XP/Ubuntu dual-boot

James Knott james.knott-bJEeYj9oJeDQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org
Thu Nov 15 20:36:59 UTC 2007


Chris Aitken wrote:
>>   
> "Activation"? I guess I've been keeping away from MS products for a
> long while. Can't I just borrow an XP CD (with product key) and
> install from that?
>

If that key has been used before, no.  Microsoft will recognize that
you're installing on a completely different system and accuse you of
being a pirate!  You'll then have to convince them to let you install it
again.  Even a couple of minor changes to an existing system can cause that.



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