Can I put this version of XP on another computer?

[Bryan]

A friend gave me as a gift a full version Windows XP
Professional operating system. I want to use it now on my
computer but move it to another computer on the future. I
copied this from a web site:

"Activation needs to be done by phone, but all you'll have
to do is call in, read off the code number and enter the
new activation code. The same is true if you do want to
move your retail copy of Windows XP to a different
computer; an OEM copy of Windows (one that came with the
PC when you bought it, and has "OEM" in the CD Key code)
can only be used legally on the PC with which you got it."

What I have been given says it is an "OEM Product", but it
doesn't have "OEM" in the CD Key code. Can I move it to
another computer in the future?

Bryan

[Nicholas]

If it states "OEM" on the CD, its an OEM version.
OEM versions of XP cannot be transferred to a different
computer in the future.

Read your Windows XP End-User License Agreement:

Start > Run and type: WINVER , and hit enter.

Also, open XP's "Help and Support" and type: EULA
and click on "Questions and Answers about the
End User License Agreement".


--=20
Nicholas

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"Bryan" > wrote in message:
...

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| Professional operating system. I want to use it now on my=20
| computer but move it to another computer on the future. I=20
| copied this from a web site:
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| "Activation needs to be done by phone, but all you'll have=20
| to do is call in, read off the code number and enter the=20
| new activation code. The same is true if you do want to=20
| move your retail copy of Windows XP to a different=20
| computer; an OEM copy of Windows (one that came with the=20
| PC when you bought it, and has "OEM" in the CD Key code)=20
| can only be used legally on the PC with which you got it."
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| What I have been given says it is an "OEM Product", but it=20
| doesn't have "OEM" in the CD Key code. Can I move it to=20
| another computer in the future?
|=20
| Bryan

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

There are some very important reasons that an OEM license costs so
much less than a retail license. OEM licenses are very limited:

1) OEM versions must be sold with a piece of hardware (normally
a motherboard or hard drive, if not an entire PC, although Microsoft
has greatly relaxed the hardware criteria for WinXP) and are
_permanently_ bound to the first PC on which they are installed. An
OEM license, once installed, is not legally transferable to another
computer under any circumstances. The only legitimate way to transfer
the ownership of an OEM license is to transfer ownership of the entire
PC. This is the best reason to avoid OEM versions; if the PC dies or
is otherwise disposed of (even stolen), you cannot re-use your OEM
license on a new PC.

2) An OEM CD cannot perform an upgrade, as it was designed to be
installed _only_ upon an empty hard drive.

3) If the OEM CD was designed by a specific manufacturer, such as
eMachines, Sony, HP, Compaq, etc., it will most likely only install on
the same brand of PC, as an additional anti-piracy feature. Further,
such CDs are severely customized to contain only the minimum of device
drivers, and a lot of extra nonsense, that the manufacturer feels
necessary for the specific model of PC for which the CD was designed.
(To be honest, such CDs should not be available on the open market;
but, if you're shopping someplace like eBay, swap meets, or computer
fairs, there's often no telling what you're buying until it's too
late.) The "generic" OEM CDs, such as are sold to small systems
builders, don't have this particular problem, though, and are pretty
much the same as their retail counterparts.

4) Microsoft provides no support for OEM versions. If you have
any problems that require outside assistance, your only recourse is to
contact the vendor of the OEM license. This would include such issues
as lost a Product Key or replacing damaged installation media.
(Microsoft does make allowances for those instances when you can prove
that the OEM has gone out of business.) This doesn't mean that you
can't download patches and service packs from Microsoft -- just no
free live or email support for problems with the OS.



Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
----
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


"Bryan" > wrote in message
...
> A friend gave me as a gift a full version Windows XP
> Professional operating system. I want to use it now on my
> computer but move it to another computer on the future. I
> copied this from a web site:
>
> "Activation needs to be done by phone, but all you'll have
> to do is call in, read off the code number and enter the
> new activation code. The same is true if you do want to
> move your retail copy of Windows XP to a different
> computer; an OEM copy of Windows (one that came with the
> PC when you bought it, and has "OEM" in the CD Key code)
> can only be used legally on the PC with which you got it."
>
> What I have been given says it is an "OEM Product", but it
> doesn't have "OEM" in the CD Key code. Can I move it to
> another computer in the future?
>
> Bryan

[geek]

Thanks for this information. The very first computer I had was an Emachines
and this would have been good to know.

We now have a custom made computer and have all copies of our software on
cd. No oem.

