Sell a previously activated copy of XP

[Justin]

Can you sell a full retail version of Windows XP if you are no longer using
it on the original computer? I have retired a computer that I installed XP
home on and bought a new machine with XP pro pre-installed on it. Can I sell
the XP home package?

 

[cimex]

You certainly can. Retail versions can be transferred legally. Keep in mind
that the thing of value that you are selling is the Product Key, not the
disk! The purchaser will have to activate the XP on their own computer, but
this can be done over the Internet.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

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Certainly.

Bruce Chambers

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[Alex Nichol]

Can you sell a full retail version of Windows XP if you are no longer using
it on the original computer? I have retired a computer that I installed XP
home on and bought a new machine with XP pro pre-installed on it. Can I sell
the XP home package?

Yes. You must transfer the CD, any documents, certificate of
authenticity, and most importantly the Product Key. If I were buying I
would ask for a certificate that it has been removed from the previous
machine, too. The new owner then installs, and When it comes to
activation, may find it will go through on the net anyway - if more
than 120 days since you last did it certainly will. If not, he will
have to phone a toll-free number that will be given, to explain and swap
one long number for another to check back as he types it in

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
Can you sell a full retail version of Windows XP if you are no longer using
it on the original computer? I have retired a computer that I installed XP
home on and bought a new machine with XP pro pre- installed on it. Can I sell
the XP home package?


.

 

[Patrick Keenan]

Yes, you can - unless it's an OEM copy, in which case the license is 'tied'
to the old hardware. However, you mention that you installed it, so it's
more likely you have a retail license. Those can be transferred.

-pk

 

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

And your response was?

 

[Randy Molitor]

He must have liked the question. Possibly didn't have an answer.

 

[Guest]

DID YOU EVER GET AN ANSWER ON THIS ISSUE?
I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND I WOULD LIKE TO SELL MY OLD
COPY......

THANKS FOR THE REPLY IN ADVANCE.....

ERNIE ORNELLAS
<[email protected]

 

[ceedee]

if it is full retail and you sell it with the product key
yes it is ok to sell it

 

[Gary Tait]

if it is full retail and you sell it with the product key
yes it is ok to sell it

But reselling it a second time violates the EULA.

 

[Alex Nichol]

DID YOU EVER GET AN ANSWER ON THIS ISSUE?
I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND I WOULD LIKE TO SELL MY OLD
COPY......

THANKS FOR THE REPLY IN ADVANCE.....

ERNIE ORNELLAS
<[email protected]

Yes. Provided you have removed it from the old machine, you may sell a
retail copy on, provided you include all materials, Product Key and Cert
of Authenticity. On install, when it comes to activation, if it is more
than 120 days since you last did it, the new owner will find it will go
through on the net just like first time. If not, he will have to phone
a toll-free number that will be given, to explain and swap one long
number for another to check back as you type it in