Dylan Parry <usenet@dylanparry.com> wrote in
news:fbod4t.1jo.1@dylanparry.com:
> Karl Groves wrote:
>
>> Here's my question: If I format the HD on one of my computers and use
>> the "wrong" Windows disk (despite having a correct, good, and legal
>> serial) will I have any problems?
>
> No. You won't have any problems whatsoever. As you mentioned elsewhere
> in the thread, and is the norm with OEM copies of Windows, the serial
> number is on a sticker affixed to the PC case. The Windows discs are
> identical, but the serial numbers are associated with the machines
> they were first used to register against, so using the serial number
> that is stuck to each machine will work fine regardless of which disc
> you use.
>
Excellent. Thanks to everyone who participated in the thread.
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