Windows XP Transfer to 3rd party

[janine.roe]

Hello,

I have a retail copy of Windows XP Professional Upgrade that I would
like to transfer to someone else. I am no longer using the PC that it
is on as I have a new PC. Reading the EULA it says that I can transfer
it to a 3rd party as long as all the material goes with it, which I
have. The question I have is, can I indeed do this? And if so do I
need to "uninstall" this upgrade version from my old PC? I have no
problem doing this, but the problem is, I upgraded from XP Home edition
and apparently I can't uninstall XP Professional Upgrade if I was an
upgrade from XP Home edition. I don't know what to do, or if it is
necessary to do anything and I can indeed give someone else this
version of XP Professional Upgrade that I have. Can I call Microsoft
and de-activate this upgrade?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Guest]

If youre selling a pc,delete the partition on it,simply install xp cd,boot to
xp cd,select install xp,delete the partition (you might format it
also),once thru
remove cd,shutdown pc.....To sell a pc with a valid copy of xp with it means
the new user can only register xp in youre name,sure you want that,otherwise
the copy of xp is invalid if useing another name or pc to install it to....

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hello,

I have a retail copy of Windows XP Professional Upgrade that I would
like to transfer to someone else. I am no longer using the PC that it
is on as I have a new PC. Reading the EULA it says that I can transfer
it to a 3rd party as long as all the material goes with it, which I
have. The question I have is, can I indeed do this?

Once you've uninsstalled it, yes.

And if so do I
need to "uninstall" this upgrade version from my old PC?

Yes.


I have no
problem doing this, but the problem is, I upgraded from XP Home edition
and apparently I can't uninstall XP Professional Upgrade if I was an
upgrade from XP Home edition.

The normal way to "uninstall" any operating system is to format
the hard drive and install a new OS of your choice.

Only if you performed an upgrade from Win98/Me, elected to backup
the old system files, and didn't convert the partition to NTFS, can
you then boot into Safe Mode and click Start > Control Panel

Add/Remove Programs. All of these conditions must be met for the

uninstall option to be available.

Simply boot from the WinXP Home installation CD. You'll be offered
the opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the
installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of boot
devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)

I don't know what to do, or if it is
necessary to do anything and I can indeed give someone else this
version of XP Professional Upgrade that I have. Can I call Microsoft
and de-activate this upgrade?

No, there is no "de-activation" process.


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[Ken Blake, MVP]

I have a retail copy of Windows XP Professional Upgrade that I would
like to transfer to someone else. I am no longer using the PC that it
is on as I have a new PC. Reading the EULA it says that I can
transfer it to a 3rd party as long as all the material goes with it,
which I have. The question I have is, can I indeed do this?

Yes.


And if
so do I need to "uninstall" this upgrade version from my old PC? I

Yes.


have no problem doing this, but the problem is, I upgraded from XP
Home edition and apparently I can't uninstall XP Professional Upgrade
if I was an upgrade from XP Home edition.

You can't literally "uninstall" it, but you have to *remove* it. Simply
format the drive and install whatever other operating system you want,
including your old copy of XP Home.

I don't know what to do,
or if it is necessary to do anything and I can indeed give someone
else this version of XP Professional Upgrade that I have.

Yes.


Can I call
Microsoft and de-activate this upgrade?

That's neither possible nor necessary. There's no such thing as
deactivation. Just remove it from your computer by formatting.

 

[Roe]

Thank you everyone for you responses.
I will format (wipe) the drives clean as I no longer need this computer
anymore.
I just wanted to make sure that doing something like and "Uninstall"
wouldn't be required, that maybe it deactivates the activation code or
something? I just want to make sure the the 3rd party won't have any
issues when they go to install it on their pc.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Thank you everyone for you responses.
I will format (wipe) the drives clean as I no longer need this
computer anymore.
I just wanted to make sure that doing something like and "Uninstall"
wouldn't be required, that maybe it deactivates the activation code or
something? I just want to make sure the the 3rd party won't have any
issues when they go to install it on their pc.

You're welcome. Glad to help.

The only potential issue (and it's a very minor one) is that if it's been
fewer than 120 days since you last activated, the third party won't be able
to activate over the internet, but will be prompted to activate by voice
call to an 800 number. But that's quick and easy.