Greg Rozelle said:
Garry,
If it is Windows xp home oem edition, they don't usually have volume
license.
You've got a point there. Not much of a corporation, <g>. But in that case,
the business should have passed on the installation CD with the machine. As
it is, it would appear that the i386 folder isn't complete, or doesn't match
the installed copy. Maybe someone put it there from some other CD just for
convenience.
However,
You brought up some interesting questions.
What if the business gives you the computer with xp volume license on
that?
Are they technically suppose to remove xp?
What happens if they don't?
Is the new owner suppose to remove it?
AFAIK, the business isn't allowed to transfer ownership of a volume license,
unless it's the entire license (all of teh installations done under that
license.) If the user wants legal title, he needs to either reinstall with a
retail copy or, possibly, go through channels at MS to obtain just the
license. Considering that it will probaly cost as much as the retail copy,
in fact more, I'd want the latter. In any case, it's no skin off the
business's nose, nobody is likely to go after them for a few machines, it's
just a problem for the new owner, who doesn't have a legit license.
See Windows 98se OEM,. Window ME oem was transferable with a
computer.
Yes, and so is XP OEM. But not volume licenses. And when such a transfer is
made, the rules stipulate that the installation media be part of the
transfer.
The reason I asked all this.
This guy was throwing out a lot of stuff. He gave me some items.
He lost his original paper work for the xp pro. He is not sure what
type it his himself.
You're not being clear. What, exactly, did he give you? The machine with XP
already installed? A disk to go with it? Just the disk? Paperwork isn't
important, you just need a legit copy of Windows with a legit Product Key
and know that it isn't under a volume license (Product Key does not equal
license.) If he can't give you all that, then your best bet is to buy a new
copy of XP.
My question is.
How do you tell what type of product you have (before installing)?
You mena if it's under a volume license? I don't know.
My problem is with the stupid windows genuine advantage. I do not
want to clash with a person that may have the same key.
Now you're losing me. If you have a legit copy with a legit PK, then you
shouldn't have any problem and neither should anyone else. Are you talking
about some PK found on the internet that works with your OEM copy of
Windows? AFAIK, you just takes your chances, same as everyone else who uses
those PKs. Not having any direct experience, I don't know how WGA handles
those. I'm sure there are others here who will gladly fill you in.
I have not installed it. I am not reporting him, he was just
throwing away stuff. (Remember in most states, once you throw
something on the curb for the trash, it becomes public property and
anyone could take it).
Installed what? Are you saying that all you found was an installation CD?
That does not qualify as a legitimate copy of Windows, and that is not a
legitimate transfer of title. For all you know, the guy still has that
installed on his machine and the tossing of the CD was by mistake. Even if
you found the PK, too, doesn't mean that he uninstalled the thing, and in
any case, an OEM license is generally only licensed to the first machine
it's installed on.
Sorry, but to be honest I'm only mostly sure of what I'm saying here. Others
here have a far more encyclopedic knowledge of the issue.
