transferring license. Sticker??

[Guest joester]

I know I can transfer my copy of XP Home to another computer If I uninstall

from the first. No problem.

But what about the self distructing sticker?

 

Legally, it needs to be transfered too, right?

[Guest Peter Foldes]

Re: transferring license. Sticker??

 

Are you referring to an OEM copy of XP Home or a Retail version where the sticker is not on the Computer Case but rather in the paper documentation.

If sticker on the case then you cannot transfer your copy of XP Home since it will die with the computer that it is installed on at present.

 

If a retail version of XP Home then no problem and the sticker on the documentation will not self destruct as you say.

 

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"joester" <joester@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E59B6BBB-C8DA-4856-B635-3326700E04BA@microsoft.com...

>I know I can transfer my copy of XP Home to another computer If I uninstall

> from the first. No problem.

> But what about the self distructing sticker?

>

> Legally, it needs to be transfered too, right?

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: transferring license. Sticker??

 

joester wrote:

> I know I can transfer my copy of XP Home to another computer If I uninstall

> from the first. No problem.

> But what about the self distructing sticker?

>

> Legally, it needs to be transfered too, right?

 

 

Based on your description of the CoA label, you have an OEM license for

WinXP. An OEM version must be sold with a piece of hardware (normally a

motherboard or hard rive, if not an entire PC) and is _permanently_

bound to the first PC on which it's installed. An OEM license, once

installed, is not legally transferable to another computer under _any_

circumstances.

 

You'll have to purchase a new WinXP license to go with the new

computer.

 

 

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[Guest Lil' Dave]

Re: transferring license. Sticker??

 

"joester" <joester@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:E59B6BBB-C8DA-4856-B635-3326700E04BA@microsoft.com...

>I know I can transfer my copy of XP Home to another computer If I uninstall

> from the first. No problem.

> But what about the self distructing sticker?

>

> Legally, it needs to be transfered too, right?

 

I'll go with Bruce's reply. Except, I don't have any knowledge of

uninstalling XP. How does one go about uninstalling XP?

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Dave

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: transferring license. Sticker??

 

Lil' Dave wrote:

>

>

> I'll go with Bruce's reply. Except, I don't have any knowledge of

> uninstalling XP. How does one go about uninstalling XP?

 

 

The normal way to "uninstall" any operating system is to format

the hard drive and install a new OS of your choice.

 

 

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Bruce Chambers

 

Help us help you:

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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary

safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

 

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

 

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has

killed a great many philosophers.

~ Denis Diderot

[Guest Lil' Dave]

Re: transferring license. Sticker??

 

"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message

news:O2$r9nTEJHA.2072@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> Lil' Dave wrote:

>>

>>

>> I'll go with Bruce's reply. Except, I don't have any knowledge of

>> uninstalling XP. How does one go about uninstalling XP?

>

>

> The normal way to "uninstall" any operating system is to format

> the hard drive and install a new OS of your choice.

>

>

> --

>

> Bruce Chambers

>

> Help us help you:

> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

>

> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary

> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

>

> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand

> Russell

>

> The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has

> killed a great many philosophers.

> ~ Denis Diderot

 

Did something like that lately. Slipstreamed SP3. Did a clean install.

Fixed a nagging problem I've been having with DriveImage 7 having image

verification failures as result.

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Dave

[Guest smlunatick]

Re: transferring license. Sticker??

 

On Sep 7, 10:57 pm, "Lil' Dave" <spamyours...@virus.net> wrote:

> "joester" <joes...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>

> news:E59B6BBB-C8DA-4856-B635-3326700E04BA@microsoft.com...

>

> >I know I can transfer my copy of XP Home to another computer If I uninstall

> > from the first. No problem.

> > But what about the self distructing sticker?

>

> > Legally, it needs to be transfered too, right?

>

> I'll go with Bruce's reply.  Except, I don't have any knowledge of

> uninstalling XP.  How does one go about uninstalling XP?

> --

> Dave

 

These is no uninstall of XP. You reformat!