Guest rosemad Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 I have just been bought a computer which has Vista installed. Can I uninstall Vista and install XP using the CD which came with my original computer?
Guest LVTravel Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: Reverting to XP No. The XP that came with your original computer is probably an OEM version and OEM versions are forever tied to the first machine they were installed on. Also, you may have problems finding all the proper XP drivers for your new machine. Also, you will probably invalidate the warranty on the machine when you change the OS. "rosemad" <rosemad@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:49574E3F-4D46-4678-9C29-741D70608145@microsoft.com... >I have just been bought a computer which has Vista installed. Can I >uninstall > Vista and install XP using the CD which came with my original computer?
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: Reverting to XP "rosemad" <rosemad@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:49574E3F-4D46-4678-9C29-741D70608145@microsoft.com... >I have just been bought a computer which has Vista installed. Can I >uninstall > Vista and install XP using the CD which came with my original computer? If your original computer had an OEM version of WinXP then you cannot transfer it to the new PC. If it had a retail version then you need to ring Microsoft during the registration process and explain that you're transferring your licence from the old to the new PC. From a technical point of view you could do this: 1. Save all your important documents to an independent medium. 2. Boot the machine with your WinXP CD. 3. Allow the hard disk to be formatted. 4. Complete the WinXP installation process. It is likely that the installation process will ask you for the various hardware driver files (network adapter, sound card, video adapter). Do you have them?
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: Reverting to XP On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:10:01 -0700, rosemad <rosemad@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > I have just been bought a computer which has Vista installed. Can I uninstall > Vista and install XP using the CD which came with my original computer? No. If XP came with the computer, it's almost certainly an OEM version. There are two issues with OEM versions: 1. The OEM license ties it permanently to the first computer it's installed on, and it may never legally be moved to another. 2. Many OEM versions are BIOS-locked to the original motherboard, and physically will not install on a different one. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest rosemad Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: Reverting to XP "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > "rosemad" <rosemad@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:49574E3F-4D46-4678-9C29-741D70608145@microsoft.com... > >I have just been bought a computer which has Vista installed. Can I > >uninstall > > Vista and install XP using the CD which came with my original computer? > > If your original computer had an OEM version of WinXP > then you cannot transfer it to the new PC. If it had a retail > version then you need to ring Microsoft during the registration > process and explain that you're transferring your licence from > the old to the new PC. > > From a technical point of view you could do this: > 1. Save all your important documents to an independent medium. > 2. Boot the machine with your WinXP CD. > 3. Allow the hard disk to be formatted. > 4. Complete the WinXP installation process. > > It is likely that the installation process will ask you for the > various hardware driver files (network adapter, sound card, > video adapter). Do you have them? > > > I'm not sure. I'm a technological retard! I have spoken to a computer expert who says they can do it....for lots of money.
Guest rosemad Posted September 19, 2007 Posted September 19, 2007 Re: Reverting to XP "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: > On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:10:01 -0700, rosemad > <rosemad@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > > I have just been bought a computer which has Vista installed. Can I uninstall > > Vista and install XP using the CD which came with my original computer? > > > No. > > If XP came with the computer, it's almost certainly an OEM version. > There are two issues with OEM versions: > > 1. The OEM license ties it permanently to the first computer it's > installed on, and it may never legally be moved to another. > > 2. Many OEM versions are BIOS-locked to the original motherboard, and > physically will not install on a different one. > > > -- > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User > Please Reply to the Newsgroup > Thanks, Ken, for the info. Guess I'm stuck with Vista.
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted September 20, 2007 Posted September 20, 2007 Re: Reverting to XP rosemad wrote: > I have just been bought a computer which has Vista installed. Can I uninstall > Vista ... If you like. It's your computer, after all. If you don't mind voiding the warranty and having limited functionality because there probably aren't any WinXP drivers for it, go ahead. > ... and install XP using the CD which came with my original computer? Not unless you don't mind pirating software and lying. By your own admission, you have an OEM license for WinXP that came with the "original computer." An OEM version must be sold with a piece of hardware (normally a motherboard or hard drive, 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 Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html 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
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted September 20, 2007 Posted September 20, 2007 Re: Reverting to XP On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:32:01 -0700, rosemad <rosemad@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: > > > On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:10:01 -0700, rosemad > > <rosemad@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > > > > I have just been bought a computer which has Vista installed. Can I uninstall > > > Vista and install XP using the CD which came with my original computer? > > > > > > No. > > > > If XP came with the computer, it's almost certainly an OEM version. > > There are two issues with OEM versions: > > > > 1. The OEM license ties it permanently to the first computer it's > > installed on, and it may never legally be moved to another. > > > > 2. Many OEM versions are BIOS-locked to the original motherboard, and > > physically will not install on a different one. > > > > > > -- > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup > > > > Thanks, Ken, for the info. Guess I'm stuck with Vista. You're welcome. Glad to help. But I don't think "stuck with" is the right way to put it. You may not like Vista because it's in many ways strange and different. But like everything else that's new to you, it takes some getting accustomed to it. Personally I had a similar experience. It was strange to me at first, but as I learned how to use it, I also learned to like it. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Skybuck Flying Posted September 20, 2007 Posted September 20, 2007 Re: Reverting to XP Question is will it hold in court. Me thinks not. Bye, Skybuck.
Guest Bob I Posted September 20, 2007 Posted September 20, 2007 Re: Reverting to XP Until the courts see it, question is moot. But that part about "you thinking" is right on the money. Bye! Skybuck Flying wrote: > Question is will it hold in court. > > Me thinks not. > > Bye, > Skybuck. > >
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