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question about windows

dunnleed08

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in some sh@#%$!part of tennessee
Processor desk/3.0 ghz prescott 800 fsb
Motherboard desk/abit is-10....pos
Cooling lots and lots of air and copper....
Memory 2 gbs corsair value400mhz (cheap).
Video Card(s) sapphire x800gto (agp)...
Storage too many to list
Display(s) p.o.s.
Case dunno....but it's huge and has a 250" size fan on the side
Audio Device(s) nuthin' but internal
Power Supply 550 watt antec
Software lots of illegal shit.....i mean software borrowed from friends....
i have a new dell laptop with windows media edition...can i also put that copy of windows on my desktop??if not..can i delete the copy from my laptop, and put it on my desktop


...JUST SO YOU KNOW...i'm not asking to aid me in anything illegal...i was just wondering if the same copy of windows can be used on just 2 personal comps...
 
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Jimmy 2004

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Processor S754 AMD Athlon64 3200+ @ 2640MHz
Motherboard ASUS K8N
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Memory 1GB Kingston PC3200 (2x512MB)
Video Card(s) Saphire 256MB X800 GTO @ 450MHz/560MHz (Core/Memory)
Storage 500GB Western Digital SATA II + 80GB Maxtor DiamondMax SATA
Display(s) Digimate 17" TFT (1280x1024)
Case Antec P182
Audio Device(s) Audigy 4 + Creative Inspire T7900 7.1 Speakers
Power Supply Corsair HX520W
Software Windows XP Home
No, you won't be able to use it on your desktop. Windows versions from Manufacturers such as Dell can't be transfered... well not legally anyway.
 
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