De-activate XP?

[Cecil]

I bought a new computer with XP as Original Equipment and then I've removed
XP from my old computer. How do I go about de-activating it so it can be
used on another machine?

Cecil

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

An OEM license, once installed, cannot be transferred to another
computer.

Bruce Chambers

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"Cecil" > wrote in message
...
> I bought a new computer with XP as Original Equipment and then I've
removed
> XP from my old computer. How do I go about de-activating it so it
can be
> used on another machine?
>
> Cecil
>
>

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Cecil,

If it was a retail version of WindowsXP, you should be able to install it
and activate either normally (via the web) or by calling it in. OEM versions
are tied to the system they are originally installed on and cannot be moved
to new or different hardware. If this is the case, you will need to buy a
new OEM version (or a retail version in case you want to move it again in
the future). This is a drawback of the savings you get with OEM versions.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Cecil" > wrote in message
...
> I bought a new computer with XP as Original Equipment and then I've
removed
> XP from my old computer. How do I go about de-activating it so it can be
> used on another machine?
>
> Cecil
>
>

[Ed Medlin]

Hi Rick,
I purchased an OEM XP Pro when I built a system and since replaced
everything...MB, processor, memory, case, drives etc. When I reinstalled XP
all I did was call MS and they reactivated it with no problems as long as it
was only installed on one system. I told them exactly what I had done. I am
not sure about pre-installed OEM versions from proprietary vendors though. I
expect that they are usually "rescue" disks rather than full installs.

Ed

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Cecil,
>
> If it was a retail version of WindowsXP, you should be able to install it
> and activate either normally (via the web) or by calling it in. OEM
versions
> are tied to the system they are originally installed on and cannot be
moved
> to new or different hardware. If this is the case, you will need to buy a
> new OEM version (or a retail version in case you want to move it again in
> the future). This is a drawback of the savings you get with OEM versions.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Cecil" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I bought a new computer with XP as Original Equipment and then I've
> removed
> > XP from my old computer. How do I go about de-activating it so it can be
> > used on another machine?
> >
> > Cecil
> >
> >
>
>

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Ed,

Yes, there are exceptions to every rule, and some get lucky when they call
to reactivate an OEM version. They are not supposed to be able to do that,
but well, **** happens.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Ed Medlin" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Rick,
> I purchased an OEM XP Pro when I built a system and since replaced
> everything...MB, processor, memory, case, drives etc. When I reinstalled
XP
> all I did was call MS and they reactivated it with no problems as long as
it
> was only installed on one system. I told them exactly what I had done. I
am
> not sure about pre-installed OEM versions from proprietary vendors though.
I
> expect that they are usually "rescue" disks rather than full installs.
>
> Ed
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi Cecil,
> >
> > If it was a retail version of WindowsXP, you should be able to install
it
> > and activate either normally (via the web) or by calling it in. OEM
> versions
> > are tied to the system they are originally installed on and cannot be
> moved
> > to new or different hardware. If this is the case, you will need to buy
a
> > new OEM version (or a retail version in case you want to move it again
in
> > the future). This is a drawback of the savings you get with OEM
versions.
> >
> > --
> > Best of Luck,
> >
> > Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> > http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> > Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> > www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
> >
> > "Cecil" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I bought a new computer with XP as Original Equipment and then I've
> > removed
> > > XP from my old computer. How do I go about de-activating it so it can
be
> > > used on another machine?
> > >
> > > Cecil
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>