can i use my restart cd on another computer?

Hairy_Lee · 07-20-2005, 01:30 AM

in my experience recovery disks will only work on the machine they came, i believe they look for specific hardware ID's

**Praetor** · 07-23-2005, 05:58 PM

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cool, cheers guys. im not trying to do anything dodgey here. i dont remember typing in any codes when i restarted my machine though? arent they automatic?

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Yes and No. With a re-install disk (such as the one you're talking about) they might be automatic, because it is streamlined into the disk. Installing a fresh copy of windows with a vaild XP disk you are required to put the code in. So trying to install your windows on her machine is indeed illegal if it already has a serial key bound to your machine. If it is an actual XP disk and you need a serial, then yes, you can install it on her machine, so long as you use her serial that CAME with her machine.

Sounds like its a restoreCD rather than a windowsCD so it really wont matter (because odds are it wont work)

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in my experience recovery disks will only work on the machine they came, i believe they look for specific hardware ID's

Well i dont think they are that specific but they are usually locked to a series or even brand.

Hairy_Lee · 07-23-2005, 08:02 PM

i had a system once that had a recovery disk... i upgraded the ram, graphics and hard drive through the manufacturer... when i came to reinstall the OS it refused to work.
i think it looks at the DMI information... i suppose it'll depend on the manufacturer

**Praetor** · 07-24-2005, 03:04 AM

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i think it looks at the DMI information... i suppose it'll depend on the manufacturer

Correct (but DMIs are hackable ... but that's starting to get excessively nitpicky)

Charlie7940 · 07-24-2005, 05:52 AM

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Well i dont think they are that specific but they are usually locked to a series or even brand.

Yes in most cases that is true. I must have gotten lucky then as I used my dell recovery cd to install XP on my custom build.

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07-23-2005, 08:02 PM	#13 (permalink)
Hairy_Lee VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Age: 25 Posts: 2,553	i had a system once that had a recovery disk... i upgraded the ram, graphics and hard drive through the manufacturer... when i came to reinstall the OS it refused to work. i think it looks at the DMI information... i suppose it'll depend on the manufacturer __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 EVGA nForce 650i Ultra mainboard EVGA 7950 GT KO SC 512Mb w/ Zalman VF-900Cu 2Gb of OCZ GOLD XTC SPECIAL OPS Eition Notebook - Acer Aspire 9300 - Turion TL-60/ 2 Gb RAM/ Geforce Go 7600 128 Dedicated (400 Mb turbocache)

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