Ok.. I bought the Windows XP upgrade a few years ago.. Now, The PC that
it was on died.. So I had to buy a new PC that came with Windows XP..
Can I give my friend the Windows XP upgrade? I may have reinstalled it
on my old PC like 90 days ago.. I read 120 days past is ok.. SO..

Can I give it to him as I no longer have a use for it?
And will me activating it in less the 120 days give him a problem?
If so, How can he explain to MS what I stated above?

As your XP probably came with its own license coding to install in a foriegn
pc will only last 90 days, tell your friend to
1, take credit card
2,go to pc store
3,buy new xp disc
4 install and sail into the horizon

your friend may not be your friend if you mess up his pc with whats
basically an illegal copy!
--
There is no dark side of the moon really, as a matter of fact its all dark.


"(E-Mail Removed)" wrote:

> Ok.. I bought the Windows XP upgrade a few years ago.. Now, The PC that
> it was on died.. So I had to buy a new PC that came with Windows XP..
> Can I give my friend the Windows XP upgrade? I may have reinstalled it
> on my old PC like 90 days ago.. I read 120 days past is ok.. SO..
>
> Can I give it to him as I no longer have a use for it?
> And will me activating it in less the 120 days give him a problem?
> If so, How can he explain to MS what I stated above?
>
>

Yes, you can give him the upgrade.
The activation using the Internet should be okay.
If it won't activate over the Internet, then activate over the phone and
explain that the previous computer is no longer working.
--
Ron Sommer

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
: Ok.. I bought the Windows XP upgrade a few years ago.. Now, The PC that
: it was on died.. So I had to buy a new PC that came with Windows XP..
: Can I give my friend the Windows XP upgrade? I may have reinstalled it
: on my old PC like 90 days ago.. I read 120 days past is ok.. SO..
:
: Can I give it to him as I no longer have a use for it?
: And will me activating it in less the 120 days give him a problem?
: If so, How can he explain to MS what I stated above?
:

stu wrote:
> As your XP probably came with its own license coding to install in a foriegn
> pc will only last 90 days, tell your friend to
> 1, take credit card
> 2,go to pc store
> 3,buy new xp disc
> 4 install and sail into the horizon
>
> your friend may not be your friend if you mess up his pc with whats
> basically an illegal copy!

Um, you're wrong. One, the upgrade is retail and two, it is no longer
installed on a machine. So how is it an illegal copy?

Alias

if it was previously activated
then it is unlikely that microsoft's
superior data base will allow
it to be activated again on
a different machine.

if this were possible then
people would be installing o.s.'s
for free...

but you can try anyways....

maybe it might help if you gave
your old harddrive to your friend as well.
assuring that the o.s. is on it and nothing
else you would need....


<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Ok.. I bought the Windows XP upgrade a few years ago.. Now, The PC that
> it was on died.. So I had to buy a new PC that came with Windows XP..
> Can I give my friend the Windows XP upgrade? I may have reinstalled it
> on my old PC like 90 days ago.. I read 120 days past is ok.. SO..
>
> Can I give it to him as I no longer have a use for it?
> And will me activating it in less the 120 days give him a problem?
> If so, How can he explain to MS what I stated above?
>

DatabaseBen wrote:
> if it was previously activated
> then it is unlikely that microsoft's
> superior data base will allow
> it to be activated again on
> a different machine.

False.
>
> if this were possible then
> people would be installing o.s.'s
> for free...

False.
>
> but you can try anyways....
>
> maybe it might help if you gave
> your old harddrive to your friend as well.
> assuring that the o.s. is on it and nothing
> else you would need....

False.

Boy, you aren't batting too well today, "Databaseben".

Alias
>
>
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Ok.. I bought the Windows XP upgrade a few years ago.. Now, The PC that
>> it was on died.. So I had to buy a new PC that came with Windows XP..
>> Can I give my friend the Windows XP upgrade? I may have reinstalled it
>> on my old PC like 90 days ago.. I read 120 days past is ok.. SO..
>>
>> Can I give it to him as I no longer have a use for it?
>> And will me activating it in less the 120 days give him a problem?
>> If so, How can he explain to MS what I stated above?
>>
>
>

DatabaseBen wrote:
> if it was previously activated
> then it is unlikely that microsoft's
> superior data base will allow
> it to be activated again on
> a different machine.

Horse Pucky!!

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

> Ok.. I bought the Windows XP upgrade a few years ago.. Now, The PC
> that it was on died.. So I had to buy a new PC that came with Windows
> XP.. Can I give my friend the Windows XP upgrade? I may have
> reinstalled it on my old PC like 90 days ago.. I read 120 days past
> is ok.. SO..
>
> Can I give it to him as I no longer have a use for it?


It has nothing to do with the number of days. Yes you can give it to him. If
it's an Upgrade, it's a retail copy, and retail copies are completely
transferable.


> And will me activating it in less the 120 days give him a problem?


No. The only issue is that activation over the internet will fail, and he'll
be prompted to activate by voice call to an 800 number. That's normally
quick and easy and isn't a problem at all.


> If so, How can he explain to MS what I stated above?


He probably won't even be asked, but if he is, he can just explain that it's
a used copy he got from someone else. It's completely legal.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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DatabaseBen wrote:

> if it was previously activated
> then it is unlikely that microsoft's
> superior data base will allow
> it to be activated again on
> a different machine.


This is *not* correct. It's a retail copy and retail copies can be moved to
different machines as often as desired. Only OEM copies are not
transferrable.


--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup

Stu & DatabaseBen your both wrong! Yes the upgrade can be transferred onto
another computer as I have twice. In I bought a newer computer but
unfortunately last week the hard drive died, so I bough a new hard drive.
Hence I transferred my windows xp Service pack 2 full edition on to both by
calling the 1-800 phone number provided on the activation and using a 6 group
code time 7 to the activation ctr and they then read another 6 digitit time 7
code back to me, that I typed into my comptuer and hence it was activated
again on my new harddrive. Full versions as long as they are retail copies
not copies with a OEM in them, and upgrades are legal to transfer. (OEM
copies come with computers all ready installed, retail versions do not).
--
Robyn


"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>
> > Ok.. I bought the Windows XP upgrade a few years ago.. Now, The PC
> > that it was on died.. So I had to buy a new PC that came with Windows
> > XP.. Can I give my friend the Windows XP upgrade? I may have
> > reinstalled it on my old PC like 90 days ago.. I read 120 days past
> > is ok.. SO..
> >
> > Can I give it to him as I no longer have a use for it?
>
>
> It has nothing to do with the number of days. Yes you can give it to him. If
> it's an Upgrade, it's a retail copy, and retail copies are completely
> transferable.
>
>
> > And will me activating it in less the 120 days give him a problem?
>
>
> No. The only issue is that activation over the internet will fail, and he'll
> be prompted to activate by voice call to an 800 number. That's normally
> quick and easy and isn't a problem at all.
>
>
> > If so, How can he explain to MS what I stated above?
>
>
> He probably won't even be asked, but if he is, he can just explain that it's
> a used copy he got from someone else. It's completely legal.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
>