My question is, how does this new anti piracy software work. The company who
made my computer said I cannot use the copy of Windows XP on any other
comuputer and certainly understand that. What happens if I don't want
Windows XP on my computer and want to transfer it to another. I cannot do
that? Still slow with learning about this. It just seems strange that I
would have to by a copy for every computer in my house. I have Two copies of
Windows xp one for my desktop, one for my laptop. As I said, I understand
the law, but it sure seems funny that here I have two copies of Windowsxp
and I would have to buy another?

"Bruce Chambers" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings --
>
> There are some very important reasons that an OEM license costs so
> much less than a retail license. OEM licenses are very limited:
>
> 1) OEM versions must be sold with a piece of hardware (normally
> a motherboard or hard drive, if not an entire PC, although Microsoft
> has greatly relaxed the hardware criteria for WinXP) and are
> _permanently_ bound to the first PC on which they are installed. An
> OEM license, once installed, is not legally transferable to another
> computer under any circumstances. The only legitimate way to transfer
> the ownership of an OEM license is to transfer ownership of the entire
> PC. This is the best reason to avoid OEM versions; if the PC dies or
> is otherwise disposed of (even stolen), you cannot re-use your OEM
> license on a new PC.
>
> 2) An OEM CD cannot perform an upgrade, as it was designed to be
> installed _only_ upon an empty hard drive.
>
> 3) If the OEM CD was designed by a specific manufacturer, such as
> eMachines, Sony, HP, Compaq, etc., it will most likely only install on
> the same brand of PC, as an additional anti-piracy feature. Further,
> such CDs are severely customized to contain only the minimum of device
> drivers, and a lot of extra nonsense, that the manufacturer feels
> necessary for the specific model of PC for which the CD was designed.
> (To be honest, such CDs should not be available on the open market;
> but, if you're shopping someplace like eBay, swap meets, or computer
> fairs, there's often no telling what you're buying until it's too
> late.) The "generic" OEM CDs, such as are sold to small systems
> builders, don't have this particular problem, though, and are pretty
> much the same as their retail counterparts.
>
> 4) Microsoft provides no support for OEM versions. If you have
> any problems that require outside assistance, your only recourse is to
> contact the vendor of the OEM license. This would include such issues
> as lost a Product Key or replacing damaged installation media.
> (Microsoft does make allowances for those instances when you can prove
> that the OEM has gone out of business.) This doesn't mean that you
> can't download patches and service packs from Microsoft -- just no
> free live or email support for problems with the OS.
>
>
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> ----
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
> "Bryan" > wrote in message
> ...
> > A friend gave me as a gift a full version Windows XP
> > Professional operating system. I want to use it now on my
> > computer but move it to another computer on the future. I
> > copied this from a web site:
> >
> > "Activation needs to be done by phone, but all you'll have
> > to do is call in, read off the code number and enter the
> > new activation code. The same is true if you do want to
> > move your retail copy of Windows XP to a different
> > computer; an OEM copy of Windows (one that came with the
> > PC when you bought it, and has "OEM" in the CD Key code)
> > can only be used legally on the PC with which you got it."
> >
> > What I have been given says it is an "OEM Product", but it
> > doesn't have "OEM" in the CD Key code. Can I move it to
> > another computer in the future?
> >
> > Bryan
>
>

[David B.]

An OEM version is tied to 1 machine, period.
If you have the retail version it can be installed on a different PC provided you remove it from the first one.
You need a separate license for each PC if you want XP installed on each machine at the same time.

