Win XP upgrade and OEM limitiations

[Guest Ben]

I have a Dell and accompanying XP disc from Dell. It's limited to being

reinstalled on my Dell.

 

I have another computer, a non-Dell, I'd like to install XP on. My question

is, if I buy a Windows Xp Pro Upgrade CD, is that install limited to my

Dell, or can I use it to install on another computer? is the upgrade limited

to my Dell?

 

(This is the only kind of XP disc I can get through schoo.)

 

Many thanks

 

Ben

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Win XP upgrade and OEM limitiations

 

If the non-Dell computer does not have an operating system on it then you

need a full edition of XP Pro to install XP on it. If you are wanting to

put XP Pro on the Dell then you may do so. Which computer are you wanting

to put XP Pro on?

 

"Ben" <Ben@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>I have a Dell and accompanying XP disc from Dell. It's limited to being

> reinstalled on my Dell.

>

> I have another computer, a non-Dell, I'd like to install XP on. My

> question

> is, if I buy a Windows Xp Pro Upgrade CD, is that install limited to my

> Dell, or can I use it to install on another computer? is the upgrade

> limited

> to my Dell?

>

> (This is the only kind of XP disc I can get through schoo.)

>

> Many thanks

>

> Ben

[Guest David B.]

Re: Win XP upgrade and OEM limitiations

 

Your question is rather confusing, if your asking if you can install the

upgrade license on more than one computer, the answer is no, just as with

any other Microsoft OS, one license, one PC.

 

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"Ben" <Ben@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>I have a Dell and accompanying XP disc from Dell. It's limited to being

> reinstalled on my Dell.

>

> I have another computer, a non-Dell, I'd like to install XP on. My

> question

> is, if I buy a Windows Xp Pro Upgrade CD, is that install limited to my

> Dell, or can I use it to install on another computer? is the upgrade

> limited

> to my Dell?

>

> (This is the only kind of XP disc I can get through schoo.)

>

> Many thanks

>

> Ben

[Guest Ben]

Re: Win XP upgrade and OEM limitiations

 

Parallels on a Macbook ;)

 

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> If the non-Dell computer does not have an operating system on it then you

> need a full edition of XP Pro to install XP on it. If you are wanting to

> put XP Pro on the Dell then you may do so. Which computer are you wanting

> to put XP Pro on?

>

> "Ben" <Ben@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:11A227E0-7A2F-4BDC-9EF3-B919F5DF2AA9@microsoft.com...

> >I have a Dell and accompanying XP disc from Dell. It's limited to being

> > reinstalled on my Dell.

> >

> > I have another computer, a non-Dell, I'd like to install XP on. My

> > question

> > is, if I buy a Windows Xp Pro Upgrade CD, is that install limited to my

> > Dell, or can I use it to install on another computer? is the upgrade

> > limited

> > to my Dell?

> >

> > (This is the only kind of XP disc I can get through schoo.)

> >

> > Many thanks

> >

> > Ben

>

[Guest Ben]

Re: Win XP upgrade and OEM limitiations

 

SO even if I buy an upgrade disc, it's limited to the PC.

 

That's all I needed to know, thanks.

 

"David B." wrote:

> Your question is rather confusing, if your asking if you can install the

> upgrade license on more than one computer, the answer is no, just as with

> any other Microsoft OS, one license, one PC.

>

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>

> "Ben" <Ben@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:11A227E0-7A2F-4BDC-9EF3-B919F5DF2AA9@microsoft.com...

> >I have a Dell and accompanying XP disc from Dell. It's limited to being

> > reinstalled on my Dell.

> >

> > I have another computer, a non-Dell, I'd like to install XP on. My

> > question

> > is, if I buy a Windows Xp Pro Upgrade CD, is that install limited to my

> > Dell, or can I use it to install on another computer? is the upgrade

> > limited

> > to my Dell?

> >

> > (This is the only kind of XP disc I can get through schoo.)

> >

> > Many thanks

> >

> > Ben

>

>

[Guest Malke]

Re: Win XP upgrade and OEM limitiations

 

Ben wrote:

> SO even if I buy an upgrade disc, it's limited to the PC.

>

> That's all I needed to know, thanks.

 

This is incorrect. Generic OEM install disks - which are full operating

system disks and are designed to be installed on a bare hard drive - are

tied to the original hardware. Branded OEM install disks (HP, Dell, etc.)

can normally only be installed on that OEM's hardware because of

BIOS-locking.

 

Retail install disks - upgrade or full - are not tied to the original

hardware on which they are installed. A retail upgrade install disk will

ask you to insert qualifying media (Win9x/ME install disk, not a recovery

disk) if it doesn't find the older operating system already installed on

the hard drive.

 

You cannot use an upgrade edition for Parallels or for Boot Camp. A full

version, retail or generic OEM, is required.

