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Will S
Well it hasnt been installed and activated on any computer at the moment
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Will S
Ron Martell said:If your XP Professional is a Retail rather than an OEM version then
there is no problem in moving that license to a different computer.
yep, retail
Is your new Windows XP Home OEM a generic version provided by
Microsoft to your supplier, or is it a "branded" copy with the name
and logo of a computer/motherboard manufacturer on it? If it is the
latter then it may be a "BIOS Locked" OEM version that cannot be
activated on a motherboard that is not from that specific OEM.
Pretty sure it will be a generic version but really in the end I guess I
really dont need the Proffesional version
Good luck
thx
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Will S
Am building a new computer and it will come with Home OEM version. Now I
would like to remove my Professional version from my current computer and
install the OEM version on that and put Professional on the new Computer.
Will there be a problem with me doing this ?
would like to remove my Professional version from my current computer and
install the OEM version on that and put Professional on the new Computer.
Will there be a problem with me doing this ?
C
Carey Frisch [MVP]
An OEM version of Windows XP cannot be transferred to
a different computer. The license is forever tied to the very
first computer it is installed and activated on.
--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/
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:
| Am building a new computer and it will come with Home OEM version. Now I
| would like to remove my Professional version from my current computer and
| install the OEM version on that and put Professional on the new Computer.
| Will there be a problem with me doing this ?
a different computer. The license is forever tied to the very
first computer it is installed and activated on.
--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:
| Am building a new computer and it will come with Home OEM version. Now I
| would like to remove my Professional version from my current computer and
| install the OEM version on that and put Professional on the new Computer.
| Will there be a problem with me doing this ?
R
Ron Martell
Will S said:Well it hasnt been installed and activated on any computer at the moment
If your XP Professional is a Retail rather than an OEM version then
there is no problem in moving that license to a different computer.
Is your new Windows XP Home OEM a generic version provided by
Microsoft to your supplier, or is it a "branded" copy with the name
and logo of a computer/motherboard manufacturer on it? If it is the
latter then it may be a "BIOS Locked" OEM version that cannot be
activated on a motherboard that is not from that specific OEM.
Good luck
Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada