Sinner wrote:

> "Rainald Taesler" wrote ...
>
>> Sinner wrote:
>>
>>> "Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]" <BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote
>>> in message news:%23p$CPApjIHA.4712@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>> Per the posts, your only legal option is to purchase an XP
>>>> recovery disk from the oem... if that is even possible.
>>>
>>> That is not true. You can legally buy, and install, an OEM
>>> version of the OS from any system builder willing to sell to you.
>>
>> I wish good luck for finding one having to sell XP TapletPC ...
>
> Well, here's one:
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16837102094
>
> You'll find others on eBay also.

I saw that before (someone had announced that in this NG) and really
wondered how Newegg can afford to run into serious conflicts with MS.

I'm pretty sure that this is an offer conforming with the valid legal
patterns.
IMO Newegg clearly violates the licence conditions and so does the
end-user who works with this software.

Just see the "Disclaimer" in the upper right corner:
"Use of this OEM System Builder Channel software is subject to the terms
of the Microsoft OEM System Builder License. This software is intended
for pre-installation on a new personal computer for resale. This OEM
System Builder Channel software requires the assembler to provide end
user support for the Windows software ... "

Also:
http://oem.microsoft.com/public/sbli...se_english.pdf

MS never sold XP TabletPC edition separately. It was strictly bound to
the hardware manufacturers.

Rainald