 

Malke

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[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Win XP upgrade and OEM limitiations

 

You may not use the cd from the Dell because of licensing. But a full

edition of XP for Parallels.

 

"Ben" <Ben@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Parallels on a Macbook ;)

>

> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

>

>> If the non-Dell computer does not have an operating system on it then you

>> need a full edition of XP Pro to install XP on it. If you are wanting to

>> put XP Pro on the Dell then you may do so. Which computer are you

>> wanting

>> to put XP Pro on?

>>

>> "Ben" <Ben@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:11A227E0-7A2F-4BDC-9EF3-B919F5DF2AA9@microsoft.com...

>> >I have a Dell and accompanying XP disc from Dell. It's limited to being

>> > reinstalled on my Dell.

>> >

>> > I have another computer, a non-Dell, I'd like to install XP on. My

>> > question

>> > is, if I buy a Windows Xp Pro Upgrade CD, is that install limited to

>> > my

>> > Dell, or can I use it to install on another computer? is the upgrade

>> > limited

>> > to my Dell?

>> >

>> > (This is the only kind of XP disc I can get through schoo.)

>> >

>> > Many thanks

>> >

>> > Ben

>>

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Win XP upgrade and OEM limitiations

 

The upgrade edition is transferrable but the OEM (Dell) edition is not.

 

When you use an upgrade edition you must also own a tranferrable license to

another copy of Windows or there is no license to upgrade from. When you

install XP Pro with an upgrade edition it will require you to provide a cd

from another copy of Windows that is eligible for upgrade to XP Pro, which

your OEM copy from the Dell is not (because it is not a transferrable

license).

 

If your plan was to buy XP Pro upgrade because it is upgradable from XP

Home, why don't you buy a copy of XP Home (full) instead and save some money

over the Pro edition? If you want XP Pro specifically then buy it.

 

"Ben" <Ben@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> SO even if I buy an upgrade disc, it's limited to the PC.

>

> That's all I needed to know, thanks.

>

> "David B." wrote:

>

>> Your question is rather confusing, if your asking if you can install the

>> upgrade license on more than one computer, the answer is no, just as with

>> any other Microsoft OS, one license, one PC.

>>

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>>

>> "Ben" <Ben@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:11A227E0-7A2F-4BDC-9EF3-B919F5DF2AA9@microsoft.com...

>> >I have a Dell and accompanying XP disc from Dell. It's limited to being

>> > reinstalled on my Dell.

>> >

>> > I have another computer, a non-Dell, I'd like to install XP on. My

>> > question

>> > is, if I buy a Windows Xp Pro Upgrade CD, is that install limited to

>> > my

>> > Dell, or can I use it to install on another computer? is the upgrade

>> > limited

>> > to my Dell?

>> >

>> > (This is the only kind of XP disc I can get through schoo.)

>> >

>> > Many thanks

>> >

>> > Ben

>>

>>

[Guest Ken Blake, MVP]

Re: Win XP upgrade and OEM limitiations

 

On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:56:01 -0700, Ben

<Ben@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> SO even if I buy an upgrade disc, it's limited to the PC.

 

 

 

No, it's not.

 

There are two kind of Windows licenses, Retail and OEM. Either license

is good on only one computer at a time. An OEM license has an

additional restriction--it is valid only on the first computer it's

installed on, and can never be moved to another.

 

OEM CDs do clean installations only, and an Upgrade CD is always a

retail license. So an Upgrade license is not limited to the original

computer.

 

It's for that reason that I almost always recommend buying an Upgrade

copy rather than an OEM one. It usually costs only slightly more than

an OEM one, and doesn't have that restriction. Also, despite what many

people think, a Windows XP Upgrade *can* do a clean installation as

long as you have a copy of a previous qualifying version's CD to show

it when prompted. Most people have such a CD, but for those who don't,

a used copy of Windows 98 can usually be bought very inexpensively.

 

 

 

> That's all I needed to know, thanks.

>

> "David B." wrote:

>

> > Your question is rather confusing, if your asking if you can install the

> > upgrade license on more than one computer, the answer is no, just as with

> > any other Microsoft OS, one license, one PC.

> >

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> > How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

> > _________________________________________________________________________________

> >

> >

> > "Ben" <Ben@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > news:11A227E0-7A2F-4BDC-9EF3-B919F5DF2AA9@microsoft.com...

> > >I have a Dell and accompanying XP disc from Dell. It's limited to being

> > > reinstalled on my Dell.

> > >

> > > I have another computer, a non-Dell, I'd like to install XP on. My

> > > question

> > > is, if I buy a Windows Xp Pro Upgrade CD, is that install limited to my

> > > Dell, or can I use it to install on another computer? is the upgrade

> > > limited

> > > to my Dell?

> > >

> > > (This is the only kind of XP disc I can get through schoo.)

> > >

> > > Many thanks

> > >

> > > Ben

> >

> >

 

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