Further explain on this, OEM CDs do not have the software
upgrade install program, it can only do a clean install or a
repair of the same system.
"Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" <
[email protected]>
wrote in message
| | > Oh, I can purchase OEM CD's from my supplier when I
build new computers, I
| > actually rang Microsoft about this and they said they
will grant me a OEM
| > install on this condition but I will need to format and
reinstall, I ask
| > why and they said that this is the only way you can do
it, only way in
| > licensing? or only way possible? who knows, he had to go
and check a few
| > times, hence the reason why I posted here.
|
| Clayton,
|
| OEM products are for installation to a clean hard drive or
partition only.
| If you wish to do a repair install to fix this pirated
software issue you
| need to use a retail product otherwise a clean install
using OEM media and
| key
|
| --
|
| Regards,
|
| Mike
| --
| Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
|
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|
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|
| | > Oh, I can purchase OEM CD's from my supplier when I
build new computers, I
| > actually rang Microsoft about this and they said they
will grant me a OEM
| > install on this condition but I will need to format and
reinstall, I ask
| > why and they said that this is the only way you can do
it, only way in
| > licensing? or only way possible? who knows, he had to go
and check a few
| > times, hence the reason why I posted here.
| >
| > Sad news about Alex Nichol :-(
| >
| >
| >
| > "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <
[email protected]>
wrote in message
| > | >> Such as is normally purchased with a piece of hardware
as a hard drive or
| >> memory stick.
| >> As opposed to OEM supplied with Dell, Compaq, HP etc.
| >>
| >> --
| >> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
| >>
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
| >> In memory of our dear friend, MVP Alex Nichol
| >>
http://www.dts-l.org
| >>
| >>
| >> | >>> Generic OEM? whats that? it will be a genuine OEM copy
from my supplier
| >>>
| >>>
| >>>
| >>> "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <
[email protected]>
wrote in message
| >>> | >>>> Clayton;
| >>>> With retail Windows XP, a Repair Installation using
the legitimate CD
| >>>> and Key will do it:
| >>>>
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/repaxp.htm
| >>>> You can try it with the OEM as long as it is the
generic OEM.
| >>>>
| >>>> --
| >>>> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
| >>>>
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
| >>>> In memory of our dear friend, MVP Alex Nichol
| >>>>
http://www.dts-l.org
| >>>>
| >>>>
message
| >>>> | >>>>>I run a computer business and have had someone ring
me about a problem
| >>>>>on their computer, I arrived to their business
premises to fix the
| >>>>>problem and while I was working on their computer I
realised that they
| >>>>>have a pirated copy on Windows XP Pro which has been
updated to SP-2,
| >>>>>I've advised the customer of this and told them if
they want to be
| >>>>>compliant they will need to purchase the operating
system which they
| >>>>>have decided to do, the cd key that has installed the
software is a
| >>>>>known corporate key from a list of banned keys from
Microsoft.
| >>>>> My question is can I install the Windows XP Pro SP-2
OEM on this
| >>>>> computer over the top of this install and use the
legal key number? or
| >>>>> can I easily change the CD Key and activate? which I
think will not
| >>>>> work as the activation has been remove from the
corporate version? so
| >>>>> what's my best angle of sorting this problem out?
| >>>>>
| >>>>> Cheers
| >>>>>
| >>>>>
| >>>>
| >>>>
| >>>
| >>>
| >>
| >>
| >
| >
|
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