OR, if it is a proprietary version, it may do a BIOS check and refuse to
install on a system other than the brand it was purchased for/with.
Mike / W8DN
----- Original Message -----
From: "K4SB" <hamcat@directvinternet.com>
To: <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 11:49 PM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Ports
> > At 07:20 PM 12/24/2002 +0000, K4SB wrote:
> >
> > >What I would caution about is that Dell, among others, do not use the
> > >exact version of Windows which you would obtain if you bought your own
> > >copy. In other words, it's proprietary to Dell, just as the Gateway
> > >one is to them. The Dell OS is not the same as the Gateway OS,
> > >although both may be called XP.
> -----------------
>
> Let's clear this up...I did NOT say the proprietary version would not
> work as well as an
> OEM. Just that the "p" system may have some drivers on it which are
> not on the OEM. Or
> it may work a little differently when you perform some function.
>
> 73
> Ed
>
> _______________________________________________
> WriteLog mailing list
> WriteLog@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/writelog
>
|