Hello,

I recently purchased a Dell Precison 470 Workstation with dual EM64T Xeon
cpus (All the Media and documentation was lost but that's another story).

The system came pre-installed with Windows XP X64 Prof. edition but I wish
to run the 32bit Edition of Windows XP Prof. Edition, -NOT- the X64
version. The system cover has a legit Windows XP x64 Pro Serial Number.

Can I keep my Windows XP License for use under the 32bit version of
Windows XP?

I tried to install Windows XP Pro (32bit) from a friend's CD but the
installer wouldn't take my legit Windows XP X64 License.

Can I keep my X64 license for the 32bit version of Windows XP if I use a
Dell-Branded Re-installation CD?

Does anyone know what I could do? I wish to avoid buying a full XP Pro
license if possible..

Cheers,

Vince

Licenses are version specific.. you will need to get the full XP 32bit
package complete with license #..

--
Mike Hall
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User



<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> Hello,
>
> I recently purchased a Dell Precison 470 Workstation with dual EM64T Xeon
> cpus (All the Media and documentation was lost but that's another story).
>
> The system came pre-installed with Windows XP X64 Prof. edition but I wish
> to run the 32bit Edition of Windows XP Prof. Edition, -NOT- the X64
> version. The system cover has a legit Windows XP x64 Pro Serial Number.
>
> Can I keep my Windows XP License for use under the 32bit version of
> Windows XP?
>
> I tried to install Windows XP Pro (32bit) from a friend's CD but the
> installer wouldn't take my legit Windows XP X64 License.
>
> Can I keep my X64 license for the 32bit version of Windows XP if I use a
> Dell-Branded Re-installation CD?
>
> Does anyone know what I could do? I wish to avoid buying a full XP Pro
> license if possible..
>
> Cheers,
>
> Vince

Q. "Can I keep my Windows XP License for use under the 32bit version of
Windows XP?"

A. No.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User


"(E-Mail Removed)" wrote:

>
> Hello,
>
> I recently purchased a Dell Precison 470 Workstation with dual EM64T Xeon
> cpus (All the Media and documentation was lost but that's another story).
>
> The system came pre-installed with Windows XP X64 Prof. edition but I wish
> to run the 32bit Edition of Windows XP Prof. Edition, -NOT- the X64
> version. The system cover has a legit Windows XP x64 Pro Serial Number.
>
> Can I keep my Windows XP License for use under the 32bit version of
> Windows XP?
>
> I tried to install Windows XP Pro (32bit) from a friend's CD but the
> installer wouldn't take my legit Windows XP X64 License.
>
> Can I keep my X64 license for the 32bit version of Windows XP if I use a
> Dell-Branded Re-installation CD?
>
> Does anyone know what I could do? I wish to avoid buying a full XP Pro
> license if possible..
>
> Cheers,
>
> Vince
>

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I recently purchased a Dell Precison 470 Workstation with dual EM64T
> Xeon cpus (All the Media and documentation was lost but that's another
> story).
>
> The system came pre-installed with Windows XP X64 Prof. edition but I
> wish to run the 32bit Edition of Windows XP Prof. Edition, -NOT- the X64
> version. The system cover has a legit Windows XP x64 Pro Serial Number.
>
> Can I keep my Windows XP License for use under the 32bit version of
> Windows XP?


No. If you want to use a 32-bit version of WinXP, you'll need to
purchase one.

>
> I tried to install Windows XP Pro (32bit) from a friend's CD but the
> installer wouldn't take my legit Windows XP X64 License.
>

Correct.



--

Bruce Chambers

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