License Issue

[Wayne Wengert]

I have a laptop with XPPro that when I tried to install SP2 complains that
the XPPro install is not legal? I'm not sure what caused that but I have an
MSDN subscription that includes Universal WinXP Pro. Is there a way I can
"update" the licensing to make it legal using the MSDN license?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

As long as you abide by the MSDN licensing terms
and conditions, you'll need to use Windows XP
Professional to perform a "Repair Install"

How to Perform a Repair Install of Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| I have a laptop with XPPro that when I tried to install SP2 complains that
| the XPPro install is not legal? I'm not sure what caused that but I have an
| MSDN subscription that includes Universal WinXP Pro. Is there a way I can
| "update" the licensing to make it legal using the MSDN license?

 

[Wayne Wengert]

Thank you.

Wayne

 

[Doug Kanter]

As long as you abide by the MSDN licensing terms
and conditions, you'll need to use Windows XP
Professional to perform a "Repair Install"

How to Perform a Repair Install of Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Carey:
Just to be sure I understand what this is for, my son's machine was "fixed"
by some putz who installed a pirated copy of XP Pro. When he runs Windows
Update manually, it reaches a point where it makes comments about his
license. I'll be buying him a legal copy of XP. Once I have a real license
number in front of me, is the repair install the way to proceed?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Carey:
Just to be sure I understand what this is for, my son's machine was "fixed"
by some putz who installed a pirated copy of XP Pro. When he runs Windows
Update manually, it reaches a point where it makes comments about his
license. I'll be buying him a legal copy of XP. Once I have a real license
number in front of me, is the repair install the way to proceed?

Yes. You'll need to use the _legitimate_ retail or OEM full license of
WinXP Pro to perform a repair (a.k.a. in-place upgrade) installation,
using the new CDs and Product Keys.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341


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[Doug Kanter]

Yes. You'll need to use the _legitimate_ retail or OEM full license of
WinXP Pro to perform a repair (a.k.a. in-place upgrade) installation,
using the new CDs and Product Keys.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341

Bruce Chambers

Thanks, Bruce.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Thanks, Bruce.

You're welcome.


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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin Franklin

Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of
chains and slavery? .... I know not what course others may take, but as
for me, give me liberty, or give me death! -Patrick Henry

 

[0_Qed]

Bruce Chambers wrote:
....snip...

Yes. You'll need to use the _legitimate_ retail or OEM full license of
WinXP Pro to perform a repair (a.k.a. in-place upgrade) installation,
using the new CDs and Product Keys.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341

Many thanks for your comments.

Can you further illuminate the differences twixt
'Full Retail' and 'OEM Full" XP Pro ,
with respect to the WPA's loose/tight association =to= a motherboard,
when such XP OS is 1st installed on such a motherboard.

I'm about to install 'XP Pro' on an older mobo,
but with the intention to upgrade to a newer mobo in the near term,
and,
prefer to "preserve" my ability to swop to a newer mobo ,
via a login/callin re_authorization.

Reviews, and Vendor hype, have left me product 'terminology' confused ,
as to to my OS "transfer" options ...
between 'Full Retail' and 'OEM Full" ... XP Pro.

Many thanks,
E.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

If you intend to upgrade to a new motherboard in the future,
then you should consider purchasing a "Retail Version" of
Windows XP. An OEM Version will not activate if you
change the motherboard to a different model. Its license
is permanently ties to the first PC it is installed and activated
on.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| Can you further illuminate the differences twixt
| 'Full Retail' and 'OEM Full" XP Pro ,
| with respect to the WPA's loose/tight association =to= a motherboard,
| when such XP OS is 1st installed on such a motherboard.
|
| I'm about to install 'XP Pro' on an older mobo,
| but with the intention to upgrade to a newer mobo in the near term,
| and,
| prefer to "preserve" my ability to swop to a newer mobo ,
| via a login/callin re_authorization.
|
| Reviews, and Vendor hype, have left me product 'terminology' confused ,
| as to to my OS "transfer" options ...
| between 'Full Retail' and 'OEM Full" ... XP Pro.
|
| Many thanks,
| E.

 

[0_Qed]

If you intend to upgrade to a new motherboard in the future,
then you should consider purchasing a "Retail Version" of
Windows XP. An OEM Version will not activate if you
change the motherboard to a different model. Its license
is permanently ties to the first PC it is installed and activated
on.
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

Carey,

Thank you =most= 'kindly' ...

No real "need" for you to reply, "Retail" be the way.

E