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Originally Posted by TurboK9  As long as he installs the OS version that goes w/ the key (XP Pro, for instance) he can use any disc, doesn't have to be a dell OEM disk. But, lets say he has XP Home, he can't use the key on an XP Pro install. That's his only restriction.
If he has a key, it's all good and legal, he can borrow a cd, or download from a toorent and burn to a disk, etc. |
The cabs are coded to only accept a certain set of keys. MS does this as part of their piracy protection. Yes he is legal because there is a product key on his PC, but it may not be one that works with the cabs he gets. There are ways around this of course I was just stating that if he obtains the cabs it may not work with the key he has, he should get a key to go with it.