Activating My XP multiple times

[Guest]

hi all,

just a quick question, i have an OEM version of XP Pro and i was just
wondering, if i activated during my first ever installation and the system
dies on me 2 years from now and i have to re-format and install a fresh copy
of XP, would they allow me to activate it again? or would i have to purchase
a new one? thanks

 

[Ken Blake]

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just a quick question, i have an OEM version of XP Pro and i
was just
wondering, if i activated during my first ever installation and
the
system dies on me 2 years from now and i have to re-format and
install a fresh copy of XP, would they allow me to activate it
again?
or would i have to purchase a new one? thanks

Yes, you can reformat, reinstall, and reactivate as often as you
need (or want) to. The only restriction on OEM versions is that
your license is limited to the machine it's already installed on.
It can never be sold, given away, or moved to another machine.

 

[nb]

Activating XP again, will not be a problem.

 

[Guest]

thanks alot for the answer guys....

Activating XP again, will not be a problem.

 

[GregRo]

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Yes, you can reformat, reinstall, and reactivate as often as you
need (or want) to. The only restriction on OEM versions is that
your license is limited to the machine it's already installed on.
It can never be sold, given away, or moved to another machine.

Actually and oem can be given away with the whole computer

 

[Ken Blake]

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Actually and oem can be given away with the whole computer

Yes--or sold with the whole computer. That's what I meant of
course, but I didn't say it as clearly as I might have. Thanks
for the correction.

 

[me]

Activating XP again, will not be a problem.

But it would be nice if you could talk to a real person initially,
instead of going through the automated activate by phone, then being
routed to a real person after it fails.

 

[Ron Martell]

But it would be nice if you could talk to a real person initially,
instead of going through the automated activate by phone, then being
routed to a real person after it fails.

Unfortunately real people get paid real money even while sitting there
waiting for the phone to ring. Automated systems are very much
cheaper.

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm

 

[me]

Unfortunately real people get paid real money even while sitting there
waiting for the phone to ring. Automated systems are very much
cheaper.

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada

But, I'll bet the guy's in India get paid a lot less an hour than I
do.

 

[Richy]

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Yes, you can reformat, reinstall, and reactivate as often as you
need (or want) to. The only restriction on OEM versions is that
your license is limited to the machine it's already installed on.
It can never be sold, given away, or moved to another machine.

I have a question. Don't you have to *uninstall* it from the hard
drive before you can *reinstall* it? And if so, what happens if your
hard drive dies before you get a chance to uninstall it?

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE]

I have a question. Don't you have to *uninstall* it from the hard
drive before you can *reinstall* it? And if so, what happens if your
hard drive dies before you get a chance to uninstall it?

No.

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[Ken Blake]

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I have a question. Don't you have to *uninstall* it from the
hard
drive before you can *reinstall* it?

Do you mean before you can reinstall it on another machine? Yes,
technically, although the real issue is that both are done around
the same time.

And if so, what happens if your
hard drive dies before you get a chance to uninstall it?

If the hard drive dies, then the hard drive essentially did the
uninstallation for you. It's not there anymore, and that's all
that counts.

 

[bxb7668]

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Do you mean before you can reinstall it on another machine? Yes,
technically, although the real issue is that both are done around
the same time.

OEM Windows XP cannot legally be installed on another machine. To
reinstall it on the same machine (new hard drive or the existing hard
drive) does not require that you uninstall it first. Part of the
reinstall process is for Windows XP installer to format your hard
drive.

Brian

 

[Ken Blake]

OEM Windows XP cannot legally be installed on another machine.

You're right of course. The fact that it was OEM was way back in
the thread and I had forgotten it.