Add Windows partition to existing Ubuntu Partition

[Odd]

p.echols at comcast.net wrote:
> ----- "Odd" <iodine at runbox.no> wrote:
> 
>> Fred Roller wrote:
>>> You can usually re-order a cd for about $20 US from MS as long as
>>> you have your key.  Manufacturers usually have a similar deal if you
>>> bought a box.
>> Sure, but it's cheaper to borrow a CD from a friend.
> 
> Certainly true.  But it *may* be that the license key recognizes the
> particular CD or that different CDs even though they do not appear to
> be different are configured for different hardware.

I've only tested with generic, standalone OEM discs. These discs are
identical, so all you need is an OEM license key. Discs that come
with machines from (let's say) Dell usually do not accept generic
license keys.

> Here is why I say that:  My current box carries an XP pro license and
> installation XP Pro SP2 CD that came with it.  But that is not my
> only such CD; I have about 5 machines w/ various licenses.  When I
> went to install XP in a vbox virtual machine, I picked what I
> believed to be the correct disk, but they really all look alike.
> When activation time came around, I assumed I would have to answer
> questions about whether I had "upgraded" my machine since the
> hardware profile had changed.
> 
> The automated voice did ask one such question.  Then I had about six
> questions, plus some 'are you sure' repeats, about the CD and how
> many machines I have installed with that particular CD.  Eventually,
> I was ok'd and got an activation code.  But I thought it odd that MS
> programmed their regi-bot to be more interested in the CD itself than
> why the hardware profile  / license key combo that their system
> recognized had changed.

Dunno what that's about. :)

> BTW, IAAL and I know that what their document appears to say, and
> what MS lawyers think it says could be two different things and that
> no one in their right mind wants to have that conversation with them.
> At least not an end user.

For sure.

> BTW-2  As always, YMMV.

What you say makes sense.

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Odd