Correct. If you were to build a computer from scratch and try to use one of these disks, it would not work. You would either need a standalone license key, or

Correct. If you were to build a computer from scratch and try to use one of these disks, it would not work. You would either need a standalone license key, or a computer with an OEM license attached to the motherboard. The only way to turn that disk into an actual counterfeit OS would be to crack the activation or use a keygen.