FWIW, I believe that when you use these Dell disks, Windoze will be
installed pre-activated, and you won't need to enter a Product Key
either during the installation procedure. You'll probably still need to
update/install device drivers though.
On 06/07/2012 11:35 AM, Stephen wrote:
> so bringing the Mag-lite.. got it :-P
>
> On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Mark Phillips
> <mark@phillipsmarketing.biz> wrote:
>> Doh....I forgot that the D620 also has a key.
>>
>> The key on the D620 is for XP Pro.
>>
>> We can talk off list about how to meet.....some dark alley in the city where
>> no one will see us....;) mark at phillipsmarketing dot biz.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 11:09 AM, Stephen<cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Find out if you have a key on that dell you are setting up. and hat
>>> version it is. I have a an XP pro and XP home OEM install media for
>>> that generation of latitude.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 10:56 AM, Eric Shubert<ejs@shubes.net> wrote:
>>>> On 06/07/2012 09:52 AM, Mark Phillips wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I am refurbishing an old Dell Latitude D620 for my daughter. I am
>>>>> installing Ubuntu 12.0.4, and I would like to have Windows XP run in
>>>>> VirtualBox so she can access Itunes. I have several OEM Windows XP
>>>>> licenses from other Dell machines that I have converted completely to
>>>>> Linux, but I don't have any XP installation CDs. Dell won't send them
>>>>> to
>>>>> me. Does anyone have an XP installation CD I can borrow?
>>>>>
>>>>> If I am violating any laws with the request, please let me know. My
>>>>> simple minded view is that I have a valid license, just not the media,
>>>>> so borrowing the media for an installation should not be an issue.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Mark
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> First off, IANAL, and YMMV.
>>>>
>>>> TTBOMK, Windoze OEM licenses are good only on the machine they're issued
>>>> for. Your D620 probably has a license sticker on it though. You won't
>>>> however be able to install a retail version of XP using the OEM license
>>>> key.
>>>>
>>>> Windoze licenses vary regarding virtualized machines. For example, Vista
>>>> Home Premium does not allow for running as a VM guest, while Vista
>>>> Ultimate
>>>> does (on the same hardware). I know that XP Pro allows running as a VM
>>>> guest
>>>> (on the same hardware), but I'm not sure about XP Home. Allowing for
>>>> something in the license doesn't necessarily mean that it won't work
>>>> though
>>>> (I don't honestly know if it'd work or not).
>>>>
>>>> I would find a Dell XP installation disk, which will install on your
>>>> D620
>>>> w/out requiring activation. You might stop by AZStRUT some day to see if
>>>> you
>>>> can use theirs on site. Once you have XP on the bare hardware, you can
>>>> use
>>>> the P2V utility for VB to create the VM guest files. Then install Ubuntu
>>>> and
>>>> VB on the bare hardware, and copy in the VM guest files you created
>>>> earlier.
>>>> That's the best way I know of to get to where you want to be.
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
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>>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
>>>
>>> Stephen
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