Can I use old Dell XP Disk on my new homebuilt?

Timothy Daniels wrote:
> "journey" asked:
>> "Timothy Daniels" wrote:
>>
>>>> By way of clarification, licensed to the Dell machine on which it was
>>>> originally installed. That license dies with the computer. OEM copies
>>>> are not transferable (unlike retail copies).
>>>>
>>>>> Any other use is theft.
>>>> Agreed.
>>> But for an OS to live forever - such sweet thievery. :-)
>>>
>>> *TimDaniels*
>> Did Shakespear write that?
>
> IIRC, it was Monty Python. :-)

Oh, I can't tell those Brits apart!

journey wrote:
> On Sat, 17 May 2008 16:13:19 -0700, "Timothy Daniels"
> <SpamBucket@NoSpamPlease.biz> wrote:
>
>> "WSZsr" wrote:
>>> Stew, you did mean "loser" or are you just feeling a little loose today?
>> Confucious say: "Man with loose nut not make good husband."
>>
>> *TimDaniels*
>
> You're on a roll today!

Kaiser? Poppy seed?

journey wrote:
> On Sat, 17 May 2008 10:31:32 -0400, Tony Harding <ToHard@nowhere.org>
> wrote:
>
>> (just try getting a Windows install CD from IBM/Lenovo!)
>
> One advantage Dell has over Lenovo is that Dell provides an install
> CD. Lenovo supplies a series of disks that set up a computer, but
> they don't (or it doesn't, have to look up in my grammar book) provide
> a Windows install CD.

IBM sent me 4 sets of recovery CDs for my R40 - none of which worked.
Usually it was just a bum CD, but the last set looked as though it was
running properly, but left me with an unbootable laptop.

> I did spend the $49 for the Vista to XP "downgrade", but I don't have
> another good hard drive to install it on so I'm in an either / or
> situation, unless I want to spring for a cheap 7200 rpm drive. Not
> sure what the sweet spot in terms of size is, or what manufacturer to
> choose.

I sprang for a 2nd HDD for my R61 last summer (when I was feeling
flusher). Sorry you had to pay $40, IIRC the downgrade CDs were gratis here.