XP UPGRADE ON OLD COMPUTER - USE ON NEW ONE???

[cbluze]

I purchased a Win XP Upgrade and I was wondering if I can use that
disc on a brand new computer or do I have to buy a full version.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I purchased a Win XP Upgrade and I was wondering if I can use that
disc on a brand new computer or do I have to buy a full version.

Yes, you can use it on a new computer.

The requirement to use an upgrade version is to *own* a previous qualifying
version's installation CD (with an OEM restore CD, see below), not to have
it installed. When setup doesn't find a previous qualifying version
installed, it will prompt you to insert its CD as proof of ownership. Just
insert the previous version's CD, and follow the prompts. Everything
proceeds quite normally and quite legitimately.

You can also do a clean installation if you have an OEM restore CD of a
previous qualifying version. It's more complicated, but it *can* be done.
First restore from the Restore CD. Then run the XP upgrade CD from within
that restored system, and change from Upgrade to New Install. When it asks
where, press Esc to delete the partition and start over.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I purchased a Win XP Upgrade and I was wondering if I can use that
disc on a brand new computer or do I have to buy a full version.

Once you've removed the Upgrade license from the old computer (or if
that old computer is now permanently defunct) then you certainly can
transfer it to a new computer, provided that the new computer has a
license for a qualifying earlier version of Windows.



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Bruce Chambers

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