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Possible to Ghost XP PRO OEM
Name: robj Date: April 28, 2003 at 18:41:00 Pacific OS: xp Pro OEM CPU/Ram: 1.8P3
Comment:
Hi
Is it possible to create/deploy multiple Ghost images of XP Pro OEM & Office XP OEM? Think I saw somewhere you can only activate XP Pro OEM 3 times then thats your lot :( Any info on this would be greatly appreciated. I am looking to create 35 images from 1 ghost image of XP Pro OEM & Offive XP OEM
Name: rac Date: April 28, 2003 at 19:05:52 Pacific
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Do you have a multiple PC license?
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Response Number 2
Name: robjq Date: April 28, 2003 at 20:31:38 Pacific
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At the moment this is all speculation. Depending on the answer will decide weather we buy Pc's with OEM licence and make a useable image of that PC.
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Response Number 3
Name: arf Date: April 28, 2003 at 21:08:44 Pacific
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with ghost the image would be for that specific pc's hardware, so unless all the pc's are the same it would cause driver errors etc. similar question posted here
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Response Number 4
Name: -Bryan- Date: April 29, 2003 at 01:30:52 Pacific
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Using one copy of XP on multiple computers (without multi-cpu or volume license) is illegal. It's plain and simple piracy.
-=Bryan=-
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Response Number 5
Name: Scott B. Date: April 29, 2003 at 14:30:35 Pacific
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And with an OEM version even if the PC dies and is no longer used, the XP is not to be transfered to another PC, legally when that PC dies the XP on it dies with it. That's why OEM versions are so much cheaper.
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Response Number 6
Name: K61 Date: April 29, 2003 at 18:45:40 Pacific
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Since the Ghost Image is for that specific pc's hardware and XP only allows for a finite number of minor hardware changes I believe XP would inactivate itself especially after a running of windows update. I am not sure.
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