is it legit No.

Avoriaz

iwanttosave wrote: »

..I agree its the HDD, I got the blue screen earlier again and I forgot to see what its moaning about but when I tried to boot up it said there was no media cable attached and no OS, the HDD seems to have moved a little and I'm only getting the blue screen when I put the laptop down so I think its maybe loose. It doesn't seem to have anything securing it down though so I'm not surprised.

A new disk would be far cheaper than a new pc.

Laptop disks are normally held in a caddy which slots into the laptop, usually then secured with one or more small screws through the laptop casing.

If you turn your laptop upside down it will probably be obvious where the disk caddy is and how it is removed.

Have you backed up all your data in case the disk completely fails?

Turn the laptop off, remove the mains cable and battery, remove the disk caddy and check that all the screws securing the disk are hand tight (don’t over tighten them) and then firmly refit the caddy. Avoid touching any visible circuit board on the disk.

Replace battery and mains and see if it is ok.

yetty_2

A little word of caution with the OEM licences. I use an OEM version of XP Pro, bought over the internet.

Then one day, my PC got corrupted and XP would not authenticate with microsoft. Microsoft splash screens indicated my XP was not genuine, key problem...

I phoned M$ thinking I needed reauthentication, and they refused point blank to help, "Madam, you have an OEM licence, for distribution with new machines only, so call your supplier [and not us for any help], or, upgrade to a Retail licence now with a credit card for £96"

I was hopping mad thinking I was going to have to pay out again. Nothing to loose (except a few hours), I reinstalled my OEM XP and all worked fine again. If XP hadn't worked, I was going to migrate to Ubuntu, which was downloaded ready!

I guess you get what you pay for...[unless it's Ubuntu, which is free!]

Money_Grabber13579

That's why I said I didn't know which version was suitable for the OP! I don't know the circumstances so I just clicked the first one that came up on Amazon! Just to show that it could still be done.