Is this legal?

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Can a person sell a generic computer with a Gateway COA and with copies of
windows XP disks instead of originals?
 
I thought orginal disks were requried and were specifically tied to a
manufacturer.
But if it is OK, then it is OK.
Thanks.
 
As long as you supply the prospective buyer with the Windows XP install key
that came with the Windows XP CD you are OK.

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How can the new buyer use it. As I see the original owner is going to use
the software for windows on their new computer (as the product key is
liscense to them). How can the new buyer of the computer re use that product
key??
 
beeper said:
Can a person sell a generic computer with a Gateway COA and with copies of
windows XP disks instead of originals?
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The Gateway OEM software is forever tied to the Gateway brand computer with
which the software was originally sold.
Steve
 
Get some sleep, Richard...
.... your eyes are playing tricks on you.
The OP wants to sell Gateway-branded OEM software with a white-box computer.
Steve
 
NO. A Gateway COA is only valid with the Gateway computer it originally
shipped with and the original disk.
 
beeper said:
Can a person sell a generic computer with a Gateway COA and with copies of
windows XP disks instead of originals?
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Not legitimately, no. That Gateway CoA is valid for use only on the
Gateway computer with which it was originally sold.


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Bob said:
Of course.
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Dead wrong.
Why couldn't they?
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Because the Gateway OEM CoA is valid *ONLY* when used on the Gateway PC
with which it was originally sold. OEM licenses can never be legally
transfered to different computers.


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Richard said:
As long as you supply the prospective buyer with the Windows XP install key
that came with the Windows XP CD you are OK.
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Didn't you read the original question? It involves the sale of a
non-Gateway computer with a Gateway-branded OEM license. This is
clearly illegal.


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Sorry to all.

I read it as a generic computer, with a Gateway COA and Genuine Windows XP
CD.

Therefore my answer of "As long as you supply the prospective buyer with the
Windows XP install key
that came with the Windows XP CD you are OK."


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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
 
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