xp upgrade version uninstall

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Can I uninstall and then reinstall my XP Home Upgrade version in other
computer that is not the original that I used to install it? Because the
original pc is old and I can use that version in a better PC or sell it.
 
Hector said:
Can I uninstall and then reinstall my XP Home Upgrade version in other
computer that is not the original that I used to install it? Because the
original pc is old and I can use that version in a better PC or sell it.
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No, because the Upgrade version - as its name implies - must be
installed on a PC that has an eligible version of Windows on it that you
can upgrade from. Chances are that it's not even SP1 or SP2 version of
XP so you'd have to do a massive system update after using it to update
another system.
 
Hector;
Assuming it is retail and not OEM, you can remove it from a computer and
install on any computer you need.
It can only be installed on one computer at a time.
 
Hector said:
Can I uninstall and then reinstall my XP Home Upgrade version in other
computer that is not the original that I used to install it? Because
the original pc is old and I can use that version in a better PC or
sell it.
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Yes. Since it's an Upgrade version, it's therefore retail (as opposed to
OEM) and can be moved to another computer. Only OEM versions can not.
 
Mike said:
No, because the Upgrade version - as its name implies - must be
installed on a PC that has an eligible version of Windows on it that
you can upgrade from.
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Sorry, this is incorrect.. First the requirement to use an upgrade version
is to *own* a previous qualifying version's installation CD, 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.

As long as he has a previous qualifying version, either installed or on CD,
to qualify for the upgrade, he can do this.

Chances are that it's not even SP1 or SP2 version of XP so you'd
have to do a massive system update after using it to update
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I'm not sure why you think it's likely to be a pre-SP1 version, but even if
it were, that wouldn't be a problem. Yes, he'd have to download (if he
didn't already have it) SP2 and install it, but that's not a problem.
 
Hector wrote:






Yes. Since it's an Upgrade version, it's therefore retail (as opposed to
OEM) and can be moved to another computer.
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Being careful to include the qualifications of my previous post. In my
experience most people don't realize or forget that they have an UPGRADE
version and don't have the qualifying software on the machine they wish
to install it on.
 
Mike said:
Being careful to include the qualifications of my previous post. In my
experience most people don't realize or forget that they have an
UPGRADE version and don't have the qualifying software on the machine
they wish to install it on.
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First, as I explained in a second message in this thread, it is *not* a
requirement to have the qualifying software installed on the computer.

Second. the original poster himself *stated* that it's an Upgrade version.
He's not likely to forget that between the time he asked the question and
read the answer.
 
Mike Williams wrote:
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Second. the original poster himself *stated* that it's an Upgrade version.
He's not likely to forget that between the time he asked the question and
read the answer.
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Yes, but plenty of folks have no idea what UPGRADE version means.
 
Mike said:
Being careful to include the qualifications of my previous post. In my
experience most people don't realize or forget that they have an UPGRADE
version and don't have the qualifying software on the machine they wish
to install it on.
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It doesn't have to be on the machine they wish to install it on. That's
the point. You just have to insert the CD from a qualifying product
when it asks.
 
Rock said:
It doesn't have to be on the machine they wish to install it on. That's
the point. You just have to insert the CD from a qualifying product
when it asks.
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I meant to write "for" rather than "on" in the last sentence. But the
warning should still hold as they may not have that software *anywhere*,
and that in my experience, is more the rule, than the exception.
 
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