Guest james.goetz Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 I have a second hand hard drive with COA and product key for Windows XP Home Edition OEM Software. I plan to reformat and reload the hard drive. Will this product key work for me as the second owner and allow me to get all Windows updates?
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 Re: Second hand hard drive with COA and product key for Windows XP james.goetz wrote: > I have a second hand hard drive with COA and product key for Windows XP Home > Edition OEM Software. I plan to reformat and reload the hard drive. Will this > product key work for me as the second owner and allow me to get all Windows > updates? Are youi going to be insdtalling it on to the original computer? If not, this is not a legitimate use of the OEM license. Anyway, you failed to mention what specific sort of CD (true generic installation CD vs. a BIOS-locked installation CD vs. a "Recovery" CD) you have, so we can't answer the question. -- 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
Guest sgopus Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 RE: Second hand hard drive with COA and product key for Windows XP OEM software is tied to the original pc it was installed onto, so no it will not be a legal install "james.goetz" wrote: > I have a second hand hard drive with COA and product key for Windows XP Home > Edition OEM Software. I plan to reformat and reload the hard drive. Will this > product key work for me as the second owner and allow me to get all Windows > updates?
Guest james.goetz Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 Re: Second hand hard drive with COA and product key for Windows XP I have the original PC with COA and Product KEY, but no CD for Win XP. Now I'm trying to find an inexpensive "recovery" CD that I'll use with my Key. "Bruce Chambers" wrote: > james.goetz wrote: > > I have a second hand hard drive with COA and product key for Windows XP Home > > Edition OEM Software. I plan to reformat and reload the hard drive. Will this > > product key work for me as the second owner and allow me to get all Windows > > updates? > > > Are youi going to be insdtalling it on to the original computer? If > not, this is not a legitimate use of the OEM license. Anyway, you > failed to mention what specific sort of CD (true generic installation CD > vs. a BIOS-locked installation CD vs. a "Recovery" CD) you have, so we > can't answer the question. > > > -- > > 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 >
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 Re: Second hand hard drive with COA and product key for Windows XP james.goetz wrote: > I have the original PC with COA and Product KEY, but no CD for Win XP. Now > I'm trying to find an inexpensive "recovery" CD that I'll use with my Key. > In the situation you describe, any unbranded, generic OEM installation CD, for the same WinXP edition, should work. -- 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
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