Welcome to the world of tattoos!
Well, yes ... the branded PCs are tattooed with a hot iron!
Let me explain ... Take
random brand "Packard Bell". (Dell, HP, Acer, ect ...)
Inside the beast, it has a version of XP pro (now Vista) called OEM.
Watch your license number in Start / Settings / Control Panel / System
there you see your license number:
If you have the letters OEM , you have no doubt!
(these are licenses that combine software, exclusively and directly to original equipment : contract between Microsoft and assembler )
What is this? Although
, you do not have XP cd : - /
We can try to create it, click here
Everything is installed on the PC to buy, nothing to install, everything is in it ... I agree, it practice for a beginner .. but The coin has two sides!
The tattoo ... it combines / motherboard / BIOS / HDD / software.
There are ways to restore the PC as is (in principle) because a copy of the operating system , drivers and tattoos, are stored on a hidden partition .
again should we have made the recovery CD.
And wonderful thing, the tattoo is of course not mentioned in the purchase of the PC whatever the brand!
And if you're thinking of détatouer your machine ... uh, that's a small galley!
First they must master cd, which can be obtained (in principle) by the dealer or directly to the manufacturer's website ... (good luck anyway!)
for info on how to Custom made here
I'd rather not put that here, the operation is so rare! (It comes from the fact of not obtaining or Masters cd!).
Well, now, if we think it is sufficient to transfer the BIOS flashing. (Deliver the original motherboard!)
Not rocket science, but dangerous to be performed by a beginner .... your PC can become a heap of scrap metal decorative!
And replace the hard drive (safer, or make a low-level format, the rigor!)
Besides, the problems that can come from food if she slams ... often they are the owners and hello cool, ditto some recorders mounted on special rack.
short, with a branded PC, no cd XP.
And I'm not talking about other software pre-installed!
Not possible do a sfc / scannow (check system files)
not possible to access the console, to do a chkdsk.
Not possible to repair XP from the installation CD.
Well, that's why a thousand times prefer a PC mounted.
course, you must purchase a license of XP box.
But at least you stay in control of your machine and do a reinstall of xp then becomes possible, as well as compensation and access to the console!
--------------------------------- Note:
According to recent news, it seems that the Brand Dell is the exception to the rule!
quote thierry,
" I have a Dell machine (P4 3.2 in 2004), equipped with a Win XP OEM, like the one mentioned in the article.
Well Dell provides with a machine Windows CD that allows full relocation and perform the manipulations described (chkdsk, repair ...).
The only constraint is that Windows is tied to this machine and can not be installed on another if the machine dies, the dies with Windows, but you can reinstall at will, moreover, there is no validation at the facility Windows.
Dell also provides CDs for all (drivers, bundled software, optional software such as MS Office).
Dell does not tattoo his machines can replace the discs (which I did), and all components except the motherboard, and specific food. "
thank you for that info.
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******** NEWS 01.05 / 2009 =========================
It also appears that the change of disk is possible on a PC Compaq Presario series SR1700 .
Reinstalling a 500 gigabyte SATA HDD Western Digital posed no problem .
Good news for the owner of this machine!
For information, the topic in question on Aidoforum.com
also know that the XP has been reinstalled with the CD to install XP without worry.
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small addition to easily create a bootable cd with the console above (the pc brand not the console)
download this file: cdr.zip
Unzip on your desktop.
---> visual aid, click here
Double-click the folder just created on the desktop cdr
This folder contains a file: cdr.iso of 7970Ko
Just then to burn image with Nero on a blank CD.
then Restart the machine on this cd, access to the console as if it is then possible sagissait the installation CD of XP.
-> how?
Then the procedure is simple, it is sufficient to make a CHKDSK / r / p / v in this mode.
-> how?
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