--


----------------------------------------------------------------
"geek" > wrote in message ...
> Thanks for this information. The very first computer I had was an Emachines
> and this would have been good to know.
>
> We now have a custom made computer and have all copies of our software on
> cd. No oem.
>
> My question is, how does this new anti piracy software work. The company who
> made my computer said I cannot use the copy of Windows XP on any other
> comuputer and certainly understand that. What happens if I don't want
> Windows XP on my computer and want to transfer it to another. I cannot do
> that? Still slow with learning about this. It just seems strange that I
> would have to by a copy for every computer in my house. I have Two copies of
> Windows xp one for my desktop, one for my laptop. As I said, I understand
> the law, but it sure seems funny that here I have two copies of Windowsxp
> and I would have to buy another?
>
> "Bruce Chambers" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Greetings --
> >
> > There are some very important reasons that an OEM license costs so
> > much less than a retail license. OEM licenses are very limited:
> >
> > 1) OEM versions must be sold with a piece of hardware (normally
> > a motherboard or hard drive, if not an entire PC, although Microsoft
> > has greatly relaxed the hardware criteria for WinXP) and are
> > _permanently_ bound to the first PC on which they are installed. An
> > OEM license, once installed, is not legally transferable to another
> > computer under any circumstances. The only legitimate way to transfer
> > the ownership of an OEM license is to transfer ownership of the entire
> > PC. This is the best reason to avoid OEM versions; if the PC dies or
> > is otherwise disposed of (even stolen), you cannot re-use your OEM
> > license on a new PC.
> >
> > 2) An OEM CD cannot perform an upgrade, as it was designed to be
> > installed _only_ upon an empty hard drive.
> >
> > 3) If the OEM CD was designed by a specific manufacturer, such as
> > eMachines, Sony, HP, Compaq, etc., it will most likely only install on
> > the same brand of PC, as an additional anti-piracy feature. Further,
> > such CDs are severely customized to contain only the minimum of device
> > drivers, and a lot of extra nonsense, that the manufacturer feels
> > necessary for the specific model of PC for which the CD was designed.
> > (To be honest, such CDs should not be available on the open market;
> > but, if you're shopping someplace like eBay, swap meets, or computer
> > fairs, there's often no telling what you're buying until it's too
> > late.) The "generic" OEM CDs, such as are sold to small systems
> > builders, don't have this particular problem, though, and are pretty
> > much the same as their retail counterparts.
> >
> > 4) Microsoft provides no support for OEM versions. If you have
> > any problems that require outside assistance, your only recourse is to
> > contact the vendor of the OEM license. This would include such issues
> > as lost a Product Key or replacing damaged installation media.
> > (Microsoft does make allowances for those instances when you can prove
> > that the OEM has gone out of business.) This doesn't mean that you
> > can't download patches and service packs from Microsoft -- just no
> > free live or email support for problems with the OS.
> >
> >
> >
> > Bruce Chambers
> >
> > Help us help you:
> > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> > ----
> > You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> > having both at once. -- RAH
> >
> >
> > "Bryan" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > A friend gave me as a gift a full version Windows XP
> > > Professional operating system. I want to use it now on my
> > > computer but move it to another computer on the future. I
> > > copied this from a web site:
> > >
> > > "Activation needs to be done by phone, but all you'll have
> > > to do is call in, read off the code number and enter the
> > > new activation code. The same is true if you do want to
> > > move your retail copy of Windows XP to a different
> > > computer; an OEM copy of Windows (one that came with the
> > > PC when you bought it, and has "OEM" in the CD Key code)
> > > can only be used legally on the PC with which you got it."
> > >
> > > What I have been given says it is an "OEM Product", but it
> > > doesn't have "OEM" in the CD Key code. Can I move it to
> > > another computer in the future?
> > >
> > > Bryan
> >
> >
>
>

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

If you want to replace an OEM operating system with a different
product, you're entitled to do so; you're simply prohibited from
using that OEM license anywhere else. This is one of the reasons an
OEM license is less expensive that a retail license: it's permanently
restricted to the single computer.

I don't understand why you'd say, "It just seems strange that I
would have to by a copy for every computer in my house." When you go
out to dinner, do you and your family/friends eat off the same plate,
or do you buy a meal for each person? Do you get those several meals
by paying for only one? When you go to the local grocer, do you pay
for only one loaf of bread, but take two or more home with you? Why
would you expect a universal "Buy one, get many free" sales model for
operating system licenses?

As it has *always* been with *all* Microsoft operating systems,
it's necessary (to be in compliance with both the EULA and copyright
laws, if not technically) to purchase one WinXP license for each
computer on which it is installed. The only way in which WinXP
licensing differs from that of earlier versions of Windows is that
Microsoft has finally added a copy protection and anti-theft
mechanism, Product Activation, to prevent (or at least make more
difficult) the sort of multiple installations you're asking about.
This is the way Microsoft's licensing has always been. Of course, so
many people ignored the terms of the license and installed multiple
copies of the same license (in other words, they pirated -- or stole,
to be blunt-- the software) that Microsoft had to implement some sort
of copy protection and anti-theft measure.

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
----
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


