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Preinstalled Windows: AARGH! I can't get it off!

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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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