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Originally Posted by gillyruless
SD, in your case, it might not be MS that has made the decision. It could have been Dell. When the PC makers bundle OS with the PCs they sell, as you said, they pass on the cost of OS to the consumers. Dell might have made a special arrangement with MS so that the cost of providing an OS with their PC is lower but the OS cannot be used in another PC. In other words, you did not pay the full retail price for the copy of Windows on your Dell PC. It's not like they charged you the full price for the Windows and prevented you from using it on any other machine.
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That's true, but why doesn't it apply to other pieces of software. Like Every other software that came with the DELL installs with no problem. It is microsoft's Windows XP new protection scheme (dunno if you have heard about it), that does not work.
