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Running Windows on your Mac
Reinstalling OEM version of XP
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<blockquote data-quote="Zoolook" data-source="post: 460281" data-attributes="member: 21101"><p>There are a few things going on here.</p><p></p><p>Firstly, an OEM version of windows can only be legally sold with new hardware. Unless you bought it with your Mac, you should not be using it. However, it is a bit of a grey area and some re-sellers will sell it with a motherboard, CPU or even a RAM stick - I am not clear of the legalities here.</p><p></p><p>Secondly, installing any version of Windows on both Bootcamp and Parallels, technically means you have it on two machines, which breaks the EULA for most versions of Windows. Parallels is a virtual machine and so requires it's own license. OEM versions of Windows NEVER allow for multiple installs - you would need an enterprise version. You might find activating XP an issue on "two" machines at the same time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zoolook, post: 460281, member: 21101"] There are a few things going on here. Firstly, an OEM version of windows can only be legally sold with new hardware. Unless you bought it with your Mac, you should not be using it. However, it is a bit of a grey area and some re-sellers will sell it with a motherboard, CPU or even a RAM stick - I am not clear of the legalities here. Secondly, installing any version of Windows on both Bootcamp and Parallels, technically means you have it on two machines, which breaks the EULA for most versions of Windows. Parallels is a virtual machine and so requires it's own license. OEM versions of Windows NEVER allow for multiple installs - you would need an enterprise version. You might find activating XP an issue on "two" machines at the same time. [/QUOTE]
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