XP HE oem question

[Mark]

I have XP oem preinstalled on my pc - no restore disks,
just a hidden partition I can restore factory defaults
from.

My question is, if my HD failed would it be possible (and
legal!) to borrow or copy a friend's XP oem disk and
install to a new HD using my original Product Key?

The way I see it, I've paid for the licence so this should
be ok??

TIA

Mark

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

There is no 100% guarantee that your proposed scenario will work.
Contact the manufacturer of your PC and request the proper restore CDs.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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"Mark" > wrote in message:
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| I have XP oem preinstalled on my pc - no restore disks,
| just a hidden partition I can restore factory defaults
| from.
|
| My question is, if my HD failed would it be possible (and
| legal!) to borrow or copy a friend's XP oem disk and
| install to a new HD using my original Product Key?
|
| The way I see it, I've paid for the licence so this should
| be ok??
|
| TIA
|
| Mark

[Jim Macklin]

You have to take it up with the company who has their name
on the box.



"Mark" > wrote in
message ...
| I have XP oem preinstalled on my pc - no restore disks,
| just a hidden partition I can restore factory defaults
| from.
|
| My question is, if my HD failed would it be possible (and
| legal!) to borrow or copy a friend's XP oem disk and
| install to a new HD using my original Product Key?
|
| The way I see it, I've paid for the licence so this should
| be ok??
|
| TIA
|
| Mark

[Mark]

They went bust a couple of years ago........


>-----Original Message-----
>There is no 100% guarantee that your proposed scenario
will work.
>Contact the manufacturer of your PC and request the proper
restore CDs.
>
>--
>Carey Frisch
>Microsoft MVP
>Windows XP - Shell/User
>
>Be Smart! Protect your PC!
>http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
>
>----------------------------------------------------------
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>
>"Mark" > wrote in
message:
> ...
>
>| I have XP oem preinstalled on my pc - no restore disks,
>| just a hidden partition I can restore factory defaults
>| from.
>|
>| My question is, if my HD failed would it be possible
(and
>| legal!) to borrow or copy a friend's XP oem disk and
>| install to a new HD using my original Product Key?
>|
>| The way I see it, I've paid for the licence so this
should
>| be ok??
>|
>| TIA
>|
>| Mark
>.
>

[Jim Macklin]

Buy a OEM disk designed for sale to home computer builders,
you will need to buy some hardware, so if you need some bit
of hardware, like a NIC or CPU fan, you can get the OS up to
snuff. Do you have CDs for the applications that are OEM,
they might not install if you don't have the factory OEM
OS installed, but that is probably a BIOS lock. So if you
flash your BIOS it might not work.

What brand, the one that went belly-up?


"Mark" > wrote in
message ...
| They went bust a couple of years ago........
|
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >There is no 100% guarantee that your proposed scenario
| will work.
| >Contact the manufacturer of your PC and request the
proper
| restore CDs.
| >
| >--
| >Carey Frisch
| >Microsoft MVP
| >Windows XP - Shell/User
| >
| >Be Smart! Protect your PC!
| >http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
| >
|
>----------------------------------------------------------
| ------------------------
| >
| >"Mark" > wrote in
| message:
| > ...
| >
| >| I have XP oem preinstalled on my pc - no restore disks,
| >| just a hidden partition I can restore factory defaults
| >| from.
| >|
| >| My question is, if my HD failed would it be possible
| (and
| >| legal!) to borrow or copy a friend's XP oem disk and
| >| install to a new HD using my original Product Key?
| >|
| >| The way I see it, I've paid for the licence so this
| should
| >| be ok??
| >|
| >| TIA
| >|
| >| Mark
| >.
| >