renewing XP on new hard drive with new hardware

[Guest]

hello all,

- i have Windows XP SP2 installed on a pentium 2 processor with roughly 32GB
hard disk(s). I upgraded my desktop from 98 to XP using a DELL XP
installation/reinstallation disk, which came with my dads PC, on the
certificate it states 1-2 CPU.(i do NOT have a DELL motherboard installed or
purchased)

- i have recenty purchased an intel pentium 4 Dual processor with a
compatible motherboard. Also i bought a 250GB hard drive and a CD/DVDdisk
drive, i am planning to upgrade the desktop to modern specs.

1) i would like to know if i can install the XP again on a clean 250 GB hard
drive?
2) when the PC boots with no OS, will it read the XP CD to install Windows?

If not is there anything i need to do?

Any help will be greatly appreciated as i really havn't a clue but my
knowedge of computers is not bad

Many Regards,
Confused

 

[Bob I]

hello all,

- i have Windows XP SP2 installed on a pentium 2 processor with roughly 32GB
hard disk(s). I upgraded my desktop from 98 to XP using a DELL XP
installation/reinstallation disk, which came with my dads PC, on the
certificate it states 1-2 CPU.(i do NOT have a DELL motherboard installed or
purchased)

It is for a PC that CONTAINS one or two CPUs. You do not have a
legitimate installation.

 

[Guest]

but the activation process worked so it must be able for 2 PC's right? and i
run SP2 if thats anything.

Could you answer my questions please, im really stuck.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

hello all,

- i have Windows XP SP2 installed on a pentium 2 processor with
roughly 32GB hard disk(s). I upgraded my desktop from 98 to XP using
a DELL XP installation/reinstallation disk, which came with my dads
PC, on the certificate it states 1-2 CPU.(i do NOT have a DELL
motherboard installed or purchased)

This confuses people all the time--partly because Microsoft words it poorly,
and partly because because a surprising niumber of people misuse the term
"CPU."

The term "CPU" stands for "Central Processing Unit." It does *not* mean
computer, as some people think it does. A CPU is a chip that sits on the
motherboard inside your computer; It's s component of a computer, not the
computer itself.

Some computers have motherboards that will accept more than a single CPU,
and, at least in theory, having more than one CPU can allow the computer to
do more than a single thing at once, thereby speeding it up. Windows XP
Professional supports two CPUs (but XP Home supports only one).

So, from a technical standpoint, you can run XP Professional on one computer
that has two CPUs. What you may not do, from a licensing standpoint, is run
a single copy on two separate computers.

If you used your father's XP CD to install a second copy of XP on your
computer, you are already in violation of the license. In this case, because
the copy of XP came with your father's Dell computer, it is an OEM copy, and
you weren't even permitted to install it on your computer if you had removed
it from his. Unlike retail copies, which may be freely moved from oine
computer to another, as long as it's not on two at once, the license for an
OEM version ties it permanently to the first computer it's installed on.

- i have recenty purchased an intel pentium 4 Dual processor with a
compatible motherboard. Also i bought a 250GB hard drive and a
CD/DVDdisk drive, i am planning to upgrade the desktop to modern
specs.

1) i would like to know if i can install the XP again on a clean 250
GB hard drive?

No, as explained above. You weren't permitted to install it in the first
place.

2) when the PC boots with no OS, will it read the XP CD to install
Windows?

It has nothing to do with the drive not having an operating system
installed. A system will boot from the CD to let you install the operating
system on it *if* the computer's boot order is set for CD first.

 

[Guest]

i asked for advice from IT technicians and they said that Windows XP
*Proffesional* can be installed on 2 computers, that is the reason i used my
fathers XP disk. the activation process went normal though.

Regards,
Richard

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

i asked for advice from IT technicians and they said that Windows XP
*Proffesional* can be installed on 2 computers, that is the reason i
used my fathers XP disk.

Sorry, but your "technicians" were either dishonest or badly informed.

The rule is quite clear. It's one copy (or one license) for each computer,
regardless of whether it's XP Home or XP Professional.

There's nothing new here. This is exactly the same rule that's been in
effect on every version of Windows starting with Windows 3.1. The only thing
new with XP is that there's now an enforcement mechanism.

the activation process went normal though.

Because 120 days had gone by, you got away with it. But getting away with
something doesn't make it OK.

 

[Guest]

is there an option of purchasing a seperate certificate/code or does it have
to be a seperate XP package (considering i just spent £200 on upgrades ,
im rather fustrated)??

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

is there an option of purchasing a seperate certificate/code or does
it have to be a seperate XP package

Yes, but you won't like the rules. It applies only to retail versions, not
OEM ones (see http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/addlic.asp).

Moreover, the deal isn't a great one. Microsoft sells additional licenses
at only a small savings over the list price. You're almost certainly better
off just buying a complete second copy from a discount source.

(considering i just spent £200 on
upgrades , im rather fustrated)??

I understand and sympathize. You got bad advice from so-called
professionals.

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[Larry Samuels]

Ask a technician that knows what they are talking about.
You CANNOT legally install the OS on more than one pc unless you have a
volume license (and you do not)

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[Plato]

Sorry, but your "technicians" were either dishonest or badly informed.

The rule is quite clear. It's one copy (or one license) for each computer,
regardless of whether it's XP Home or XP Professional.

There's nothing new here. This is exactly the same rule that's been in
effect on every version of Windows starting with Windows 3.1. The only thing
new with XP is that there's now an enforcement mechanism.

Incorrect. The "rule" started with dos 6.22, or perhaps even earlier.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

i asked for advice from IT technicians and they said that Windows XP
*Proffesional* can be installed on 2 computers,

They either lied, or are not real technicians.




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[Guest]

the were army technicians that work with my dad, lol

 

[Guest]

I understand and sympathize. You got bad advice from so-called
professionals.

thankyou for your sympathy, no wonder Microsoft make so much money, how
would i go about purchasing a copy at a student discount? would i need to
contact my school?

 

[Bob I]

You may reinstall the operating system you had before you "borrowed" the
XP disk from your father.

 

[NoStop]

the were army technicians that work with my dad, lol

More than likely members of the military intelligence branch.

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[Ken Blake, MVP]

Incorrect. The "rule" started with dos 6.22, or perhaps even earlier.

Incorrect? Do you think DOS 6.22 was a version of Windows?

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

thankyou for your sympathy, no wonder Microsoft make so much money,
how would i go about purchasing a copy at a student discount? would i
need to contact my school?

Sorry, I know next to nothing about student licenses. Perhaps someone else
here can help.

 

[Larry Samuels]

OUCH!

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