XP Pro Upgrade License Question

[bill allemann]

I was looking into buying an XP Pro Upgrade package that the seller said had
been used, but was no longer installed on an active machine.
If they were lying, but I had possession of the CD, keycode and all the
other materials that come in the retail box, could I still register it with
MS ??

Thanks,
Bill

 

[Poprivet`]

I was looking into buying an XP Pro Upgrade package
that
the seller said had been used, but was no longer
installed on an active machine. If they were lying,
but I had possession of the CD,
keycode and all the other materials that come in the
retail box, could I still register it with MS ??

Thanks,
Bill

Register it, yes. Activate it; maybe. IF it's an OEM
version, then there are lots of "ifs" but if retail,
not so many. So; try it and see. Worst can happen is
you'll be refused the activation.

Pop`

 

[Jerry]

If it's been 120 days or more since it was activated then you should not
have a problem - full retail upgrade, not OEM.

 

[David B.]

XP Pro Upgrade is not available in OEM, retail only.