OEM Licensing Question

[Guest]

Hi there,

Say if we had a PC that had Windows 98 OEM version on it. We then
upgraded to Win XP using a Win XP Upgrade License (Volume License).

If we were to then totally upgrade the hardware, would this still be
legal? Obviously with an OEM version, as far as I know, you are not
supposed to move it or reinstall it to another PC. But now that I've
upgraded it to WinXP Volume License, does the restriction on the 98 OEM
license still carry through?

Kind Regards,

Nev

 

[Guest]

Just do , nobody in here knows. They can give you a
opnion, but that is about it.

 

[kurttrail]

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Hi there,

Say if we had a PC that had Windows 98 OEM version on it. We then
upgraded to Win XP using a Win XP Upgrade License (Volume License).

If we were to then totally upgrade the hardware, would this still be
legal? Obviously with an OEM version, as far as I know, you are not
supposed to move it or reinstall it to another PC. But now that I've
upgraded it to WinXP Volume License, does the restriction on the 98
OEM license still carry through?

I would think not, but . . . .

"If the customer transfers an upgrade license, they must also transfer
the underlying qualifying license. The customer may not transfer a
license for an operating system unless they transfer the license with
the computer system on which that operating system was first installed.
Upgrade Advantage and Software Assurance subscriptions may not be
transferred." -
http://download.microsoft.com/downl...d-4a6d-aed9-f2c1f8f23e14/license_transfer.doc

http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/

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[Nev George]

hi Kurttrail,

Thanks for your reply (and everyone elses) it's much appreciated.

The document you quoted from seems to be talking about a transfer of
license from one company/subsidiary to another. In my case I want to
transfer it to new hardware (within the same company).

Kind Regards,

Nev

 

[Craig]

Well, I have a store bought Windows XP. When installing it on the PC I just
built, it asks you to put in an older version to make sure it is an upgrade,
and that you have an older version to upgrade from. It wouldn't see the
files it needed to see off my old RESTORE disk the old computer came from.
It needed to be a Windows disk, not the disk that has Windows on it and a
thousand other programs that companies like Dell, HP send with there
machines. So, I had to have my dad make a copy of his old Windows 98 disk.
After installing, it noticed that some of my hardware had changed. It then
gave me an 800 number to call, and an automated system gave me the numbers I
had to use to activate XP. I then replaced yet more hardware, and had to
call the number again. I talked to a real life human being this time, but
still no problems. He just asked what I had done recently, and I told him I
got a new motherboard, proccesser, ext. They didn't have a problem with
that.

Craig

 

[Donald McDaniel]

Hi there,

Say if we had a PC that had Windows 98 OEM version on it. We then
upgraded to Win XP using a Win XP Upgrade License (Volume License).

If we were to then totally upgrade the hardware, would this still be
legal? Obviously with an OEM version, as far as I know, you are not
supposed to move it or reinstall it to another PC. But now that I've
upgraded it to WinXP Volume License, does the restriction on the 98 OEM
license still carry through?

Kind Regards,

Nev

Since the installation with the Windows XP Volume License did not need
the OEM copy of 98 to install, the Volume License would be the active
license.

If your Volume License allows for transference to newer machines, go
right ahead and do it.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

You could legitimately transfer the WinXP license to a newer PC,
assuming it already has a license for a qualifying product, but not
the underlying OEM Win98 license.

Bruce Chambers

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[tandral]

-----Original Message-----

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Since the installation with the Windows XP Volume License did not need
the OEM copy of 98 to install, the Volume License would be the active
license.

If your Volume License allows for transference to newer machines, go
right ahead and do it.
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When you installed the "upgrade" version of windows xp
using your oem copy of win 98 you then took the EULA of
the windows xp...so you can install the windows xp onto a
differnt computer now

 

[Nev George]

hi Tandral,

I don't quite understand what you mean ... you see, the Windows XP
Volume license is an upgrade license... and the Win98 OEM product is the
qualifying product - so you do need the Win98 OEM product.

Or I must be misunderstanding what youre saying?

Kind Regards,

Nev

 

[Nev George]

hi Bruce,

You could legitimately transfer the WinXP license to a newer PC,
assuming it already has a license for a qualifying product, but not
the underlying OEM Win98 license.

Could you please clarify ... are you saying that since the qualifying
product is Win98 OEM, the WinXP cannot be transferred?
Or are you saying that, yes the WinXP can be transferred, even though
the qualifying product is Win98 OEM, but I can't transfer the Win98 OEM
license? (which is what I was hoping for )
Or are you saying something else altogether?

Kind Regards,

Nev

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

You can transfer the VL Upgrade license, but it won't install
(because it's an _upgrade_) unless there's already a qualifying OS on
the destination PC.

Bruce Chambers

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[Nev George]

hi Bruce,

So if there isnt a qualifying OS on the PC, it wont even ask to insert
the media for the qualifying OS?

Nev

 

[kurttrail]

"By the act of scrolling this post on your computer, and/or printing or
replying to this post, you agree that I am your everlasting Lord &
Saviour. Breach of this term will result in you burning in hell for
ever and ever! Amen!"

hi Kurttrail,

Thanks for your reply (and everyone elses) it's much appreciated.

The document you quoted from seems to be talking about a transfer of
license from one company/subsidiary to another. In my case I want to
transfer it to new hardware (within the same company).

Kind Regards,

Nev

"If the customer transfers an upgrade license, they must also transfer
the underlying qualifying license."

And you already know the transfer terms for OEM 98. "Obviously with an
OEM version, as far as I know, you are not supposed to move it or
reinstall it to another PC."

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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

It'll ask for the media of the qualifying OS if it doesn't find it
already installed.

Bruce Chambers

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