Making it Legal

[Justin]

The person who lives above me knocks on my door. He has Windows XP Pro
and its a pirated version. Ugh. Figures. He had a "friend" build it
in college and blah blah I wasn't listening. I just want to fix it so
he'll leave me alone.
I have a spare copy of WIndows XP Pro here, I would like to let him
have it and I'll charge him 20% above what I paid for it.
My question is, how can I go about making his currently installed
illegal version of XP Pro legal? I don't want to reformat.

 

[Alias]

The person who lives above me knocks on my door. He has Windows XP Pro
and its a pirated version. Ugh. Figures. He had a "friend" build it
in college and blah blah I wasn't listening. I just want to fix it so
he'll leave me alone.
I have a spare copy of WIndows XP Pro here, I would like to let him
have it and I'll charge him 20% above what I paid for it.
My question is, how can I go about making his currently installed
illegal version of XP Pro legal? I don't want to reformat.

Do a repair install.

Alias

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

As long as you have a genuine "Full Version" of
Windows XP Professional, you can perform a
"Repair Install".

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
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| The person who lives above me knocks on my door. He has Windows XP Pro
| and its a pirated version. Ugh. Figures. He had a "friend" build it
| in college and blah blah I wasn't listening. I just want to fix it so
| he'll leave me alone.
| I have a spare copy of WIndows XP Pro here, I would like to let him
| have it and I'll charge him 20% above what I paid for it.
| My question is, how can I go about making his currently installed
| illegal version of XP Pro legal? I don't want to reformat.

 

[John Barnett MVP]

Do a repair install.

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[Justin]

As long as you have a genuine "Full Version" of
Windows XP Professional, you can perform a
"Repair Install".

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
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What about an OEM SP2 version?

 

[Alias]

What about an OEM SP2 version?

Yes. In Careyspeak, a "full version" is one that is not an upgrade
version or a branded OEM.

Alias

 

[Justin]

Yes. In Careyspeak, a "full version" is one that is not an upgrade
version or a branded OEM.

Alias

I now understand.

Holy crap... I actually got useful information out of htis ng.
Last time I asked a question about licensing and started a flame war.

 

[Alias]

I now understand.

Holy crap... I actually got useful information out of htis ng.
Last time I asked a question about licensing and started a flame war.

Licensing is a touchy subject here

Alias

 

[Justin]

Licensing is a touchy subject here

Alias

Even more so than abortion in the Republican groups.

 

[Leythos]

Licensing is a touchy subject here

Only for those that wear tin-foil hats and hear voices in the bathroom.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

What about an OEM SP2 version?

As long as it's never been installed on any other computer, it'll work.

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[Bruce Chambers]

Holy crap... I actually got useful information out of htis ng.
Last time I asked a question about licensing and started a flame war.

The thread isn't over yet....


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[Justin]

As long as it's never been installed on any other computer, it'll work.

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Well, yes. Duh. That makes perfect sense.

 

[NoStop]

Only for those that wear tin-foil hats and hear voices in the bathroom.

Or those whole claim to be responsible for keeping hundreds of Windozes
boxes running and never experiencing a problem with any of them. In other
words, delusional people in general.


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[Bruce Chambers]

Or those whole claim to be responsible for keeping hundreds of Windozes
boxes running and never experiencing a problem with any of them.

Well, there are the occasional hardware failures and user-induced
problems, but otherwise, it's quite easy for a knowledgeable technician
to have hundreds of workstations running problem-free. Rather than
throw out insults, why don't you try to learn to maintain a computer?
(Granted, having actual knowledge of the OS would take some of the fun
out of your trolling.)


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