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Miscellaneous => Intellectual Property & Law => Topic started by: Canadian Lover on 2 November 2005, 16:27

Title: Compaq XP disc.
Post by: Canadian Lover on 2 November 2005, 16:27

Or XP "No Rights" edition.

Has anyone else noticed on compaq computers, they somehow lock the OS partition? I think it's because of the TCPA thing has begun to take off. Yay :rolleyes:. Also, the discs don't allow installation on other computrers..

Title: Re: Compaq XP disc.
Post by: adiment on 2 November 2005, 19:27

yeah, the backup partition is locked, so when newbie windows users fuck up they can just reinstall from boot with no cd swapping. When I still had an HP, I got partition magic and deleted that locked partition--windows wouldn't boot after that, had to get my own copy.

Title: Re: Compaq XP disc.
Post by: Aloone_Jonez on 2 November 2005, 22:41

You should be able to demand a proper copy as the whole point of a CD is in the event Windows fucks up.

Title: Re: Compaq XP disc.
Post by: cymon on 3 November 2005, 01:24

It's the same deal with our HP pavilion that I don't use, the only backup is the partition, so you can't install linux or give away free windows xp.

Title: Re: Compaq XP disc.
Post by: adiment on 3 November 2005, 02:26

you can install linux with no problem... you wouldn't be able to give away the windows xp either becuase these type of brand OEM XP's check for hardware (example: my friends dell has an XP cd and will install fine on his dell... but he got new ram and wouldn't install anymore)