Installing Windows XP on a New System

[Guest]

I'm building a new PC that will replace my old worn out PC that currently has
Windows XP Pro installed on it. Once the new system is built I would like to
install Windows XP on the system using the same Windows XP license that I'm
currently using today on the old system. The old system once the new one is
built is heading to the trash. Minus some key hardware components of coure
that I can reuse in the new system. So in a nutshell the use of Win XP on
the old system will stop and I would like to put up using it on the new.

Longer story short. Am I going to running into any issues with attempting
to install Win XP pro on the new system? When it runs it's verification
won't it know that the OS was installed on another system? Actually the new
PC will have the same name on my home network as the old one, but the
hardward wil be different. Today I have a dual processor system. Tomorrow I
will have an AMD Duo processor system. Thanks in advance for your advice.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I'm building a new PC that will replace my old worn out PC that
currently has Windows XP Pro installed on it. Once the new system is
built I would like to install Windows XP on the system using the same
Windows XP license that I'm currently using today on the old system.
The old system once the new one is built is heading to the trash.
Minus some key hardware components of coure that I can reuse in the
new system. So in a nutshell the use of Win XP on the old system
will stop and I would like to put up using it on the new.

Longer story short. Am I going to running into any issues with
attempting to install Win XP pro on the new system? When it runs
it's verification won't it know that the OS was installed on another
system?

It depends.

If yours is a retail version, there's no problem doing what you want to do.
You are free to move a retail version to another computer as often as you
want, as long as it's never installed on two computers at once. However if
it's an OEM copy, you may not do this. The single biggest disadvanatge of an
OEM version, in my view, is that once it's installed on a computer, its
license binds it permanently to that computer. It can never legally be moved
to another computer, sold, or given away (except along with that computer).

 

[AJR]

Chris - Go ahead and install XP - if you are asked to reactivate, try to do
so online - if you receive notice referring to a previous activation -
select to activate by phone - explain to responder you are creating a new
machine to replace the old one.
Whether it is a retail XP CD or OEM is of no consequence. Microsoft (Via
"System Builders" concept) requires purchasers of pre-installed OS (Usually
referred to as OEM) with OS "problems" to contact the OEM - however you can
reactivate via Microsoft.
At one time some OEMs keyed the OS CD to the BIOS.

 

[Guest]

Thanks everyone for the responses. I kind of thought that would be the
answer. I just wanted to make sure before I started this little adventure.
My version is a retail version so expect it will cause my no issues.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I'm building a new PC that will replace my old worn out PC that currently has
Windows XP Pro installed on it. Once the new system is built I would like to
install Windows XP on the system using the same Windows XP license that I'm
currently using today on the old system. The old system once the new one is
built is heading to the trash. Minus some key hardware components of coure
that I can reuse in the new system. So in a nutshell the use of Win XP on
the old system will stop and I would like to put up using it on the new.

Longer story short. Am I going to running into any issues with attempting
to install Win XP pro on the new system? When it runs it's verification
won't it know that the OS was installed on another system? Actually the new
PC will have the same name on my home network as the old one, but the
hardward wil be different. Today I have a dual processor system. Tomorrow I
will have an AMD Duo processor system. Thanks in advance for your advice.

Assuming a retail license (OEM licenses are not legitimately
transferable), simply remove WinXP from the computer it is currently on
and then install it on the new computer. If it's been more than 120
days since you last activated that specific Product Key, the 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]

....
Whether it is a retail XP CD or OEM is of no consequence. ....

That line actually such read "...OEM is of no consequence if you're
dishonest and your signature on a contract is worthless..."


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[AJR]

There is a lot confusion regarding retail vs OEM XP versions - OEM versions
are not "...licensed permanently to a computer..." - the license refers to
installing XP on only one computer at a time - however XP can be removed and
installed on another computer (license transferred - still only on one
computer).

Following info may be of value (Microsoft TechNet):
"MPA is included in the Retail and OEM versions of Office XP and in Windows
XP. To complete the activation of these products, users can use any one of
the following methods:

The MPA-enabled product authenticates over the Internet.
Regional and localized call centers (Microsoft Licensing Clearing Houses)
will handle direct contact with customers. Where available, these call
centers will be toll free.

"However, if a licensed end user needs to activate because the OEM
pre-activation does not work as expected (e.g., after the replacement of a
defective motherboard) they can do so via phone-based activation."

 

[Bruce Chambers]

There is a lot confusion regarding retail vs OEM XP versions - OEM versions
are not "...licensed permanently to a computer..." - the license refers to
installing XP on only one computer at a time - however XP can be removed and
installed on another computer (license transferred - still only on one
computer).

Obviously, you've never bothered to read an OEM EULA, or you'd know
that the above is completely false.


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