Question on XP software

[Libby]

I purchased a copy of Windows XP several months ago for
my kids pc. Here's my problem the motor is gone on this
pc it is no longer a viable running machine. I want to
replace their machine with my older used one and put my
XP on it for them. I want to know can I install my XP on
this new pc for my kids. As I said I bought this software
legally and own it (not pirated) I am just a frustrated
mom with 2 kids who want and need their pc. I don't and
can't afford to buy a new copy of XP when I have a brand
new one here. What do I have to do to make this happen???
Help??

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Sure you can. At worst, you may need to phone in activation, but there's
nothing wrong with what you are trying to do.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
Here's my problem the motor is gone on this pc

Motor???

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
I purchased a copy of Windows XP several months ago for
my kids pc. Here's my problem the motor is gone on this
pc it is no longer a viable running machine. I want to
replace their machine with my older used one and put my
XP on it for them. I want to know can I install my XP on
this new pc for my kids. As I said I bought this software
legally and own it (not pirated) I am just a frustrated
mom with 2 kids who want and need their pc. I don't and
can't afford to buy a new copy of XP when I have a brand
new one here. What do I have to do to make this happen???
Help??
.
it depends on whether you bought a retail or an oem

copy,oems cannot be moved to a new machine. retail copies
can be installed and activated on one machine at a time.

if your old machine is very old it may not run xp.
so whether you can or cannot legally move it is only one
part of the equation.

 

[CS]

copy,oems cannot be moved to a new machine. retail copies
can be installed and activated on one machine at a time.

if your old machine is very old it may not run xp.
so whether you can or cannot legally move it is only one
part of the equation.

Now who really cares? Are you going to call the MS special police to
make sure he doesn't move his OEM copy - assuming he has one?

To the OP: Just do it. As you've been advised you may have to call
MS to activate. If it is an OEM copy, don't tell them. They have no
way of knowing whether it is or not. Any doubt go here for
additional info;

www.microscum.com

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

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I purchased a copy of Windows XP several months ago for
my kids pc. Here's my problem the motor is gone on this
pc it is no longer a viable running machine. I want to
replace their machine with my older used one and put my
XP on it for them. I want to know can I install my XP on
this new pc for my kids. As I said I bought this software
legally and own it (not pirated) I am just a frustrated
mom with 2 kids who want and need their pc. I don't and
can't afford to buy a new copy of XP when I have a brand
new one here. What do I have to do to make this happen???

I'm not clear as to what you're asking. Do you want to move your
copy to the kids' computer, or do you want to have it on both
computers?

If the latter, no you can not. The rule is quite clear. It's one
copy (or one license) for each computer.

There's nothing new here. This is exactly the same rule that's
been in effect on every version of Windows starting with Windows
3.1. The only thing new with XP is that there's now an
enforcement mechanism.

If you want to move it from one machine to another, yes you can,
as long as it's a retail version, not an OEM one. The license for
an OEM version toes it permanently to the first computer it's
installed on and it can never be moved to another.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Assuming a retail license (OEM licenses are _not_ transferable),
simply remove WinXP from the computer it is currently on, and install
it onto the new one. If it's been more than 120 days since you last
activated that specific Product Key, you'll most likely be able to
activate via the Internet without problem. If it's been less, you
might have to make a 5 minute phone call.

Here are the facts pertaining to activation:

Piracy Basics - Microsoft Product Activation
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/

Windows Product Activation (WPA)
http://www.aumha.org/a/wpa.htm


Bruce Chambers
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[D.Currie]

I purchased a copy of Windows XP several months ago for
my kids pc. Here's my problem the motor is gone on this
pc it is no longer a viable running machine. I want to
replace their machine with my older used one and put my
XP on it for them. I want to know can I install my XP on
this new pc for my kids. As I said I bought this software
legally and own it (not pirated) I am just a frustrated
mom with 2 kids who want and need their pc. I don't and
can't afford to buy a new copy of XP when I have a brand
new one here. What do I have to do to make this happen???
Help??

Motor? You mean the power supply? That's pretty easy to replace; it doesn't
render the whole computer a lost cause. Getting that fixed would be a whole
lot easier than trying to install XP on an old computer. Unless, of course,
your old one is better than the one with the dead power supply.

 

[Alex Nichol]

I purchased a copy of Windows XP several months ago for
my kids pc. Here's my problem the motor is gone on this
pc it is no longer a viable running machine. I want to
replace their machine with my older used one and put my
XP on it for them. I want to know can I install my XP on
this new pc for my kids. As I said I bought this software
legally and own it (not pirated) I am just a frustrated
mom with 2 kids who want and need their pc.

As long as you did not buy one of the 'OEM' copies, sold with hardware
and marked 'for supply only with a new computer' (or similar) you can
transfer a copy to a different machine. The OEM ones are licensed
solely to the machine where first installed. So you seem to have two
copies - and two machines, your old one and a new one. Format and
install: When it comes to activation, if it is more than 120 days since
you last did it, you will find it will go through on the net just like
first time. If not, you will have to phone a toll-free number that will
be given, to explain and swap one long number for another to check back
as you type it in

 

[Big Mac]

I purchased a copy of Windows XP several months ago for
my kids pc. Here's my problem the motor is gone on this
pc it is no longer a viable running machine. I want to
replace their machine with my older used one and put my
XP on it for them. I want to know can I install my XP on
this new pc for my kids. As I said I bought this software
legally and own it (not pirated) I am just a frustrated
mom with 2 kids who want and need their pc. I don't and
can't afford to buy a new copy of XP when I have a brand
new one here. What do I have to do to make this happen???
Help??

"Motor"??. It might be your power supply, which is cheap to replace
if you get one on sale (get same or more power, not less) - you can
install it yourself it is so easy.

If you got XP in a box on a CD, all packaged nicely together with a
booklet, you can just transfer it to another computer. If the name
and address and all stay the same when you re-register it, I don't see
that there would be a problem.

And I just thought I'd mention this just in case: this week, good
''tilt Thurs or Friday I think, at any "Office Depot" (the store, or
maybe sale online too), they are selling a Compaq 2.5 MHz Celeron,
with an 80 gigabyte Hard drive, with a CD read/write (I think a
separate CD read onl drive too), and with a 17 inch monitor, and with
Windows XP too (XP useable only on that computer), for $299 after all
rebates. (128 Megabytes of RAM only, but it is quite enough to use it
with most stuff - and later you can upgrade it to a 512 MB chip easily
enough (a 512 MB memory chip is only like $55 now).

That is a great deal. You'd pay $180 to buy XP all by itself (stand
alone version - $90 for an upgrade for an older Windows operating
system). And an 80 gig hard drive is twice the size of what normally
comes with these type of "get you foot in the door" systems.

Yes, it is a "Celeron", which means the math-co processor is disabled
(Intel). But 2.5 GHz is pretty fast, even without a math-co (the
"older PC" you mention you have probably only runs at like 500 MHz,
which is ½ of one GHz) - only newer memory intensive and math-co
depending games and maybe a few other newer intensive programs won't
run on that config, or won't run well - most stuff will run fine, and
quick). $300. Cheap. Nearly a free computer, after subtracting the
price of the components and operating system.