Moving a Key code to another pc

[Guest]

I have a old Dell laptop that is now dead. But I have a leagal copy of XP
Home and now I would like to use it on a desktop that I built. Since I only
got restore cds for the Dell. I borrowed a friends copy and tried to put my
keycode in it. I got a error saying that the keycode is not legal. What am I
doing wrong?

 

[Tom]

Hey

If i were you i would just call the company and tell them the
situation. Most likely they will give you a new keycode to use.

 

[Tom]

Hey

If i were you i would just call the company and tell them the
situation. Most likely they will give you a new keycode to use.

 

[Ghostrider]

I have a old Dell laptop that is now dead. But I have a leagal copy of XP
Home and now I would like to use it on a desktop that I built. Since I only
got restore cds for the Dell. I borrowed a friends copy and tried to put my
keycode in it. I got a error saying that the keycode is not legal. What am I
doing wrong?

There are several possibilities, among them is the fact that the
Dell Product Key is linked to the laptop for which the original
OEM copy of Windows XP had been installed. OEM versions cannot be
legally transferred from one computer to another per the EULA. But
sometimes, such a transfer can also be physically deterred.

 

[Rock]

I have a old Dell laptop that is now dead. But I have a leagal copy of XP
Home and now I would like to use it on a desktop that I built. Since I
only
got restore cds for the Dell. I borrowed a friends copy and tried to put
my
keycode in it. I got a error saying that the keycode is not legal. What am
I
doing wrong?

The copy of XP that was on the old Dell laptop is an OEM copy. By the
license agreement (EULA) it is tied to the first pc on which it's installed,
and can't be transferred to another system. If the laptop died the license
for XP died with it.

Additionally license keys only work with the same type of media so your
license key will only work with the Dell restore CDs.

 

[John John]

Yes... and I just saw a pig flying past my window...

John

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

If i were you i would just call the company and tell them the
situation. Most likely they will give you a new keycode to use.

Tom.

You're a moron.

You've no clue about what you are posting about

If you intend to become an MVP, I suggest that you follow the
pre-eminent clueless moron from the first days of WinXP who is now an
MVP: Carey Frisch.

You might learn something from him.

Mainly, how to cut and paste answers from other folks to answer
questions that you have no clue about.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I have a old Dell laptop that is now dead. But I have a leagal copy of XP
Home and now I would like to use it on a desktop that I built. Since I only
got restore cds for the Dell. I borrowed a friends copy and tried to put my
keycode in it. I got a error saying that the keycode is not legal. What am I
doing wrong?

You mean besides trying to pirate software?

Besides the fact that such a swap is in violation of the EULA (if the
WinXP Home is an OEM license, as implied), Product Keys are bound to the
specific type and language of CD/license (OEM, Volume, retail, full, or
Upgrade) with which they are purchased. For example, a WinXP Home OEM
Product Key won't work for any retail version of WinXP Home, or for any
version of WinXP Pro, and vice versa. An upgrade's Product Key cannot
be used with a full version CD, and vice versa. An OEM Product Key will
not work to install a retail product. An Italian Product Key will not
work with an English CD. Bottom line: Product Keys and CD types cannot
be mixed & matched.


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[Uncle Grumpy]

The copy of XP that was on the old Dell laptop is an OEM copy. By the
license agreement (EULA) it is tied to the first pc on which it's installed,
and can't be transferred to another system. If the laptop died the license
for XP died with it.

Additionally license keys only work with the same type of media so your
license key will only work with the Dell restore CDs.

"You're a moron" saves a lot of time and conveys the same message.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I have a old Dell laptop that is now dead. But I have a leagal copy
of XP Home and now I would like to use it on a desktop that I built.
Since I only got restore cds for the Dell. I borrowed a friends copy
and tried to put my keycode in it. I got a error saying that the
keycode is not legal. What am I doing wrong?

If your "leagal copy" of XP Home is one that came with your Dell laptop,
it's an OEM copy. The biggest disadvantage of OEM copies is that their
license ties them permanently to the first computer they are installed on.
They can never legally be moved to another computer, and if the original
computer dies, the license to use Windows XP dies with it.

So you can *not* do what you want to do.