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[FYI] Preinstalled Windows: AARGH! I can't get it off!
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- Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 18:18:06 +0200
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Preinstalled Windows: AARGH! I can't get it off!
By John Lettice
Posted: 30/04/2002 at 11:14 GMT
If a PC shipped with Windows preinstalled, can you remove the OS and
install Linux instead? Well, no, according to Microsoft. A somewhat
obscure Microsoft site aimed at helping schools deal with donated
computers flatly states: "It is a legal requirement that pre-
installed operating systems remain with a machine for the life of the
machine."
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