I have a PowerEdge 1950 with a COA and product key for Windows Server 2003 Standard R2, but I don't have a Dell OEM CD to install the OS with, and you can't use retail or VL copies with the OEM key.

Product keys for Windows 8 computers aren't printed on a sticker. They're encrypted in the BIOS. How might that affect you? Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT ...