Copy of Windows Xp OEM

[Daw]

Windows Xp OEM (Home)
i know you have to sell the OEM version with the
hardware, question though, what if the computer has been
destroyed?

i have a Copy of Xp:Home Compaq Branded that i cannot use
(older computers wont run it)

thanks.

[David Candy]

Your license to use XP expired with the death of the computer. OEM are =
to be thought of as a lease, and the time period is the life of the =
computer.

--=20
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David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros
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"Daw" > wrote in message =
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> Windows Xp OEM (Home)
> i know you have to sell the OEM version with the=20
> hardware, question though, what if the computer has been=20
> destroyed?
>=20
> i have a Copy of Xp:Home Compaq Branded that i cannot use=20
> (older computers wont run it)
>=20
> thanks.

[David Candy]

And don't blame me - it's not my idea.

--=20
http://www.g2mil.com/Apr2003.htm
http://www.sharpword.com/fascism.htm
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David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros
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"Daw" > wrote in message =
...
> Windows Xp OEM (Home)
> i know you have to sell the OEM version with the=20
> hardware, question though, what if the computer has been=20
> destroyed?
>=20
> i have a Copy of Xp:Home Compaq Branded that i cannot use=20
> (older computers wont run it)
>=20
> thanks.

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

It is now best used as a coaster.
OEM are normally permanently tied to the first computer regardless of
the condition of the computer.
For all practical purposes your license to use Windows XO burned up
with the computer.
Another of the many reasons OEM is cheaper than retail.

If there was an insurance claim, include Windows as part of the claim.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.


"Daw" > wrote in message
...
> Windows Xp OEM (Home)
> i know you have to sell the OEM version with the
> hardware, question though, what if the computer has been
> destroyed?
>
> i have a Copy of Xp:Home Compaq Branded that i cannot use
> (older computers wont run it)
>
> thanks.

[W????n S.]

"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> It is now best used as a coaster.
> OEM are normally permanently tied to the first computer regardless of
> the condition of the computer.
> For all practical purposes your license to use Windows XO burned up
> with the computer.
> Another of the many reasons OEM is cheaper than retail.
>

And another reason to buy retail............

[Alex Nichol]

Daw wrote:

>Windows Xp OEM (Home)
>i know you have to sell the OEM version with the
>hardware, question though, what if the computer has been
>destroyed?

Then in effect that license has been destroyed too, and your should take
that into account in any insurance claim


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Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows - File Systems)
Bournemouth, U.K.