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XP Disc query

  • 02-11-2005 1:34am
    #1
    ken90
    Registered Users Posts: 194 ✭✭


    I've bought a 2002 Thinkpad X22 with a legitimate copy of XP Pro installed.

    But no disc!

    Where can I get a disc?

    I want to upgrade the ram.


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  • #2
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    oO
    why does one need an XP installation CD when upgrading RAM?

    Have a look in Disk management for a hidden/another partition - i.e. see if there's a Recovery partition


  • #3
    ken90
    Registered Users Posts: 194 ✭✭ken90


    Thanks Karoma, but there is no hidden partition


  • #4
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    If it's oem there will be a sticker under the laptop. And depending on the vendor it may have come with images or cd's. - Use spacemonger to see if there are any large files or check on IBM's web site to see if there is mention of a recovery app.

    If its a non-oem copy they you would need a seperate license and there would be NO files on the laptop unless the person who setup windows copied them.

    Use magic jelly bean keyfinder to note your serial number in case a pre-install used a different one to the COA cert.

    IIRC you can get replacement non-oem CD's from microsoft conenctions for about €30 - but for Oem's cd's you've to go to the vendor and the phrase "cold dead fingers" comes to mind.


  • #5
    philologos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,479 ✭✭✭✭philologos


    Capt'n Midnight wrote:

    IIRC you can get replacement non-oem CD's from microsoft conenctions for about €30 - but for Oem's cd's you've to go to the vendor and the phrase "cold dead fingers" comes to mind.
    whats diff between oem and non oem?


  • #6
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    Jakkass wrote:
    whats diff between oem and non oem?
    mostly mon€y ;
    Also, OEM will usually include vendor/machine-specific drivers and software;
    and after-sales support is meant to be provided by MS (If retail) and by the manufacturer (If OEM)


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  • #7
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    The main difference is the license and price

    Normal licenses (retail or volume) can be moved from machine to machine, can be upgraded. In most cases, though not with the latest versions of Office, you can downgrade - ie use a newer license to run an older procuct that you can't buy anymore ( eBay is much cheaper ;) ) with office you can share a copy between a desktop and laptop


    OEM is cheaper because of the faustian restrictions.
    you can't move the license to another machine - so you can't sell it on without the HW it came with
    if you upgrade it then the upgrade is now bound to the machine and can't be moved - you can only enter it in a volume agreement withing the first 60? days of buying it.
    you don't have downgrade rights
    if your computer dies then you need a new license

    OEM - AFAIK it's been over a decade since any manufacture did anything other than add drivers to windows - most notibly HAL's for multiprocessor machines ( and their own utils of course - but they don't replace any windows components )

    support is not done by microsoft in either case, if you buy the retail version, you would end up talking to stream or hp or whoever was the lowest bidder when microsoft outsourced it and IIRC you only get 90 days, whereas many of the OEM's will tell you how to reinstall after that.


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