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Can use recovery drive as windows os on mac?

Jan 12, 2007 12:08AM PST

Hi. I own a macbook and windows desktop. My windows desktop has a recovery drive, and since it contains windows OS files, I am wondering if I could use that Windows Os to install for my Mac, regardless whether bootcamp or parallel desktops? Thanks.

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whether technically possible or not,
Jan 12, 2007 12:18AM PST

would this be in violation of your Windows User License Agreement (running the same OS on a different CPU)?

Or am I mis-reading the question?

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hMm..
Jan 12, 2007 10:46PM PST

I thought purchasing a Windows User License Agreement allows me to use the same OS for up to five different computers?

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Read it again.
Jan 12, 2007 10:54PM PST

The Windows XP License in the US from the common retail package has no such agreement. It's for one machine period.

If you feel otherwise, go ahead and the XP Activation will decide for us both. If you can't activate then you have about 28 days to fix it.

-> However your question isn't about that. It's if you could use said restore CD or such. The answer is simply no. That's not supported and I've yet to see it work.

Bob

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No.
Jan 12, 2007 12:21AM PST

That doesn't work.

Bob