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	<title>Edward Andrew Robinson &#187; Why I use Linux</title>
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		<title>Three XP Keys, But No XP Install</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 15:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward Andrew Robinson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dell]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#60;rant&#62;Although I get to use Linux mostly for work and personally, there always comes a time when I need to use Windows. It could be that I need to write a program for Windows, or that I have a friend, or family member that needs windows for something. This is one of those times.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&lt;rant&gt;Although I get to use Linux mostly for work and personally, there always comes a time when I need to use Windows. It could be that I need to write a program for Windows, or that I have a friend, or family member that needs windows for something. This is one of those times.</p>
<p>What frustrates me most is that I&#8217;m trying to install Windows on a laptop that came with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Center">Windows Media Centre</a>. That laptop has a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Center">Windows Media Centre</a> key but I don&#8217;t have the <a href="http://www.dell.ca/">Dell</a> disks that came with that laptop, and I know I can order them from <a href="http://www.dell.ca/">Dell</a> and at the end of the day I just might have to do that (and end up paying for it). But what annoys me most is that including the Windows key on the bottom of the laptop, that I&#8217;m trying to install windows on, I have three legit Windows XP keys but cant get an install working. I have an <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/academic/default.aspx">MSDNAA</a> Windows XP key, as well as the <a href="http://www.dell.ca/">Dell</a> XP key from the bottom of my laptop and what annoys me is that I have three valid XP keys and I cant seem to install XP.</p>
<p>I have no <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Center">media center</a> disks, annoying and I really don&#8217;t want to used <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_(protocol)">bittorrent</a> to download them. I don&#8217;t feel like I should have to steal software that I own</p>
<p>The <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/academic/default.aspx">MSDNAA</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_image">ISO</a> and key came from two different people, eg its my key buy my buddy burned the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_image">ISO</a> when he got a key, maybe that&#8217;s causing the problem I will burn my own copy and find out.</p>
<p>Obviously my laptop is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_equipment_manufacturer">OEM</a> for XP pro and cant be installed on another computer even though I have never used it.</p>
<p>Guess this is just another reason I use Linux, I find this so annoying. <a href="www.microsoft.com/">Microsoft</a>/<a href="http://www.dell.ca/">Dell</a> should really have a website that I can find out why the one key wont work as well as download <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_image">ISOs</a>. I know this is the way things are and that me wining about it is not going to change anything but I really just wish if I had a CD key I could download the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_image">ISO</a> and use that key on any computer (only one of course). This just makes my windows experience more painful and makes me want to avoid Windows more.&lt;/rant&gt;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.earobinson.org/2008/05/14/wordpress-bugs-and-my-call-for-help/">Also my blog still seems to be broken <img src='http://www.earobinson.org/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' />  I don&#8217;t want to update and spam the planet again by removing the fact that I think I fixed one of the issues.</a></p>


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