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If I want to move Windows XP to my new PC but it is preinstalled is it possible to borrow a WinXP disc and use my current Product Key sticker on my HP machine? Would this work?
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not positive, but I think Not!! If that would work why do we all have different Numbers!!
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From an earlier conversation with our resident Dell reseller...

Even preinstalled Windows is a full license and is thereby transferable to a new machine.

It will probably require a phonecall to M$ and a brief explanation but it is supposed to be a FULL license even if preinstalled.

Of course M$ ants you to buy a new full copy...

Plus the old machine will fail to work as soon as it connects to the internet and the license for that system is revoked.
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The way I understand it is:

XP Pro can only be reinstalled on another computer one time, after it has been removed from the original computer.

XP Home can only be installed on one computer, ever.

Using your old number won't matter because when you go to activate it, you will get a message to call Microsoft; in which case you will need to explain to them what you are doing and if you have Home, they won't allow you to activate, and if you have Pro, you will have to deactivate your original.

But you can use XP for 30 days at a time without activating it! So just reinstall everything every month! (just kidding, though it is possible )
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I have seen alot of different opinions about this subject.

Personally I will stick with 98se and Internet Explorer removed with 98lite and Firefox added. It is the MOST stable system I have run across.

I think Microsoft got MORE GREEDY with XP...

I dont mind paying for an OS but to make you buy a new OS every time you upgrade hardware is a joke... that isn't funny.

Do you have any references about Home not being able to upgrade and XP being able to upgrade once...?

I would love to see it in writing from them...
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The EULA for Windows XP Home states that you can install it on one single processor machine, at any one time. Basically, you can install it on another machine, activate it just as normal, and you'll never notice anything. However, if you ever load up your other machine running XP Home, it will want to reactivate, which will result in the other machine needing to reactivate next time... etc.

XP Pro's EULA is about the same, with the exception of Network installs, multiprocessor systems, and the number of network connections it can have. As far as I know, you can upgrade XP Home or Pro until the cows come home, too, provided the upgrade is a "Valid" upgrade path. Like, upgrading from XP Home to Server 2003 wouldn't be a valid upgrade-- you'd have to reformat and reinstall, and you'd likely need retail media.

So long as you're within the confines of the EULA with terms of how many copies you have running (one at a time for a single license), it doesn't matter how many times you've installed it in the past either. I've got an MSDN license (10 users per copy) of XP Pro, and I've at least done 20 reinstalls with it now, and I've had no problems.
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Quote originally posted by Thong_Ispector ...
I have seen alot of different opinions about this subject.

Personally I will stick with 98se and Internet Explorer removed with 98lite and Firefox added. It is the MOST stable system I have run across.

I think Microsoft got MORE GREEDY with XP...

I dont mind paying for an OS but to make you buy a new OS every time you upgrade hardware is a joke... that isn't funny.

Do you have any references about Home not being able to upgrade and XP being able to upgrade once...?

I would love to see it in writing from them...

Windows 98 is the best Microsoft Windows OS version out there. To bad they made Windows XP :eek:
Also Microsoft said a few years ago that they will stop giving service to Windows 98. Well they still are......
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I've re-installed it 5 -6 times same disc, same machine. I have had to call to get the code reset, but it never costed me anything.
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Quote originally posted by alc6379 ...
The EULA for Windows XP Home states that you can install it on one single processor machine, at any one time. Basically, you can install it on another machine, activate it just as normal, and you'll never notice anything. However, if you ever load up your other machine running XP Home, it will want to reactivate, which will result in the other machine needing to reactivate next time... etc.

XP Pro's EULA is about the same, with the exception of Network installs, multiprocessor systems, and the number of network connections it can have. As far as I know, you can upgrade XP Home or Pro until the cows come home, too, provided the upgrade is a "Valid" upgrade path. Like, upgrading from XP Home to Server 2003 wouldn't be a valid upgrade-- you'd have to reformat and reinstall, and you'd likely need retail media.

So long as you're within the confines of the EULA with terms of how many copies you have running (one at a time for a single license), it doesn't matter how many times you've installed it in the past either. I've got an MSDN license (10 users per copy) of XP Pro, and I've at least done 20 reinstalls with it now, and I've had no problems.
Okay, ALC is right and I was wr-wr-wro-incorrect (hey, it happens!). The one exception being if your XP is an OEM version, in which case Microsoft has this to say "OEM licenses are single-use licenses that cannot be transferred to another computer." (Found here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...en-us;302878#4)
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ive got windows xp professional and lost the code trying to reinstall it on my computer if anyone got a key can u help me thanks
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