If you are installing on an pre-loaded IBM then u need to contact IBM or HP for that matter, as service for the OEM is provided by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). So the option available to you is to purchase an OEM (it will be tied to the notebook and u cant install it anywhere else) or an FPP (this you can move to a different machine but is costlier than OEM). becoz bottom line is that you cant install 2 copies of the same OEM in 2 different machines.
So in a way microsoft is right is asking about the source of the OEM cd. So u cant be installing a seperate copy on a different machine.Įven if the motherboard is replaced you will need to buy a seperate OEM pack unless the replacement is done under the Well legally an OEM pack is tied to a machine.
