Activation re: XP Home

[xyz]

With this Windows Activation nonsense, can an XP installation license be
transfered to a new machine or do I have to buy another copy of XP in order
to run XP on my new machine?

Cheers in advance

 

[Norm]

You can transfer it to a new machine providing the old one will no longer be
running XP with the same license.

 

[Gordon]

-----Original Message-----
With this Windows Activation nonsense, can an XP installation license be
transfered to a new machine or do I have to buy another copy of XP in order
to run XP on my new machine?

Yes, if you own a Retail copy. No if your copy came pre-
installed on the machine.

 

[Yves Leclerc]

OEM version: As per the End-User License Agreement (EULA), NO!

Retail versio: Yes but you will have to remove it from the "old" machine.

 

[kurttrail]

With this Windows Activation nonsense, can an XP installation license
be transfered to a new machine or do I have to buy another copy of XP
in order to run XP on my new machine?

Cheers in advance

Forget about all the FUD surrounding MS, it's EULA & PA. Just do it,
and if you have to talk to a PA rep to activate, just tell them the ONLY
INFORMATION that is really required to activate Windows XP.

"The only information required to activate is an installation ID." -
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/mpafaq.asp#details

MS has no right to ask or know anything else, and the only way they have
of figuring out what computer or computers Windows XP is installed is if
you tell them, which you are NOT required to do.

http://microscum.com/mmpafaq

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[Guest]

Ooh, they do know if it's the original machine or not.

 

[kurttrail]

Ooh, they do know if it's the original machine or not.

How Sh*thead?

"The hardware hash value is a nonunique representation of the PC on
which the software was installed. It is called a hash value because it
has no direct correlation to the PC and cannot be backward-calculated to
the original value." -
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/mpafaq.asp#details

All MS knows is that the previous hardware hash is different than the
new one, unless you think MS is lying?

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[Ken Blake, MVP]

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With this Windows Activation nonsense, can an XP installation license
be transfered to a new machine

Yes, for a retail copy; no for an OEM copy.

 

[xyz]

This really sucks IMO!

In


Yes, for a retail copy; no for an OEM copy.

 

[myself]

Forget about all the FUD surrounding MS, it's EULA & PA. Just do it, and
if you have to talk to a PA rep to activate, just tell them the ONLY
INFORMATION that is really required to activate Windows XP.

If you can't afford another copy of Windows XP, please don't resort to
software theft or illegal cracking. Search your local newspaper and
especially any local computer rags for LUG (Linux User Group) meetings.
Nearby colleges may also have meetings - try asking their computer-science
department. The user group will be quite happy to show you how to install
Linux and a whole bunch of free applications (take your pick out of over
10,000 now available!) and teach you how to use them. It won't cost you a
cent, it's legal, you'll get to meet some really fun people, and I
guarantee it'll open up an exciting new world of computing.

If you have questions or need help finding a LUG, give alt.os.linux
a visit.

 

[kurttrail]

If you can't afford another copy of Windows XP, please don't resort to
software theft or illegal cracking.

Blow me! Just because the licenser claims a violation of the license
doesn't mean crap unless they can prove it in a court of law. And NO
private individual has ever been charge with, let alone ever been convicted
of software theft, for breaking any "shrink-wrapped licensed" software
product.

And who the HELL said anything about ILLEGAL CRACKING?! I guess your mind
is so full of command line nonsense that you brain's ability to comprehend
reality has been compromised.

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[kurttrail]

This really sucks IMO!

Why? Like MS has any real sovereignty over what you do in your home?

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[Ken Blake, MVP]

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This really sucks IMO!

Let me point out that an OEM version costs significantly less
than a retail version. If you expect everything to be exactly the
same at a lower cost, that's just not realistic.

I don't see why you should have a problem with that. Essentially
Microsoft is offering a discount to those who are able to accept
certain restrictions. Take advantage of that discount or not;
it's your choice: buy the retail version that doesn't have these
restrictions, or save some money by buying an OEM version and
accepting the restrictions.

 

[=?ISO-8859-1?Q?=BBQ=AB?=]

Blow me!

I'm interested in the EULA and whether all of its provisions are
actually enforceable under US law. Unfortunately, the only one here
claiming it's not keeps demonstrating that he's not quite right in the
head, and his website is littered with pointless invective. Does
anyone know of a more reasonable website which lays out a case against
the Microsoft EULA? I don't want to start a flame war (or participate
in an ongoing one), I'm just looking for info.

 

[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


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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Why? You paid much less for the OEM license, so you'd have to be
completely unreasonable to expect it to have the same flexibility as a
full-priced retail license.

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[kurttrail]

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Let me point out that an OEM version costs significantly less
than a retail version. If you expect everything to be exactly the
same at a lower cost, that's just not realistic.

And of course MS is get to push off it's responsibility for it's defective
software to the OEM quicker than spit too.

I don't see why you should have a problem with that. Essentially
Microsoft is offering a discount to those who are able to accept
certain restrictions. Take advantage of that discount or not;
it's your choice: buy the retail version that doesn't have these
restrictions, or save some money by buying an OEM version and
accepting the restrictions.

Of course MS's OEM licensing claims that XP is tied to computer it's first
install on is nothing more than a claim. Much like SCO nonsense, all FUD,
no substantive proof.

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[myself]

Blow me!
Yecch!

Just because the licenser claims a violation of the license doesn't mean crap
unless they can prove it in a court of law. And NO private individual has
ever been charge with, let alone ever been convicted of software theft, for
breaking any "shrink-wrapped licensed" software product.

And not so very long ago no private individual had ever been charged with
piracy via P2P. But my position has more to do with personal ethics than fear
of prosecution. If I can't afford something, I'd rather use an alternative than
lower myself to lies, deception, law-breaking, or violating software
agreements.

And who the HELL said anything about ILLEGAL CRACKING?!

Nobody. I was just heading off any ideas the OP may get.

I guess your mind is so full of command line nonsense that you brain's
ability to comprehend reality has been compromised.

You should talk.

 

[Brian Coats]

I hate to admitted, even though kurttrail is a problem.
I think his is correct on this issue.

In another post Greg sale got cancelled by Microsoft & Ebay.
However, Wal-mart has an full xp oem with Just a Mouse for sale.
Talk about a double standard.

Greg did have hardware with his windows 98SE full oem.
I saw his ad.

Brian

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

If his "hardware" didn't include the entire PC on which that OEM
Win98 license was first installed, then he wasn't selling a legitimate
product and eBay was correct to pull the sale. (Although they should
be more diligent about removing all of the other illicit software
that's sold via their service.)

Bruce Chambers
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