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I have a copy of Windows XP Pro Upgrade which I purchased to upgrade my
system a year ago. During the process of upgrading, I learned that my old
system couldn't handle it, so I purchased a new computer that already
contained Windows XP Pro. I never returned the original upgrade software
that I purchased, and I want to give it away to someone else. Before I do
that, I want to make sure this software isn't already registered in my name,
and if it is, I want to remove my name from the registration, so that someone
else can register it.
In order to contact Microsoft Windows XP support, I need to give them my
product ID which I guess is assigned when the product was uploaded. Since I
don't have this software on my machine, I have no way of accessing the
product ID. Hence I cannot contact Microsoft Support to find out if the
Product Key is available, or if it is already registered in my name.
I did try accessing support using my product key, but support rejected it as
a valid product ID.
What do I do? How do I determine if I can pass on this copy of Windows XP
Pro? And, if it's already registered in my name, how do I unregister it?
Thanks in advance.
system a year ago. During the process of upgrading, I learned that my old
system couldn't handle it, so I purchased a new computer that already
contained Windows XP Pro. I never returned the original upgrade software
that I purchased, and I want to give it away to someone else. Before I do
that, I want to make sure this software isn't already registered in my name,
and if it is, I want to remove my name from the registration, so that someone
else can register it.
In order to contact Microsoft Windows XP support, I need to give them my
product ID which I guess is assigned when the product was uploaded. Since I
don't have this software on my machine, I have no way of accessing the
product ID. Hence I cannot contact Microsoft Support to find out if the
Product Key is available, or if it is already registered in my name.
I did try accessing support using my product key, but support rejected it as
a valid product ID.
What do I do? How do I determine if I can pass on this copy of Windows XP
Pro? And, if it's already registered in my name, how do I unregister it?
Thanks in advance.