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    Install W2K with OEM CD on other system

    Here is the e-mail: carboniz2001@yahoo.com Thanks!
  2. Ruthenius

    Install W2K with OEM CD on other system

    I have tried to boot directly from the CD-ROM (which is what I'd prefer to do), to no avail. Even if I try to upgrade from the other version of Windows, it tries to boot up from the CD at one point, and I get the message again. Here are the first ten lines from the file Biosinfo.inf in the...
  3. Ruthenius

    Install W2K with OEM CD on other system

    Yep, I used the burned CD, and it still won't go. Is there any other file I should check? Thx for the quick response
  4. Ruthenius

    Install W2K with OEM CD on other system

    Well, the solution proposed by pbxman worked for starting the install program from my current version of Windows, but when I try to boot from the CD-ROM directly, as the installation later calls for, I get stopped with the same message. is there another file that I need to modify to get past this?
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    Install W2K with OEM CD on other system

    I bought a Dell system with W2K. I now have it running on Linux, and would like to install W2K on my laptop instead. My problem is that as soon as I boot from the CD, the system stops and displays "This software is licensed for use on Dell computer systems only." Is there a way...
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