Will XP OEM be able to be moved to another PC AND activated?

[Guest OscarVogel]

I bought An OEM version of XP (sp2c) at a local electonics store. I want to

install it on a laptop.

 

If I ever replace this laptop, and want to install it on my next laptop,

will I be able to get it activated? I know I would at least have to call

MS's 800 number. I've done that before when I've moved XP &/or Office from

one PC to another. But will this OEM version be treated any differently?

[Guest DL]

Re: Will XP OEM be able to be moved to another PC AND activated?

 

An OEM version is licensed to the first PC its installed on, its not

transferable.

And if your Laptop was supplied with Vista you would need to find out

whether winxp drivers are available before you do the dirty deed. - which

might also affect any warrantee or support

 

"OscarVogel" <rtk@divecochran.com> wrote in message

news:F8D54EC3-A49B-4EC7-B2CD-A2FF00EB8A9A@microsoft.com...

>I bought An OEM version of XP (sp2c) at a local electonics store. I want

>to install it on a laptop.

>

> If I ever replace this laptop, and want to install it on my next laptop,

> will I be able to get it activated? I know I would at least have to call

> MS's 800 number. I've done that before when I've moved XP &/or Office

> from one PC to another. But will this OEM version be treated any

> differently?

>

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Will XP OEM be able to be moved to another PC AND activated?

 

 

"OscarVogel" <rtk@divecochran.com> wrote in message

news:F8D54EC3-A49B-4EC7-B2CD-A2FF00EB8A9A@microsoft.com...

>I bought An OEM version of XP (sp2c) at a local electonics store. I want

>to install it on a laptop.

>

> If I ever replace this laptop, and want to install it on my next laptop,

> will I be able to get it activated? I know I would at least have to call

> MS's 800 number. I've done that before when I've moved XP &/or Office

> from one PC to another. But will this OEM version be treated any

> differently?

>

>

 

OEM versions are permanently tied to the machine they were first installed

on.

[Guest GlowingBlueMist]

Re: Will XP OEM be able to be moved to another PC AND activated?

 

"OscarVogel" <rtk@divecochran.com> wrote in message

news:F8D54EC3-A49B-4EC7-B2CD-A2FF00EB8A9A@microsoft.com...

>I bought An OEM version of XP (sp2c) at a local electonics store. I want

>to install it on a laptop.

>

> If I ever replace this laptop, and want to install it on my next laptop,

> will I be able to get it activated? I know I would at least have to call

> MS's 800 number. I've done that before when I've moved XP &/or Office

> from one PC to another. But will this OEM version be treated any

> differently?

>

>

Normally an OEM copy is for use on the first computer it is installed on and

no others, not like a retail version where you can transfer it to another

computer provided you are deleting it from the first one.

 

OEM versions are sometimes modified by the manufacturer, not Microsoft, to

work with one brand or even a specific model of computer making them

difficult at best for installing them anything they were not created for.

[Guest Alias]

Re: Will XP OEM be able to be moved to another PC AND activated?

 

OscarVogel wrote:

> I bought An OEM version of XP (sp2c) at a local electonics store. I

> want to install it on a laptop.

>

> If I ever replace this laptop, and want to install it on my next laptop,

> will I be able to get it activated? I know I would at least have to

> call MS's 800 number. I've done that before when I've moved XP &/or

> Office from one PC to another. But will this OEM version be treated any

> differently?

>

>

 

I assume you bought a generic OEM copy of XP. You're not supposed to

move it to another computer as per the EULA but if 120 days have passed

since the last activation/hardware change, you can do it and it will

activate online, become genuine and all the other "anti piracy" crap MS

throws at you.

 

Ignore the people on their high moral horses who will now call me a

thief, communist or whatever.

 

Alias

[Guest Ken Blake, MVP]

Re: Will XP OEM be able to be moved to another PC AND activated?

 

On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:54:05 -0500, "OscarVogel" <rtk@divecochran.com>

wrote:

> I bought An OEM version of XP (sp2c) at a local electonics store. I want to

> install it on a laptop.

