Add Windows partition to existing Ubuntu Partition

[Avi Greenbury]

On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:34:40 +0200 (CEST)
"Amedee Van Gasse (ub)" <amedee-ubuntu at amedee.be> wrote:

> On Thu, October 15, 2009 14:16, Gordon wrote:
> 
> > Find a friend with the exact same version of XP you originally had
> > on that machine, and make a copy of the CD. It's the Product key
> > you pay for, not the media......
> 
> No.
> You pay for the license.
> The product key is just an artifact of the license, just like the
> media. Microsoft lawyers would say that this is illegal.
> 
> 

This is technically against the EULA, yes, but I'm told there is good
reason MS has never tried to defend the EULA in court.

FWIW, MS will supply you with replacement media at some cost (IIRC,
it's about $20 or whatever that is in local currency). Some OEM
builders do same (Dell ship it for free in the UK, I think).

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