Win XP home license transfer

[Dave]

Hi

Sorry if this has been covered before, but since I'm planning on selling 2
of my windows computers, and I read the legal mumbo jumbo about license
transfer to a 3rd party, but I don't find any statement of how you are to
do this? I am the original owner(built myself) of the software and the
computer with which I plan to include the original disk and license code.
The second computer is a laptop with original restore disks for that model
laptop which automatically includes win xp home as well. Do I do nothing
and tell the new owner not to worry about it? Activation shouldn't be a
problem since the hardware is the same with the exception of I think I put a
video card in since I used that software.

Appreciate any and all information on this subject as I desire to make this
a totally legal transfer with no worries of this coming back to haunt me.

Dave

 

[DanS]

Hi

Sorry if this has been covered before, but since I'm planning on
selling 2 of my windows computers, and I read the legal mumbo jumbo
about license transfer to a 3rd party, but I don't find any statement
of how you are to do this? I am the original owner(built myself) of
the software and the computer with which I plan to include the
original disk and license code. The second computer is a laptop with
original restore disks for that model laptop which automatically
includes win xp home as well. Do I do nothing and tell the new owner
not to worry about it? Activation shouldn't be a problem since the
hardware is the same with the exception of I think I put a video card
in since I used that software.

Appreciate any and all information on this subject as I desire to make
this a totally legal transfer with no worries of this coming back to
haunt me.

Dave

Dave, as long as they are original M$ disks and COA's to go with the
computer, just pass them along with the PC's being sold, as long as you
didn't make copies of them to use for yourself.

 

[Larry Samuels]

Simply include the original disks and licenses and you are covered. If you
created any copies for archiving you will need to destroy them.

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[Michael Stevens]

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Hi

Sorry if this has been covered before, but since I'm planning on
selling 2 of my windows computers, and I read the legal mumbo jumbo
about license transfer to a 3rd party, but I don't find any
statement of how you are to do this? I am the original owner(built
myself) of the software and the computer with which I plan to include
the original disk and license code. The second computer is a laptop
with original restore disks for that model laptop which automatically
includes win xp home as well. Do I do nothing and tell the new owner
not to worry about it? Activation shouldn't be a problem since the
hardware is the same with the exception of I think I put a video card
in since I used that software.

Appreciate any and all information on this subject as I desire to
make this a totally legal transfer with no worries of this coming
back to haunt me.

Dave

Sell or transfer XP to new computer.
#8 on the FAQ list.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#8
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Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
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