>

> If I ever replace this laptop, and want to install it on my next laptop,

> will I be able to get it activated? I know I would at least have to call

> MS's 800 number. I've done that before when I've moved XP &/or Office from

> one PC to another. But will this OEM version be treated any differently?

 

 

An OEM version is permanently tied by its license to the first

computer its installed on, and it may never be moved to another.

 

I think OEM copies of Windows XP are very poor value,

and I always recommend the retail upgrade, which usually costs only

slightly more, instead. And despite what some people think, an upgrade

copy *can* do a clean installation as long as you own a CD of a

previous qualifying version to show it as proof of ownership when

prompted. Most people have a Windows 98 CD around, but worst case, if

you don't, you can buy one inexpensively someplace like eBay.

 

 

--

Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

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[Guest Daave]

Re: Will XP OEM be able to be moved to another PC AND activated?

 

"OscarVogel" <rtk@divecochran.com> wrote in message

news:F8D54EC3-A49B-4EC7-B2CD-A2FF00EB8A9A@microsoft.com...

>I bought An OEM version of XP (sp2c) at a local electonics store. I

>want to install it on a laptop.

>

> If I ever replace this laptop, and want to install it on my next

> laptop, will I be able to get it activated? I know I would at least

> have to call MS's 800 number. I've done that before when I've moved

> XP &/or Office from one PC to another. But will this OEM version be

> treated any differently?

 

If you ever intend on installing XP on a laptop, you need to make sure

that there are XP-specific drivers for the hardware.

 

Assuming you purchased a generic OEM version of XP (and it sounds like

you have), you should be able to transfer it to another PC. Note,

however, that this goes against the EULA.

 

That being said, if you plan on purchasing a laptop in the future, why

not get one that has XP installed on it? They still exist! You can even

get one with Vista and XP downgrade license. See:

 

http://www.dell.com/business/laptops

 

and

 

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF04a/321957-321957-64295-321838-89315.html?jumpid=re_R295_prodexp/busproducts/computing-notebook/go-versatile&psn=notebooks_tablet_pcs/notebook_pcs

[Guest Xandros]

Re: Will XP OEM be able to be moved to another PC AND activated?

 

"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message

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> On Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:54:05 -0500, "OscarVogel" <rtk@divecochran.com>

> wrote:

>

>> I bought An OEM version of XP (sp2c) at a local electonics store. I want

>> to

>> install it on a laptop.

>>

>> If I ever replace this laptop, and want to install it on my next laptop,

>> will I be able to get it activated? I know I would at least have to call

>> MS's 800 number. I've done that before when I've moved XP &/or Office

>> from

>> one PC to another. But will this OEM version be treated any differently?

>

>

> An OEM version is permanently tied by its license to the first

> computer its installed on, and it may never be moved to another.

>

> I think OEM copies of Windows XP are very poor value,

> and I always recommend the retail upgrade, which usually costs only

> slightly more, instead. And despite what some people think, an upgrade

> copy *can* do a clean installation as long as you own a CD of a

> previous qualifying version to show it as proof of ownership when

> prompted. Most people have a Windows 98 CD around, but worst case, if

> you don't, you can buy one inexpensively someplace like eBay.

>

>

> --

> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

 

Just remember that if you use an earlier version of Windows to satisfy the

Upgrade request it is tied to the computer you performed the upgrade with.

So you can't have it installed on any other system.

 

 

--

 

Xandros

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: Will XP OEM be able to be moved to another PC AND activated?

 

OscarVogel wrote:

> I bought An OEM version of XP (sp2c) at a local electonics store. I

> want to install it on a laptop.

>

> If I ever replace this laptop, and want to install it on my next laptop,

> will I be able to get it activated? I know I would at least have to

> call MS's 800 number. I've done that before when I've moved XP &/or

> Office from one PC to another. But will this OEM version be treated any

> differently?

>

>

 

 

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.

 

 

--

 

Bruce Chambers

 

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