How can you do a XP to reinstall on new PC

[Guest Steve S]

I had purchased a few old systems with their COA and original XP CD's, can I

legally use these on a new board? If so, how do I get them to register?

 

I get not genuine when I try to do the updates, Like I say, these systems

are dismantled and I am trying to install those CD's on a new system, These

are the retail versions of XP pro for use on a new PC.

 

Any help is appreciated

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: How can you do a XP to reinstall on new PC

 

If you had true retail MS cd's then you can install them on whatever

computers you wanted.

 

However, you state that they are marked "for use on a new PC." A cd marked

that way is NOT a retail copy. It is an OEM cd. If they have been used to

install the OS on the same PC they came with then you may reinstall on that

computer. But you may not use one to install Windows on a different PC.

OEM licenses are only good on the computer on which they are first used and

may not be transferred to a different computer. Once installed on a

computer, an OEM license may only be used on that computer.

 

There are several kinds of OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) cd's and it

is possible that once you swap components the cd's cannot be used at all.

You have not given enough information to comment further on that.

 

If you are replacing the OS already installed then you would do a repair

install, not an upgrade.

"Steve S" <s.sweetland@verizon.net> wrote in message

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>I had purchased a few old systems with their COA and original XP CD's, can

>I legally use these on a new board? If so, how do I get them to register?

>

> I get not genuine when I try to do the updates, Like I say, these systems

> are dismantled and I am trying to install those CD's on a new system,

> These are the retail versions of XP pro for use on a new PC.

>

> Any help is appreciated

>

[Guest LVTravel]

Re: How can you do a XP to reinstall on new PC

 

The version labeled for use on a "New PC" are OEM versions of XP and died

with the computer they were originally installed on (the dismantled one/s.)

 

If they have a computer brand name on them in any way, they are OEM also.

For the product to be a genuine retail full install or an upgrade install

(for use with a pre-existing operating system) it will have no reference to

a particular manufacturer or sold with a new PC. (Unfortunately I don't

have access to my retail upgrade and retail new install CD so the exact

wording on them I don't have at the present time.)

 

"Steve S" <s.sweetland@verizon.net> wrote in message

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>I had purchased a few old systems with their COA and original XP CD's, can

>I legally use these on a new board? If so, how do I get them to register?

>

> I get not genuine when I try to do the updates, Like I say, these systems

> are dismantled and I am trying to install those CD's on a new system,

> These are the retail versions of XP pro for use on a new PC.

>

> Any help is appreciated

>

[Guest Steve S]

Re: How can you do a XP to reinstall on new PC

 

Well looks like Linux just got another supporter!

It would seem that if I buy a PC with software, and I pay extra to have that

software on it, I should be able to do what ever I would choose to do with

it aside from running it on multiple machines.

Like I said, the original systems are dead 100% dismantled. I am building

new PC's and using some of the old parts including cases, but the old boards

are dead.

 

"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message

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> If you had true retail MS cd's then you can install them on whatever

> computers you wanted.

>

> However, you state that they are marked "for use on a new PC." A cd

> marked that way is NOT a retail copy. It is an OEM cd. If they have been

> used to install the OS on the same PC they came with then you may

> reinstall on that computer. But you may not use one to install Windows on

> a different PC. OEM licenses are only good on the computer on which they

> are first used and may not be transferred to a different computer. Once

> installed on a computer, an OEM license may only be used on that computer.

>

> There are several kinds of OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) cd's and

> it is possible that once you swap components the cd's cannot be used at

> all. You have not given enough information to comment further on that.

>

> If you are replacing the OS already installed then you would do a repair

> install, not an upgrade.

> "Steve S" <s.sweetland@verizon.net> wrote in message

> news:mBDAj.2472$z13.1300@trnddc06...

>>I had purchased a few old systems with their COA and original XP CD's, can

>>I legally use these on a new board? If so, how do I get them to register?

>>

>> I get not genuine when I try to do the updates, Like I say, these systems

>> are dismantled and I am trying to install those CD's on a new system,

>> These are the retail versions of XP pro for use on a new PC.

>>

>> Any help is appreciated

>>

>

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: How can you do a XP to reinstall on new PC

 

You buy a Windows license, not the software. When you buy a computer with

Windows preinstalled (OEM) you pay a whole lot less for the Windows license

than you do for a retail license. Part of the savings are due to the fact

that the license is only good on that computer.

 

"Steve S" <s.sweetland@verizon.net> wrote in message

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> Well looks like Linux just got another supporter!

> It would seem that if I buy a PC with software, and I pay extra to have

> that software on it, I should be able to do what ever I would choose to do

> with it aside from running it on multiple machines.

> Like I said, the original systems are dead 100% dismantled. I am building

> new PC's and using some of the old parts including cases, but the old

> boards are dead.

>

> "Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message

> news:A2625137-CB1C-4084-8066-879C6F9A433C@microsoft.com...

>> If you had true retail MS cd's then you can install them on whatever

>> computers you wanted.

>>

>> However, you state that they are marked "for use on a new PC." A cd

>> marked that way is NOT a retail copy. It is an OEM cd. If they have

>> been used to install the OS on the same PC they came with then you may

>> reinstall on that computer. But you may not use one to install Windows

>> on a different PC. OEM licenses are only good on the computer on which

>> they are first used and may not be transferred to a different computer.

>> Once installed on a computer, an OEM license may only be used on that

>> computer.

>>

>> There are several kinds of OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) cd's and

>> it is possible that once you swap components the cd's cannot be used at

>> all. You have not given enough information to comment further on that.

>>

>> If you are replacing the OS already installed then you would do a repair

>> install, not an upgrade.

>> "Steve S" <s.sweetland@verizon.net> wrote in message

>> news:mBDAj.2472$z13.1300@trnddc06...

>>>I had purchased a few old systems with their COA and original XP CD's,

>>>can I legally use these on a new board? If so, how do I get them to

>>>register?

>>>

>>> I get not genuine when I try to do the updates, Like I say, these

>>> systems are dismantled and I am trying to install those CD's on a new

>>> system, These are the retail versions of XP pro for use on a new PC.

>>>

>>> Any help is appreciated

>>>

>>

>

>

[Guest PD43]

Re: How can you do a XP to reinstall on new PC

 

"Steve S" <s.sweetland@verizon.net> wrote:

>Well looks like Linux just got another supporter!

 

BFD