WindowsXP OEM

[Clint Eastwood]

Hi, I bought WindowsXP Pro and Office SBE 2003 from an online vendor and
installed it. I didn't know anything about the liceanse versions and a
friend told me they sent me an OEM version and that it was illegal for me to
use it on my computer because it is supposed to be bundled with a computer
system. I called the vendor and asked that they send me a version I can use
or refund my money and they said there was nothing they can do now that I
installed it.

Is it ok that I run this on my computer and can I still intsall it on my
laptop like the retail versions let you do?

Thanks

 

[anonymous]

check in .....
control panel
system
on general tab if the number has OEM then it is OEM

if it runs then it runs....try to register it...
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[Shenan T. Stanley]

Hi, I bought WindowsXP Pro and Office SBE 2003 from an online vendor
and installed it. I didn't know anything about the liceanse versions
and a friend told me they sent me an OEM version and that it was
illegal for me to use it on my computer because it is supposed to be
bundled with a computer system. I called the vendor and asked that
they send me a version I can use or refund my money and they said
there was nothing they can do now that I installed it.

Is it ok that I run this on my computer and can I still intsall it on
my laptop like the retail versions let you do?

"Is it ok that I run this on my computer and can I still intsall it on my
laptop like the retail versions let you do?"

What are you talking about there? Maybe the Office licensing might let you
do that, but Windows XP will not unless you buy another license.

 

[Clint Eastwood]

"Is it ok that I run this on my computer and can I still intsall it on my
laptop like the retail versions let you do?"

What are you talking about there? Maybe the Office licensing might let you
do that, but Windows XP will not unless you buy another license.

Yes Office SBE 2003 allows you to intall it on another computer as long as
it's not being used simultaneously. With this OEM stuff I don't think I can
do that... I don't know. If I can run the OEM stuff, I am still screwed
because I was planning on using it on my laptop when I travel.

Someone said that I can buy some computer hardware after I get the OEM
versions and that it is legal to use it then. Is that true?

 

[Shenan T. Stanley]

"Is it ok that I run this on my computer and can I still intsall it
on my laptop like the retail versions let you do?"

What are you talking about there? Maybe the Office licensing might
let you do that, but Windows XP will not unless you buy another
license.

Yes Office SBE 2003 allows you to intall it on another computer as
long as it's not being used simultaneously. With this OEM stuff I
don't think I can do that... I don't know. If I can run the OEM
stuff, I am still screwed because I was planning on using it on my
laptop when I travel.

Someone said that I can buy some computer hardware after I get the OEM
versions and that it is legal to use it then. Is that true?

Truthfully, if you did not buy computer hardware and WITH the hardware, the
copy of Windows XP (same bill of sale) - the people who sold it to you
should be reported to Microsoft, as that is breaking their agreement with
Microsoft.

And I fear you may be correct - I cannot find the OEM EULA for Office 2003
SBA, but the Office XP OEM EULA contained this:

"General License Grant to Install and Use. Except as otherwise expressly
provided in this EULA, You may only install and use one copy of the SOFTWARE
PRODUCT on the COMPUTER. The SOFTWARE PRODUCT may not be installed,
accessed, displayed, run, shared or used concurrently on or from different
computers, including a workstation, terminal or other digital or analog
electronic device ("Device"), except as set forth below for SharePoint Team
Services."

And my bet, if you did end up with an OEM copy of the Office suite, that is
in there too. The EULA should be on the Installation CD somewhere. I think
they are normally called EULA.TXT.

 

[Clint Eastwood]

Truthfully, if you did not buy computer hardware and WITH the hardware, the
copy of Windows XP (same bill of sale) - the people who sold it to you
should be reported to Microsoft, as that is breaking their agreement with
Microsoft.

And I fear you may be correct - I cannot find the OEM EULA for Office 2003
SBA, but the Office XP OEM EULA contained this:

"General License Grant to Install and Use. Except as otherwise expressly
provided in this EULA, You may only install and use one copy of the SOFTWARE
PRODUCT on the COMPUTER. The SOFTWARE PRODUCT may not be installed,
accessed, displayed, run, shared or used concurrently on or from different
computers, including a workstation, terminal or other digital or analog
electronic device ("Device"), except as set forth below for SharePoint Team
Services."

And my bet, if you did end up with an OEM copy of the Office suite, that is
in there too. The EULA should be on the Installation CD somewhere. I think
they are normally called EULA.TXT.

I guess I will just have my card bank do a charge back since they are not
willing to make it right.

Thanks

 

[Ed Medlin]

I guess I will just have my card bank do a charge back since they are not

willing to make it right.

Thanks

It is the same with any XP version. You can only use it on one system. I
built a system and when ordering XP pro, I purchased an extra OEM copy for
my laptop. They are not "tied" to any system and the eula is the same as the
commercial copy. If I change to another system, I am required to call MS and
activate just like any other version. MS has never had a problem with
activating it when I explain to them that I regularly move copies around
with my business. They just told me that as long as I follow their one
license-one system in the eula I am fine. OEM copies that come with mass
built system cannot be moved to other systems in many cases as they are tied
to the original.

EM

 

[Timothy Daniels]

It is the same with any XP version. You can only use it on one system.
I built a system and when ordering XP pro, I purchased an extra OEM
copy for my laptop. They are not "tied" to any system and the eula is
the same as the commercial copy. If I change to another system, I am
required to call MS and activate just like any other version. MS has
never had a problem with activating it when I explain to them that I
regularly move copies around with my business. They just told me that
as long as I follow their one license-one system in the eula I am fine.
OEM copies that come with mass built system cannot be moved to
other systems in many cases as they are tied to the original.

Let me get this straight. Microsoft told you that the OEM version
of Windows XP that you bought separately from your hardware
*could* be moved from one system to another provided you called
to inform them that you were moving it?

*TimDaniels*

 

[Clint Eastwood]

It is the same with any XP version. You can only use it on one system. I
built a system and when ordering XP pro, I purchased an extra OEM copy for
my laptop. They are not "tied" to any system and the eula is the same as the
commercial copy. If I change to another system, I am required to call MS and
activate just like any other version. MS has never had a problem with
activating it when I explain to them that I regularly move copies around
with my business. They just told me that as long as I follow their one
license-one system in the eula I am fine. OEM copies that come with mass
built system cannot be moved to other systems in many cases as they are tied
to the original.

EM

Wrong, see KB 302878

Does MPA permit customers to install products on a portable computer and on
a desktop computer?

Consumers should use the terms of the product's EULA to determine if this is
permitted. In some cases, the Microsoft EULA permits customers who are the
primary users of Microsoft programs, such as Office and Word, to install one
additional copy on their portable computers for their exclusive use. This
does not apply to product licenses that are acquired with the purchase of a
computer. These OEM licenses are single-use licenses that cannot be
transferred to another computer. Windows XP can only be installed on a
single computer. A new license is required if you install and activate the
product on a different computer.