Ubuntu 8.4 problem

Avi Greenbury avismailinglistaccount at googlemail.com
Thu Jan 29 11:35:11 UTC 2009


Lucio M Nicolosi wrote:
> "I tried to install Windows with Ubuntu but all it will do is open the 
> folders and not let me run anything."
> 
> I assumed she has a copy of the MS OS (that, by the way, should be 
> provided by the hardware manufacturer if it is a strict requirement to 
> run the equipment, but of course this is just wishful thinking)
 >

Yes, but I generally feel the need to warn people that, though it's not 
enforced currently, the Windows EULA for an OEM CD only allows the 
reinstallation onto the hardware with which the CD was distributed - not 
a virtualised set of hardware.

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