Transfer XP to New PC?

[Guest]

Hi!!
I cururently have an HP Pavilion PC that came with Windows XP Preloaded, but
did not include any XP disks. In the near future I am planning on building a
new AMD-based PC. My question is, do I need to buy a whole new Windows XP
retail OS for $200 or is there a way I can transfer the Windows XP that I
have on my current PC to the new one. I am assuming that I bought a
"license" when I bought the HP.
I am not planning on using the old PC once the new one is built.
Has anyone run into this situation?
Any help would be appreciated !!!!
Thanks
JJB13

 

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

Hi!!
I cururently have an HP Pavilion PC that came with Windows XP Preloaded,
but
did not include any XP disks. In the near future I am planning on
building a
new AMD-based PC. My question is, do I need to buy a whole new Windows XP
retail OS for $200 or is there a way I can transfer the Windows XP that I
have on my current PC to the new one. I am assuming that I bought a
"license" when I bought the HP.
I am not planning on using the old PC once the new one is built.
Has anyone run into this situation?
Any help would be appreciated !!!!
Thanks

Your preinstalled copy is an OEM copy and as such the licensing is slightly
different to a retail one you would buy in the store. The significant
difference is that you cannot move that license to any other PC - even if
the original one it came on is scrapped - this is know as a one time use
license.
You will have to buy a new copy of Windows XP for your new PC.

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[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Sorry, the Windows XP license for your HP computer
is only valid with that particular HP computer. It cannot
be used or transferred to a different computer. Only a
conventional "retail version" of Windows XP permits
a transfer to a different computer.

Please take a moment to read the EULA.

Go to Start > Run and type: WINVER , and hit enter.
Click on "End-User License Agreement".

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| Hi!!
| I cururently have an HP Pavilion PC that came with Windows XP Preloaded, but
| did not include any XP disks. In the near future I am planning on building a
| new AMD-based PC. My question is, do I need to buy a whole new Windows XP
| retail OS for $200 or is there a way I can transfer the Windows XP that I
| have on my current PC to the new one. I am assuming that I bought a
| "license" when I bought the HP.
| I am not planning on using the old PC once the new one is built.
| Has anyone run into this situation?
| Any help would be appreciated !!!!
| Thanks
| JJB13

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the help!! Just wanted to make sure I was exploring every option
before I spent the $$ on Xp....
New license, it is.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hi!!
I cururently have an HP Pavilion PC that came with Windows XP
Preloaded, but did not include any XP disks. In the near future I
am
planning on building a new AMD-based PC. My question is, do I need
to buy a whole new Windows XP retail OS for $200 or is there a way I
can transfer the Windows XP that I have on my current PC to the new
one. I am assuming that I bought a "license" when I bought the HP.
I am not planning on using the old PC once the new one is built.
Has anyone run into this situation?
Any help would be appreciated !!!!
Thanks
JJB13

The only license you purchased (at a greatly reduced price,
compared to a retail license) was an OEM license to use WinXP on that
one specific HP computer, and no other.

There are some very important reasons that an OEM license costs so
much less than a retail license. OEM licenses are very limited, and
the single most significant limitation is the lack of transferability.
OEM versions must be sold with a non-peripheral hardware component
(normally a motherboard or hard drive, if not an entire PC, although
Microsoft has greatly relaxed the hardware criteria for WinXP) and are
_permanently_ bound to the first PC on which they are installed. An
OEM license, once installed, is not legally transferable to another
computer under any circumstances. This is the main reason some people
avoid OEM versions; if the PC dies or is otherwise disposed of (even
stolen), you cannot re-use your OEM license on a new PC. The only
legitimate way to transfer the ownership of an OEM license is to
transfer ownership of the entire PC.


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