Replacing Computer

[Xandros]

OEM versions can not be moved but because your version is an "Upgrade
version" it is not an OEM version. Therefore you can remove XP from the old
computer first and then you can install it on the new computer.

 

[Alias]

OEM versions can not be moved

Actually they can. The EULA says you MAY not and being as the EULA has
never been tested in a court of law, you may move it and won't have any
problems with activation if it's been over 120 days since the last
activation or hardware change.

Alias

 

[Patrick Keenan]

OEM versions can not be moved but because your version is an "Upgrade
version" it is not an OEM version. Therefore you can remove XP from the
old computer first and then you can install it on the new computer.

... however, to install it on a new PC, it will be necessary to have a CD for
a qualifying Windows version on hand, such as Win98se or Windows ME.
Windows 2000 will likely not work as XP Home was not considered an upgrade
to 2000.

HTH
-pk

 

[mikeyhsd]

as you have been told, it will probably work.

however most new computers come prepped for vista.
you need to insure you order one prepped for xp or do the research to find drivers for your new hardware that are xp compatible.




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I have an old P III with Win XP Home ( upgrade ) and want to replace the
computer.
Will I be able to use my Win XP , for which Microsoft had sent the SP I, or
will I be required to purchase another OS from Microsoft.
Please someone advise.
Thanks,
Farid Ansari
Karachi, Pakistan

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

You are confusing upgrade editions with upgrading the bits.

When installing an XP Home upgrade edition you may use a Win2000 cd as the
qualifying legacy Windows. What you cannot do is perform an in-place
upgrade from the XP Home desktop. You must boot with the XP Home upgrade
edition cd and do a clean install, providing the Win2000 cd for validation
upon request.

You cannot do an in-place upgrade from any business edition of Windows to
any home edition of Windows because that results in a loss of functionality
but you still qualify for use of an upgrade edition. Other cd's that you
can use to qualify for upgrade is Win95 and NT4 but those also require a
clean install of the new Windows also.

Note: Upgrades to Vista work differently and the OS you are upgrading from
must be installed on the machine (there is no shiny media check like there
is with XP). That means that owning a legacy Windows cd is meaningless and
that nothing earlier than Win2000 qualifies.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I have an old P III with Win XP Home ( upgrade ) and want to replace the
computer.
Will I be able to use my Win XP , for which Microsoft had sent the SP I, or
will I be required to purchase another OS from Microsoft.

If it's an Upgrade, it's a retail version, and there's no problem. You
may freely move it from computer to computer as long as it's not
installed on two computers at once. Only OEM versions may not be
moved.

 

[SME]

Hi Farid,

Are you building yourself the new one? If so, either you can buy the latest
one VISTA itself or you can buy the cheapest that you can get before Windows
XP Home and then use your upgrade one. You can get OEM versions very cheap
in USA. I don't know whether they are available in your country.

If you are buying a new one, just buy the one that you can get in Pakistan
and then use your upgrade if necessary.

Don't worry about whether the latest OS is problematic or not. There were
problems with Windows 3.x, 95, 98, NT, 2000, ME, XP and others. So just get
the one for which you can get good support in your country, whether it is
from the dealer or your tech savvy friends.

ThanQ...

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I have an old P III with Win XP Home ( upgrade ) and want to replace the
computer.
Will I be able to use my Win XP , for which Microsoft had sent the SP I,
or will I be required to purchase another OS from Microsoft.
Please someone advise.
Thanks,
Farid Ansari
Karachi, Pakistan

While you're at it, why not have a look at your clock or at your time
zone setting? You're posting in the future!

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Your computer time or your time zone is still wrong. Have a look
at the time stamp of your own post and compare them with the rest!

