Linux Question

[Scott_Purcell at Dell.com]

Scott, 

Windows Desktops are not an area of specialty for me (I focus on Linux
on Servers) so please take my response as that of a volunteer
participant on the list, rather than as a "Dell Response".  I may be
gladly contradicted by others who know better :-)

I don't *think* we sell those CDs after you are more than about 30 days
from the original invoice date.  But even if we did, I don't think they
would install easily (or perhaps at all) on a virtual machine.  In order
to nullify the need for Microsofts validation process on Dell OEM copies
of windows, the installer verifies that it is being installed on Dell
Hardware and refuses to install elsewhere.  On a virtual machine, it
would "see" the virtual hardware instead of the physical hardware and
refuse to install.

At least that is my understanding...
Can anyone else confirm or deny?

Scott Purcell

-----Original Message-----
From: linux-desktops-bounces at dell.com
[mailto:linux-desktops-bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of Scott Martin
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 2:29 PM
To: linux-desktops
Subject: Linux Question

I currently have five Dell Dimensions with WinXP preloaded on them. I
want to switch to Debian Linux. Unfortunately when I bought these
machines I did not get the XP CD's to recover. I would like to purchase
them if possible in order to run them under VirtualBox (virtual
machine).

Can I still get these from Dell?

Thanks
Scott Martin

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