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arthr

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March 19th, 2007 11:00

What would happen?

I'm curious, what would happen if I tried to load my Dell Reinstall CD on a nother system (non Dell)?

I have no need to do this but have wondered about it for a long time.

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arthr
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Posted March 19th, 2007 11:00
Thats about what I thought. Thank you!
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Majestic
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Posted March 19th, 2007 11:00
Unless Dell has made some changes with the newer models, the use of a Dell supplied CD will not work on a non-Dell system. This is due to the installation CD first checking BIOS to see if it is indeed a Dell system. If it isn't, the CD won't install.
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Majestic
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Posted March 19th, 2007 12:00
You're welcome.
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arthr
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Posted March 19th, 2007 21:00
That sounds reasonable. I sure wouldn't want to go through those updates every 30 days. Thank you!
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dallascowboyswo
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Posted March 19th, 2007 21:00
On the contrary it will install, but it will then begin to ask you for the product key which is only good for your dell computer. After a month of not entering your product key the system will lock you out.

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