 

[farid]

I have an old P III with Win XP Home ( upgrade ) and want to replace the
computer.
Will I be able to use my Win XP , for which Microsoft had sent the SP I, or
will I be required to purchase another OS from Microsoft.
Please someone advise.
Thanks,
Farid Ansari
Karachi, Pakistan

 

[farid]

Thank you all for the advise. I have already purchsed a computer without an
OS. I have ny XP Home CD as well as Win 98 SE. Will contact Nicrosoft
support for activation advise. Hope they do not raise objections.
Incidently my time zone is GMT plus 5 hours.
Will come back if I have problems with activation.
Thanks again.
Farid

 

[farid]

Thank you all for the advise. I have already purchsed a computer without an
OS. I have ny XP Home CD as well as Win 98 SE. Will contact Nicrosoft
support for activation advise. Hope they do not raise objections.
Incidently my time zone is GMT plus 5 hours.
Will come back if I have problems with activation.
Thanks again.
Farid

 

[farid]

Thank you all for the advise. I have already purchsed a computer without an
OS. I have ny XP Home CD as well as Win 98 SE. Will contact Nicrosoft
support for activation advise. Hope they do not raise objections.
Incidently my time zone is GMT plus 5 hours.
Will come back if I have problems with activation.
Thanks again.
Farid

 

[M.I.5¾]

I have an old P III with Win XP Home ( upgrade ) and want to replace the
computer.
Will I be able to use my Win XP , for which Microsoft had sent the SP I,
or will I be required to purchase another OS from Microsoft.

I theory you can move it (as it is not OEM).

However, having said that XP Home does not support many of the more powerful
processors that PCs now ship with. Even XP professional does not support
the top notch processors (the Viiv models spring to mind here).

 

[John John]

I theory you can move it (as it is not OEM).

However, having said that XP Home does not support many of the more powerful
processors that PCs now ship with. Even XP professional does not support
the top notch processors (the Viiv models spring to mind here).

That isn't really true. You use one processor only as an example and it
misleads readers. The Viiv processor was designed for use in home
entertainment media servers, it was designed to run with Windows Media
Center Edition, even with the newer Vista not all version support this
somewhat special processor. XP home supports most new processors.

John

 

[M.I.5¾]

You are confusing upgrade editions with upgrading the bits.

When installing an XP Home upgrade edition you may use a Win2000 cd as the
qualifying legacy Windows. What you cannot do is perform an in-place
upgrade from the XP Home desktop. You must boot with the XP Home upgrade
edition cd and do a clean install, providing the Win2000 cd for validation
upon request.

You cannot do an in-place upgrade from any business edition of Windows to
any home edition of Windows because that results in a loss of
functionality but you still qualify for use of an upgrade edition. Other
cd's that you can use to qualify for upgrade is Win95 and NT4 but those
also require a clean install of the new Windows also.

Note: Upgrades to Vista work differently and the OS you are upgrading
from must be installed on the machine (there is no shiny media check like
there is with XP). That means that owning a legacy Windows cd is
meaningless and that nothing earlier than Win2000 qualifies.

Actually that is not quite true. This was probably unintended but ...

You can perform a clean load of the upgrade version of Vista and indeed you
cannot activate it, which seesmto be how they enforce this. However ...

If you then do a reinstall (as opposed to a repair install) over the first
installation of Vista, it seems to qualify as an upgrade and it can be
activated.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

However, having said that XP Home does not support many of the more powerful
processors that PCs now ship with. Even XP professional does not support
the top notch processors (the Viiv models spring to mind here).

I know nothing about Viiv processors (although reading about it, it
seems to be specifically for use as a media center), but if XP
Professional supports a processor, so does XP Home. Their processor
support is identical. The only difference is that Professional
supports two processors and Home only one (but both support dual-core
processors).

 

[Colin Barnhorst]

I am aware of that but that is not the scenario that a consumer will be
aware of when purchasing the software at retail in order to upgrade to
Vista. It is a technology enthusiast workaround but not available as a
supported, out-of-the box method.

 

[M.I.5¾]

I am aware of that but that is not the scenario that a consumer will be
aware of when purchasing the software at retail in order to upgrade to
Vista. It is a technology enthusiast workaround but not available as a
supported, out-of-the box method.

The OP is aware of it now.

Knowledge is power!

 

[M.I.5¾]

I know nothing about Viiv processors (although reading about it, it
seems to be specifically for use as a media center), but if XP
Professional supports a processor, so does XP Home. Their processor
support is identical. The only difference is that Professional
supports two processors and Home only one (but both support dual-core
processors).

I was lead to believe that although XP professional will fully support Dual
and Quad core processors, XP Home, although it will run with them, only with
one core.