Trasferring Windows XP install to another computer

[Luke]

Recently i uprgraded the operating system on my laptop
from Windows ME to windows XP. I now have built a new
computer in which i hoped to install windows xp on also.
When i looked throught the windows xp license ageement i
discovered this:

13. SOFTWARE TRANSFER. Internal. You may move the
Software to a different Workstation Computer. After the
transfer, you must completely remove the Software from
the former Workstation Computer. Transfer to Third Party.
The initial user of the Software may make a one-time
permanent transfer of this EULA and Software to another
end user, provided the initial user retains no copies of
the Software. This transfer must include all of the
Software (including all component parts, the media and
printed materials, any upgrades, this EULA, and, if
applicable, the Certificate of Authenticity). The
transfer may not be an indirect transfer, such as a
consignment. Prior to the transfer, the end user
receiving the Software must agree to all the EULA terms.

so i am wondering how i would go about transferring
windows to my new computer

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Legally, you cannot. The EULA - to which you agreed when you
installed the OEM license - is quite clear.

There are some very important reasons that an OEM license costs so
much less than a retail license. OEM licenses are very limited.

The most important limitation is that OEM licenses are not
transferable. OEM versions must be sold with a piece of hardware
(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.


Bruce Chambers
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[Ron Martell]

Recently i uprgraded the operating system on my laptop
from Windows ME to windows XP. I now have built a new
computer in which i hoped to install windows xp on also.
When i looked throught the windows xp license ageement i
discovered this:

13. SOFTWARE TRANSFER. Internal. You may move the
Software to a different Workstation Computer. After the
transfer, you must completely remove the Software from
the former Workstation Computer. Transfer to Third Party.
The initial user of the Software may make a one-time
permanent transfer of this EULA and Software to another
end user, provided the initial user retains no copies of
the Software. This transfer must include all of the
Software (including all component parts, the media and
printed materials, any upgrades, this EULA, and, if
applicable, the Certificate of Authenticity). The
transfer may not be an indirect transfer, such as a
consignment. Prior to the transfer, the end user
receiving the Software must agree to all the EULA terms.

so i am wondering how i would go about transferring
windows to my new computer

The EULA is quite clear. You can transfer it to your new computer but
you must then remove it from the computer that it is now on. Your
license only allows you to run it on one computer. If you want to
have XP on two computers then you must purchase a second copy of
Windows XP to use on that second computer.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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