Transferring XP Home

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Hendrik

I recently upgraded my laptop OS. It originally came with
XP home loaded, and I just installed a brand new full
version (not an upgrade) of XP-Pro to satisfy standards
set by my employer.

I would now like to transfer my XP home license and OS to
a new machine I will be receiving sometime this week.

How does one go about activating in this case?

Hendrik
 
Greetings --

Basically, you don't. What you are attempting is widely known as
software piracy.

OEM licenses 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.


Bruce Chambers

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Hendrik;
As long as Windows XP Home is retail, simply install it on the new
computer.
Worst case is a 5 minute toll free call to Microsoft.

If Windows XP Home is OEM, it can not be done.
OEM is normally permanently tied to the original computer and can not
be transferred regardless the condition of the original computer.
Read the EULA for details.
 
It's rather harsh to call someone a pirate who
legitimately has purchased both copies of the operating
system (see I have these little holographic license
stickers), once with the original system and again as a
retail pro-version.

Two follow up questions to help educate me and keep me out
of the big house then.

1.) How can I tell which license (OEM vs Retail)was
originally installed on the home edition (Nothing on the
license sticker says OEM)

2.) Can I ask the general question why OEM licenses are
then treated in this fashion? It's not communicated very
well to the consumer at the time of purchase. Not that
I'm interested in sparking a debate, but always assumed a
license is a license.
 
1. If Windows XP came installed on the computer, it is usually OEM.
Is the Product Key a sticker intended for the computer case = OEM
Is the Product Key sticker affixed to the back of the Microsoft
Windows XP package = Retail

1. OEM licenses are treated this way because you pay much less for
OEM than retail.
How it is or is not communicated is an issue you need to take with
whoever sold it to you.
Read the EULA for details.
Consider OEM as if it is manufactured, sold and supported by the
manufacturer and not Microsoft.
 
Not to cause a debate or nothing i have understood this
previously that oem are non-transferable but my question
is
what about upgrades. ie harddrive motherboard etc.
is it possible to use the oem disk
 
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