Guest Kenny Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 If selling a windows xp disk and laptop(bought separately) how do i deregister my name with windows before selling -- Kenny
Guest Ron Badour Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 Re: Windows XP license Are you asking about taking your name off of the registration at MS or are you asking about cleaning up your laptop? If the latter, there is a lot more to do than erasing your name if you have any kind of personal data on the laptop. -- Regards Ron Badour MS MVP 1997 - 2007 "Kenny" <Kenny@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F2C59AA2-02B1-427E-B3BA-80B1BA8E26F0@microsoft.com... > If selling a windows xp disk and laptop(bought separately) how do i > deregister my name with windows before selling > -- > Kenny
Guest Uncle Grumpy Posted July 31, 2007 Posted July 31, 2007 Re: Windows XP license Kenny <Kenny@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >If selling a windows xp disk and laptop(bought separately) how do i >deregister my name with windows before selling Are you asking how you can sell both to the same person so that buyer can activate the copy of XP? If the answer is yes, don't worry about it. As long as you don't try to use that copy of XP again after selling it, both you and the person you sold it to will be fine.
Guest Kenny Posted August 6, 2007 Posted August 6, 2007 Re: Windows XP license I would need to do both, the laptop and MS disk will be sold to the same person if that helps with taking my name off the registration at MS. -- Kenny "Ron Badour" wrote: > Are you asking about taking your name off of the registration at MS or are > you asking about cleaning up your laptop? If the latter, there is a lot > more to do than erasing your name if you have any kind of personal data on > the laptop. > > -- > Regards > > Ron Badour > MS MVP 1997 - 2007 > > > "Kenny" <Kenny@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:F2C59AA2-02B1-427E-B3BA-80B1BA8E26F0@microsoft.com... > > If selling a windows xp disk and laptop(bought separately) how do i > > deregister my name with windows before selling > > -- > > Kenny > > >
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted August 6, 2007 Posted August 6, 2007 Re: Windows XP license On Mon, 6 Aug 2007 03:54:02 -0700, Kenny <Kenny@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > I would need to do both, the laptop and MS disk will be sold to the same > person if that helps with taking my name off the registration at MS. *If* you have registered (it's optional and many people do not), you can't take your name off. But it's not necessary anyway. Registration is just used for marketing purposes, and has no real significance. You are perhaps thinking of activation, rather than registration (it's activation that's mandatory). Activation ties the copy of Windows to the *computer*, not to you. It's completely anonymous, and your name isn't there. There's also no way to un-activate, nor is it needed. If the new owner reinstalls Windows, he will need to reactivate, just as you would. > "Ron Badour" wrote: > > > Are you asking about taking your name off of the registration at MS or are > > you asking about cleaning up your laptop? If the latter, there is a lot > > more to do than erasing your name if you have any kind of personal data on > > the laptop. > > > > -- > > Regards > > > > Ron Badour > > MS MVP 1997 - 2007 > > > > > > "Kenny" <Kenny@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > > news:F2C59AA2-02B1-427E-B3BA-80B1BA8E26F0@microsoft.com... > > > If selling a windows xp disk and laptop(bought separately) how do i > > > deregister my name with windows before selling > > > -- > > > Kenny > > > > > > -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Ron Badour Posted August 6, 2007 Posted August 6, 2007 Re: Windows XP license Ken gave you the info about registration and activation. If you have a bunch of personal information on your laptop, you cannot depend on just deleting or uninstalling programs to protect you--the data can still be retrieved with free or inexpensive software. What I recommend is that you format the drive on the PC and then reinstall the system and any software you are selling with it. When all the tweaks, updates, etc., are done installing, defrag the drive. Then use a program like the one below to overwrite all the "blank" space on the drive. That is the process I use when I clean up a PC for sale. I also install all the updates (I have a cable modem) since that makes for a selling point for most people: fresh installation of system and all updates. Eraser: http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/ Freeware that overwrites the "blank" data on a hard drive. -- Regards Ron Badour MS MVP 1997 - 2007 "Kenny" <Kenny@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F74290F2-77E8-4031-A1A7-3102437C0145@microsoft.com... >I would need to do both, the laptop and MS disk will be sold to the same > person if that helps with taking my name off the registration at MS. > -- > Kenny > > > "Ron Badour" wrote: > >> Are you asking about taking your name off of the registration at MS or >> are >> you asking about cleaning up your laptop? If the latter, there is a lot >> more to do than erasing your name if you have any kind of personal data >> on >> the laptop. >> >> -- >> Regards >> >> Ron Badour >> MS MVP 1997 - 2007 >> >> >> "Kenny" <Kenny@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:F2C59AA2-02B1-427E-B3BA-80B1BA8E26F0@microsoft.com... >> > If selling a windows xp disk and laptop(bought separately) how do i >> > deregister my name with windows before selling >> > -- >> > Kenny >> >> >>
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