Your doing it the right way.Apple.com BootCamp Info
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A bona fide installation disc for Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Home or Professional (No multi-disc, upgrade or Media Center versions.)
So is my software legal to have?Eniregnat said:Your doing it the right way.
Microsoft Windows Instillation OEMs are actually made by Microsoft, but are for Value Added Resellers. They are distributed by companies are a reduced cost to consumers so that they can afford a computer bundled with a Microsoft operating system. All I was doing was pointing out that OEM disks generally have restricted licensing. M$ advertises here, and the Software Piracy Police also advertise this site. I bet they hound the mods about threads also.
Eniregnat said:I bet they hound the mods about threads also.
Whoa, whoa whoa, why does everyone assume eBay, sorry it wasn't it was http://www.buysell101.com/ but I think their DN changed. I bought this from a website - NOT from an eBay seller.mkrishnan said:It's none of my business, really, and it doesn't affect me practically, but out of curiosity, do these organizations actually make a practice of frequently contacting administration of forums in this regard (i.e. asking for moderation of threads in which piracy is being discussed)? Even with the trade secret issues, the legal counsel requests to delete discussions or information are relatively rare, as far as I know....
On MR, in my past experience, it's the forum members who do the policing and report piracy to the mods....
EDIT: Slookster, technically, the issue is that the seller on eBay doesn't have the legal right usually, with OEM software, to transfer it to you in the absence of the adjoining hardware -- that is, their license is to sell it to you as part of a computer. So the sale of eBay is questionably legal. But I don't understand technically how that impacts YOUR rights.
slooksterPSV said:Whoa, whoa whoa, why does everyone assume eBay, sorry it wasn't it was http://www.buysell101.com/ but I think their DN changed. I bought this from a website - NOT from an eBay seller.
True, oh well, it works, it's been verified by Microsoft and is Genuine so I guess that's all that matters.mkrishnan said:Okay, I'm sorry about that. But it doesn't change my point.
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It may work but I suspect it is "linked" to the Fujitsu Siemens hardware
Pop it in and see? It won't break anything if it doesn't work.
So you think it's worth a try? Or will it destroy my macbook pro?
About to download windows XP SP2... Will that work on Boot Camp for my MacBook Pro?
If you're on Lion (10.7) or Mountain Lion (10.8), Boot Camp does not support XP. You can get around this by manually creating a bootable partition for the Windows install. Follow this guide. It says Vista, but the process will work for XP also.About to download windows XP SP2... Will that work on Boot Camp for my MacBook Pro?