Solve : XP Home OEM?

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Answer» Am a little confused about the various types of XP cd's. I have the OEM version which came with the pc. Is it not possible to load this version on another pc and what happens if the pc on which it was preloaded gives up the ghost :-? I understand, or at least think I do, that it would not be possible to activate the OEM version on a second pc in order to receive updates etc and that the O.S. would probably be crippled after the 30-day period of grace has expired, but is there no way a NEW pc can be loaded from the OEM disc then activated to replace the original :-? TIA Quote Am a little confused about the various types of XP cd's. I have the OEM version which came with the pc. Is it not possible to load this version on another pc and what happens if the pc on which it was preloaded gives up the ghost :-? I understand, or at least think I do, that it would not be possible to activate the OEM version on a second pc in order to receive updates etc and that the O.S. would probably be crippled after the 30-day period of grace has expired, but is there no way a new pc can be loaded from the OEM disc then activated to replace the original :-? TIA Not necessarily. One EXAMPLE: i have a Gateway OEM CD that refuses to install Windows on any other computer but the one that came with the CD. I since discovered that the License Agreement for the CD indicates that i am not allowed to install it on any other computer. Another example: i have HP OEM CDs that will install Windows only on Compaq and HP PCs (HP owns Compaq). I'm not sure if Gateway OEM CDs will allow you to install Windows on eMachines PCs, even though Gateway now owns eMachines. If you can install Windows XP on a different computer, you likely will be unable to activate it using the product key you have, as the activation program will return an error message that the product key you used is already being used by another customer. You may call MICROSOFT and get a new product key, but be sure to have your credit card ready! That's why some of us like to call the corporation [size=20]Micro$oft[/size]! As the Doc says, it's all down to the EULA for the version that you have and in general, you should avoid systems on which the EULA "LOCKS" the software to the machine.Thanks you. Seems I must now save my pennies for the full Retail version of XP.. There are programs out there that will unlock the XP software for you...Hey Bulwark, does Chepstow ring any bells?

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Am a little confused about the various types of XP cd's. I have the OEM version which came with the pc. Is it not possible to load this version on another pc and what happens if the pc on which it was preloaded gives up the ghost :-?

I understand, or at least think I do, that it would not be possible to activate the OEM version on a second pc in order to receive updates etc and that the O.S. would probably be crippled after the 30-day period of grace has expired, but is there no way a NEW pc can be loaded from the OEM disc then activated to replace the original :-?

TIA Quote

Am a little confused about the various types of XP cd's. I have the OEM version which came with the pc. Is it not possible to load this version on another pc and what happens if the pc on which it was preloaded gives up the ghost :-?

I understand, or at least think I do, that it would not be possible to activate the OEM version on a second pc in order to receive updates etc and that the O.S. would probably be crippled after the 30-day period of grace has expired, but is there no way a new pc can be loaded from the OEM disc then activated to replace the original :-?

TIA

Not necessarily. One EXAMPLE: i have a Gateway OEM CD that refuses to install Windows on any other computer but the one that came with the CD. I since discovered that the License Agreement for the CD indicates that i am not allowed to install it on any other computer. Another example: i have HP OEM CDs that will install Windows only on Compaq and HP PCs (HP owns Compaq). I'm not sure if Gateway OEM CDs will allow you to install Windows on eMachines PCs, even though Gateway now owns eMachines.

If you can install Windows XP on a different computer, you likely will be unable to activate it using the product key you have, as the activation program will return an error message that the product key you used is already being used by another customer. You may call MICROSOFT and get a new product key, but be sure to have your credit card ready!

That's why some of us like to call the corporation [size=20]Micro$oft[/size]!

As the Doc says, it's all down to the EULA for the version that you have and in general, you should avoid systems on which the EULA "LOCKS" the software to the machine.Thanks you. Seems I must now save my pennies for the full Retail version of XP..

There are programs out there that will unlock the XP software for you...Hey Bulwark, does Chepstow ring any bells?

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