connecting 2 PC's then transfering windows XP home

[Guest]

I just purhased an new PC with NO O/S. My old PC is a Compaq, which came with
Windows XP home already installed. So I have no disk. Is it possible to
connect the 2 and transfer windows to the new PC. New Computer:Intel
D975XBX2 ATX motherboard, Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.40 GHz Processor, 512MB
DDR2 Memory, 160GB SATA II harddrive, Radeon X1600 PRO 256MB PCI-express
Video card, 7.1 channel High Definition Audio card, CDRW/DVD combo drive, 18x
DVD Dual Layer Burner,Intigrated gigabit network adaptor. Old
Computer:Compaq Persario desktop PC, 1.10GHz Intel Celeron Processor,
Windows XP Home Version 2002 w/SP 2, 512MB memory, 2 Hard
drives,Primary(Seagate140GB),Secondary(Western Digital 20GB), NVidia 5600
video card, Creative Audiology 2 sound card, LAN card, Sony CRX320E CD/RW-DVD
ROM, Sony DRU-700A CD/DVD Burner.

 

[Ron Sommer]

You can't move an OEM OS to another computer.
Your hardware is completely different.
--
Ronald Sommer

:I just purhased an new PC with NO O/S. My old PC is a Compaq, which came
with
: Windows XP home already installed. So I have no disk. Is it possible to
: connect the 2 and transfer windows to the new PC. New Computer:Intel
: D975XBX2 ATX motherboard, Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.40 GHz Processor, 512MB
: DDR2 Memory, 160GB SATA II harddrive, Radeon X1600 PRO 256MB PCI-express
: Video card, 7.1 channel High Definition Audio card, CDRW/DVD combo drive,
18x
: DVD Dual Layer Burner,Intigrated gigabit network adaptor. Old
: Computer:Compaq Persario desktop PC, 1.10GHz Intel Celeron Processor,
: Windows XP Home Version 2002 w/SP 2, 512MB memory, 2 Hard
: drives,Primary(Seagate140GB),Secondary(Western Digital 20GB), NVidia 5600
: video card, Creative Audiology 2 sound card, LAN card, Sony CRX320E
CD/RW-DVD
: ROM, Sony DRU-700A CD/DVD Burner.

 

[Elmo]

I just purchased an new PC with NO O/S. My old PC is a Compaq, which came with
Windows XP home already installed. So I have no disk. Is it possible to
connect the 2 and transfer windows to the new PC. New Computer:Intel
D975XBX2 ATX motherboard, Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.40 GHz Processor, 512MB
DDR2 Memory, 160GB SATA II harddrive, Radeon X1600 PRO 256MB PCI-express
Video card, 7.1 channel High Definition Audio card, CDRW/DVD combo drive, 18x
DVD Dual Layer Burner, Integrated gigabit network adapter. Old
Computer:Compaq Presario desktop PC, 1.10GHz Intel Celeron Processor,
Windows XP Home Version 2002 w/SP 2, 512MB memory, 2 Hard
drives,Primary(Seagate140GB),Secondary(Western Digital 20GB), NVidia 5600
video card, Creative Audiology 2 sound card, LAN card, Sony CRX320E CD/RW-DVD
ROM, Sony DRU-700A CD/DVD Burner.

No, that OEM copy of XP Home won't run on the new machine. You'll need
to purchase an OS. (I could be wrong, of course.)

 

[smlunatick]

You can't move an OEM OS to another computer.
Your hardware is completely different.
--
Ronald Sommer


:I just purhased an new PC with NO O/S. My old PC is a Compaq, which came
with
: Windows XP home already installed. So I have no disk. Is it possible to
: connect the 2 and transfer windows to the new PC. New Computer:Intel
: D975XBX2 ATX motherboard, Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.40 GHz Processor, 512MB
: DDR2 Memory, 160GB SATA II harddrive, Radeon X1600 PRO 256MB PCI-express
: Video card, 7.1 channel High Definition Audio card, CDRW/DVD combo drive,
18x
: DVD Dual Layer Burner,Intigrated gigabit network adaptor. Old
: Computer:Compaq Persario desktop PC, 1.10GHz Intel Celeron Processor,
: Windows XP Home Version 2002 w/SP 2, 512MB memory, 2 Hard
: drives,Primary(Seagate140GB),Secondary(Western Digital 20GB), NVidia 5600
: video card, Creative Audiology 2 sound card, LAN card, Sony CRX320E
CD/RW-DVD
: ROM, Sony DRU-700A CD/DVD Burner.

Not only can you not move OEM versions of XP, since the old Compaq
came with it pre-installed, it may not even work/start on a different
PC than the original one.

 

[Guest]

ok, thanx guys. thought thats what i'd have to do.

 

[Bob I]

The new PC should already have it's own OS. You may not transfer the Old
Compaq OS.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I just purhased an new PC with NO O/S. My old PC is a Compaq, which came with
Windows XP home already installed. So I have no disk. Is it possible to
connect the 2 and transfer windows to the new PC.

No. Nor would it be legal to do so.

By your own admission, you have an OEM license for WinXP that came
with the Compaq. An OEM version must be sold with a piece of hardware
(normally a motherboard or hard rive, if not an entire PC) and is
_permanently_ bound to the first PC on which it's installed. An OEM
license, once installed, is not legally transferable to another computer
under _any_ circumstances.




--

Bruce Chambers

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