wrote:
> Instead, you get a PC
> manufacturer proprietary "Restore CD". It's not
> equivalent to a Window installation CD,
> and worse, you can only use it on the exact model PC
> that you have (it's proprietary to
> the manufacturer (Dell, Gateway, HP, etc.) and to
> the PC model. If you try to use it to
> install Windows on another machine, it will not
> work.
> 4. The Microsoft and PC manufacturer policies make
> it very difficult for the
> ordinary person to move or upgrade his system
> HCM
Harry,
Based on what I'm hearing 'round and about, I think
you are correct in your analysis. Acronis has a
(possibly) more powerful product called 'Migrate
Easy', or something like that, which is intended to
transplant installed Win-32 between different
machines, but I can't personally vouch for it yet.
(There is also an IT dept. level tip I saw online
recently, that may have significant ramifications for
prepping a system migration. I expect to be putting
these to the test in the next couple months.) But I
suspect that none of the above may be sufficient in
regard to this activation code business, if one would
rather not have to deal with MS. For that, the best
bet is probably going to be one of those "Corporate
Edition" Windows installation CDs you can buy at the
Pomona show, from a few regular dealers. They do run
about 20 or 30 bucks more, but can be installed on
multiple machines. They do not require activation,
and I'm told they also lack the DRM components. This
is grey market merchandise that has been jobbed out
and separated from the hardware it was originally
supposed to be bundled with, but it is the real deal
-- *not* counterfeit -- and it installs with no
problem. Windows Update works for it too. (I believe
they've announced EOL for support on XP, at some date
not all that far off on the horizon, but I can tell
you that Win Update is *still* working for the Corp.
*W2K* installs, and that must have already been EOL'd
for non-Corp. Ed. users by now.)
Jordan
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