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Proprietary Software is like Proprietary OEM OS and such... if the software does not see the correct name in the BIOS... it will not install. That is why as a computer repair/builder company, If you bring in Proprietary Systems for repair, you better bring in the CORRECT SOFTWARE.

Rather hard to fix a Gateway computer if you do not have all the Gateway Software, or Dell, or HP or many of the other Priority Name Brands. ...
You must also remember today OEM from EGGHEAD or TigerDirect is not the same as OEM from Dell, or HP.
This is also why MS is changing the way they will LICENSE... Retail cost more than OEM there is a reason for that... MS supports Retail. but not OEM.