Installing XP on another computer

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Poor analogy. You do not own a Microsoft license.
Microsoft owns the license and your right to use
the license is spelled out in the End-User Licensing
Agreement. In the case of an OEM license, the
System Builders license also governs the rules for using
an OEM license properly.

Before commenting, you need to visit the System
Builders web site, register, study the rules governing
OEM licensing, then take the self-test to help you
understand what OEM licensing is all about.

http://www.microsoft.com/oem/default.mspx
 
Those who have the unfortunate inability to read
and comprehend licensing terms and rules should
not endeavor to purchase OEM software and should
purchase "Retail" software.

The only thing I'm ashamed of is someone, like
yourself, who posts inaccurate information due
to self-ignornance and proceeds to discredit
others who post correct information "based on facts".
 
Anyone selling Microsoft OEM software are required
to post this notice:

"Purchasers of this software are required to comply with the terms of the
System Builder License".

If the notice is not posted, the seller is not reputable and should be
avoided.
 
In the case of an OEM license, the
System Builders license also governs the rules for using
an OEM license properly.
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And WHERE in the OEM Eula, which is the ONLY licence the end user sees, is
that spelt out? NOWHERE.
Why should an end-user have to agree to something they can't read or see?
That almost comes under "unfair contract" terms I would have thought. No
wonder MS has never tested this in law.
 
Carey said:
Those who have the unfortunate inability to read
and comprehend licensing terms and rules should
not endeavor to purchase OEM software and should
purchase "Retail" software.
Wrong.

The only thing I'm ashamed of is someone, like
yourself, who posts inaccurate information due
to self-ignornance and proceeds to discredit
others who post correct information "based on facts".
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What "facts"?

Fact: the EULA I agreed to mentions NOTHING about a motherboard.

Fact: I have upgraded a motherboard and the generic OEM XP Home
activated with no problem.

Fact: you're an liar and you mislead people into thinking they should
buy retail because they aren't as smart as you and that one cannot
upgrade one's computer when one uses a generic OEM XP.

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Carey said:
Anyone selling Microsoft OEM software are required
to post this notice:

"Purchasers of this software are required to comply with the terms of the
System Builder License".

If the notice is not posted, the seller is not reputable and should be
avoided.
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Another lie. Prove the lie if you can (you can't). With your "logic",
all the the computer stores in Spain should be avoided and no one will
be able to buy XP in Spain at all!

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Carey said:
Poor analogy. You do not own a Microsoft license.
Microsoft owns the license and your right to use
the license is spelled out in the End-User Licensing
Agreement. In the case of an OEM license, the
System Builders license also governs the rules for using
an OEM license properly.

Before commenting, you need to visit the System
Builders web site, register, study the rules governing
OEM licensing, then take the self-test to help you
understand what OEM licensing is all about.

http://www.microsoft.com/oem/default.mspx
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More lies. What you are saying is NOT a requirement to buy and install a
generic OEM. The requirement is only one thing: pay.

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Carey said:
Those who have the unfortunate inability to read
and comprehend licensing terms and rules should
not endeavor to purchase OEM software and should
purchase "Retail" software.

The only thing I'm ashamed of is someone, like
yourself, who posts inaccurate information due
to self-ignornance and proceeds to discredit
others who post correct information "based on facts".
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Carey refuses to take his arse out of his head and actually pay
attention to the world around him yet again. Keep seeing your doctor
and taking your medication Carey, your Cranial-Rectal Inversion disorder
is not cured yet.
 
hmmm said:
Carey refuses to take his arse out of his head and actually pay
attention to the world around him yet again. Keep seeing your doctor
and taking your medication Carey, your Cranial-Rectal Inversion
disorder is not cured yet.
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You Lousy Troll! Quit trying to post as me! You son't even do a good job
of it!
 
I've just thought of a great analogy!
if you buy a Chevvy V6 engine direct from Chevrolet then you can put it in
any vehicle you like, and move it from vehicle to vehicle. if you buy the
SAME engine from a motor factors, you can only use it in the first
vehicle that you fit it into!
Absolute NONSENSE, isn't it?
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Unless you can stick a Chevy engine in a CD drive and make a copy of
it, it's a lousy analogy.
 
In
Gordon said:
It's up to the OEM vendor as to whether the replacement of the
motherboard constitutes a new machine or not. Most don't specify one
way or the other. However, personally, I don't see any logical or
legal reason why an OEM copy should be "tied" to one machine in the
first place. the /ONLY/ difference between Retail and OEM versions is
that MS supports the retail copy and the OEM supports the OEM copy.
That's the ONLY difference.
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This all irrelevant to the OP, as he states he has a upgrade version of XP
Home. The upgrade version only comes retail, and can be moved to any
computer if removed from the original system it is installed.
The problem seems to be the OP has the CD, but not the Product Key. Without
the PK, the CD is pretty useless unless the OP can come up with some
documentation that it was properly transferred to the OP. But that is a
catch 22, because to transfer it has to include all documentation and that
would also include the presentation folder with the PK affixed to it.
Sell or transfer XP to new computer.
#8 on the FAQ list.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#8
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Unless you can stick a Chevy engine in a CD drive and make a copy of
it, it's a lousy analogy.
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Not at all. What I'm saying is, yes, restrict one copy of Windows to be
installed on one machine at one time only, but there is NO logical reason
for the alleged restriction on an OEM copy versus a Retail copy. I'm
certainly not advocating ILLEGAL copying.
 
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