Installing bundled XP on another PC

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srikar - 28 Jul 2006 01:31 GMT

I bought VPC 7 bundled with XP Pro but the mac I installed it on has
given up its ghost. I'd like to install the licensed XP copy I have
on my intel imac using boot camp. Do I need some exotic extraction
process to convert the .vhd files on my VPC disks to usable XP install
disks or can I just borrow regular XP install disks from someone
and use the XP product key I got with VPC ? Will XP "phone home"
and flag the fact that this would be a second install? Are product
keys tied to the disks they came with?

Thanks for any help.

-Srikar

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Paul Power - 28 Jul 2006 01:42 GMT

> I bought VPC 7 bundled with XP Pro but the mac I installed it on has
> given up its ghost. I'd like to install the licensed XP copy I have
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>
> -Srikar

No. No. Yes.

The version of Windows that came with VPC can ONLY be used in VPC. It
states so in the EULA.

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Michael Vilain - 28 Jul 2006 04:16 GMT

> > I bought VPC 7 bundled with XP Pro but the mac I installed it on has
> > given up its ghost. I'd like to install the licensed XP copy I have
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> The version of Windows that came with VPC can ONLY be used in VPC. It
> states so in the EULA.

You _can_, however, buy a G5 and install VPC and XP on it. But not on
an Intel Mac, as Paul has said. Why not sell it on eBay?

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