Operating swapping question

[Mike]

I have a laptop with XP Prof. I also have a desktop with
Win98 2nd edition. I want to swap operating systems since
my desktop needs XP more than my laptop. Can I do this
and reactivate XP on my desktop without cost?


Mike

 

[purplehaz]

According to the ms eula, no you cannot. An oem version of xp(your laptop
version) cannot be transfered to another computer/motherboard. It must
remain with the original computer/motherboard. It may be bios locked to the
laptop as well. This is a downfall of buying oem. A retail version of xp is
allowed to do what you want.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

More information is needed. If Windows XP was preinstalled
or is an "OEM version", then you cannot install that version on
another computer. If you purchased a "retail full version", then
you can install XP on your desktop computer after you reformat
the laptop's hard drive.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I have a laptop with XP Prof. I also have a desktop with
| Win98 2nd edition. I want to swap operating systems since
| my desktop needs XP more than my laptop. Can I do this
| and reactivate XP on my desktop without cost?
|
| Mike

 

[David Candy]

Where did you get XP and 98 from. If supplied with a computer then no. Otherwise yes.

 

[Mike]

I assumed that when I purchased my laptop, I also
purchased 1 license to use XP. I'm sure I paid something
for the XP license through COMPAQ. In other words,
Microsoft got something when I purchased my laptop, so if
my laptop is disabled (lets say my car runs over it), I
lose the license for the software also?

My laptop was an OEM purchase and my WIN 98 was also an
OEM purchase. I believe the answer I am getting is "NO
WAY!"

Mike

 

[Guest]

Just do it, clone the laptop hard drive to the desk top
drive, remove as much hardware as you can, fire it up ,
activate and hang on, it will find all the new stuff, work
through it one at a time.

 

[purplehaz]

You did pay for the oem license, at a discount. Oem licenses are cheaper
because of the no transfer limitation as well as other limitations. To get a
"full" license you have to buy retail or volume license.
The answer is only no if you want to follow the ms eula. If you don't care
about following ms's eula then go for it. If it isn't bios locked it should
install on the desktop and at activation time, if required, it will tell you
to call ms and at that point you'd have to lie to them cause they may not
activate the oem version knowing it was moved to another computer.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Go to Start > Run and type: WINVER , and hit enter. Then click
on "End-User License Agreement" and read it.

Also, open XP's "Help and Support" and type: EULA
and click on "Questions and Answers about the
End-User License Agreement".


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I assumed that when I purchased my laptop, I also
| purchased 1 license to use XP. I'm sure I paid something
| for the XP license through COMPAQ. In other words,
| Microsoft got something when I purchased my laptop, so if
| my laptop is disabled (lets say my car runs over it), I
| lose the license for the software also?
|
| My laptop was an OEM purchase and my WIN 98 was also an
| OEM purchase. I believe the answer I am getting is "NO
| WAY!"
|
| Mike
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >I have a laptop with XP Prof. I also have a desktop with
| >Win98 2nd edition. I want to swap operating systems
| since
| >my desktop needs XP more than my laptop. Can I do this
| >and reactivate XP on my desktop without cost?
| >
| >
| >Mike

 

[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!"

I assumed that when I purchased my laptop, I also
purchased 1 license to use XP. I'm sure I paid something
for the XP license through COMPAQ. In other words,
Microsoft got something when I purchased my laptop, so if
my laptop is disabled (lets say my car runs over it), I
lose the license for the software also?

My laptop was an OEM purchase and my WIN 98 was also an
OEM purchase. I believe the answer I am getting is "NO
WAY!"

You can do it if you really want, but MS uses their EULA and post-EULA
policies to make it seem that you can't. MS could sue you, if they ever
found out, but the only way they could prove it is if you tell them
that's what you have done, so as long as you don't tell them, they have
no way of knowing and proving it.

The choice is yours!

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"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"

 

[Ken Blake]

In

I assumed that when I purchased my laptop, I also
purchased 1 license to use XP.

Yes, you puchased a license to use it as the EULA permits it to
be used.

I'm sure I paid something
for the XP license through COMPAQ.

Yes, but considerably less than a retail version's license.

In other words,
Microsoft got something when I purchased my laptop, so if
my laptop is disabled (lets say my car runs over it), I
lose the license for the software also?

That's correct. Like it or not, that's the way the EULA reads.
The OEM license is cheaper than the retail one, because it's not
as flexible as the retail one. It has the following
disadvantages:

1. Its license ties it permanently to the first computer it's
installed on. It can never legally be moved to another computer,
sold, or given away.

2. It can only do a clean installation, not an upgrade.

3. Microsoft provides no support for OEM versions. You have to
get any needed support from your OEM, and that may range anywhere
between good and non-existent.

My laptop was an OEM purchase and my WIN 98 was also an
OEM purchase. I believe the answer I am getting is "NO
WAY!"

The answer is that the EULAs on both your machines prevent you
from legally doing what you want to.

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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