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<blockquote data-quote="handsheldhigh" data-source="post: 429653" data-attributes="member: 33653"><p>A quick google search for 'Windows OEM Licence' came up with these:</p><p><a href="http://www.networkclue.com/os/Windows/licensing/index.aspx" target="_blank">Link 1</a> <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/mssmallbiz/archive/2005/09/07/461950.aspx" target="_blank">Link 2 (Microsoft Website)</a></p><p></p><p>And, yes, you CAN buy it from newegg, and no one will stop you, but it is intended for <strong>system builders</strong> so it will be technically illegal for you to install it (but it's microsoft so who really cares, right? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ).</p><p></p><p>But if you intend to transfer it (incase you prefer xp or some such alternative on your mbp) just buy the retail version for the little extra cash...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="handsheldhigh, post: 429653, member: 33653"] A quick google search for 'Windows OEM Licence' came up with these: [URL="http://www.networkclue.com/os/Windows/licensing/index.aspx"]Link 1[/URL] [URL="http://blogs.msdn.com/mssmallbiz/archive/2005/09/07/461950.aspx"]Link 2 (Microsoft Website)[/URL] And, yes, you CAN buy it from newegg, and no one will stop you, but it is intended for [b]system builders[/b] so it will be technically illegal for you to install it (but it's microsoft so who really cares, right? ;) ). But if you intend to transfer it (incase you prefer xp or some such alternative on your mbp) just buy the retail version for the little extra cash... [/QUOTE]
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