"geek" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks for this information. The very first computer I had was an
Emachines
> and this would have been good to know.
>
> We now have a custom made computer and have all copies of our
software on
> cd. No oem.
>
> My question is, how does this new anti piracy software work. The
company who
> made my computer said I cannot use the copy of Windows XP on any
other
> comuputer and certainly understand that. What happens if I don't
want
> Windows XP on my computer and want to transfer it to another. I
cannot do
> that? Still slow with learning about this. It just seems strange
that I
> would have to by a copy for every computer in my house. I have Two
copies of
> Windows xp one for my desktop, one for my laptop. As I said, I
understand
> the law, but it sure seems funny that here I have two copies of
Windowsxp
> and I would have to buy another?
>
> "Bruce Chambers" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Greetings --
> >
> > There are some very important reasons that an OEM license
costs so
> > much less than a retail license. OEM licenses are very limited:
> >
> > 1) OEM versions must be sold with a piece of hardware
(normally
> > a motherboard or hard drive, if not an entire PC, although
Microsoft
> > has greatly relaxed the hardware criteria for WinXP) and are
> > _permanently_ bound to the first PC on which they are installed.
An
> > OEM license, once installed, is not legally transferable to
another
> > computer under any circumstances. The only legitimate way to
transfer
> > the ownership of an OEM license is to transfer ownership of the
entire
> > PC. This is the best reason to avoid OEM versions; if the PC dies
or
> > is otherwise disposed of (even stolen), you cannot re-use your OEM
> > license on a new PC.
> >
> > 2) An OEM CD cannot perform an upgrade, as it was designed to
be
> > installed _only_ upon an empty hard drive.
> >
> > 3) If the OEM CD was designed by a specific manufacturer,
such as
> > eMachines, Sony, HP, Compaq, etc., it will most likely only
install on
> > the same brand of PC, as an additional anti-piracy feature.
Further,
> > such CDs are severely customized to contain only the minimum of
device
> > drivers, and a lot of extra nonsense, that the manufacturer feels
> > necessary for the specific model of PC for which the CD was
designed.
> > (To be honest, such CDs should not be available on the open
market;
> > but, if you're shopping someplace like eBay, swap meets, or
computer
> > fairs, there's often no telling what you're buying until it's too
> > late.) The "generic" OEM CDs, such as are sold to small systems
> > builders, don't have this particular problem, though, and are
pretty
> > much the same as their retail counterparts.
> >
> > 4) Microsoft provides no support for OEM versions. If you
have
> > any problems that require outside assistance, your only recourse
is to
> > contact the vendor of the OEM license. This would include such
issues
> > as lost a Product Key or replacing damaged installation media.
> > (Microsoft does make allowances for those instances when you can
prove
> > that the OEM has gone out of business.) This doesn't mean that
you
> > can't download patches and service packs from Microsoft -- just no
> > free live or email support for problems with the OS.
> >
> >
> >
> > Bruce Chambers
> >
> > Help us help you:
> > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> > ----
> > You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> > having both at once. -- RAH
> >
> >
> > "Bryan" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > A friend gave me as a gift a full version Windows XP
> > > Professional operating system. I want to use it now on my
> > > computer but move it to another computer on the future. I
> > > copied this from a web site:
> > >
> > > "Activation needs to be done by phone, but all you'll have
> > > to do is call in, read off the code number and enter the
> > > new activation code. The same is true if you do want to
> > > move your retail copy of Windows XP to a different
> > > computer; an OEM copy of Windows (one that came with the
> > > PC when you bought it, and has "OEM" in the CD Key code)
> > > can only be used legally on the PC with which you got it."
> > >
> > > What I have been given says it is an "OEM Product", but it
> > > doesn't have "OEM" in the CD Key code. Can I move it to
> > > another computer in the future?
> > >
> > > Bryan
> >
> >
>
>

[geek]

Bruce,

What about those copies I have for the other computers that are not oem. If
I want to upgrade the emachines which is oem with windows xp don't I have to
then buy another copy or can I use one of the others that I have purchase
already and have on the others computers. I have two as stated below?


"Bruce Chambers" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings --
>
> If you want to replace an OEM operating system with a different
> product, you're entitled to do so; you're simply prohibited from
> using that OEM license anywhere else. This is one of the reasons an
> OEM license is less expensive that a retail license: it's permanently
> restricted to the single computer.
>
> I don't understand why you'd say, "It just seems strange that I
> would have to by a copy for every computer in my house." When you go
> out to dinner, do you and your family/friends eat off the same plate,
> or do you buy a meal for each person? Do you get those several meals
> by paying for only one? When you go to the local grocer, do you pay
> for only one loaf of bread, but take two or more home with you? Why
> would you expect a universal "Buy one, get many free" sales model for
> operating system licenses?
>
> As it has *always* been with *all* Microsoft operating systems,
> it's necessary (to be in compliance with both the EULA and copyright
> laws, if not technically) to purchase one WinXP license for each
> computer on which it is installed. The only way in which WinXP
> licensing differs from that of earlier versions of Windows is that
> Microsoft has finally added a copy protection and anti-theft
> mechanism, Product Activation, to prevent (or at least make more
> difficult) the sort of multiple installations you're asking about.
> This is the way Microsoft's licensing has always been. Of course, so
> many people ignored the terms of the license and installed multiple
> copies of the same license (in other words, they pirated -- or stole,
> to be blunt-- the software) that Microsoft had to implement some sort
> of copy protection and anti-theft measure.
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> ----
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
> "geek" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Thanks for this information. The very first computer I had was an
> Emachines
> > and this would have been good to know.
> >
> > We now have a custom made computer and have all copies of our
> software on
> > cd. No oem.
> >
> > My question is, how does this new anti piracy software work. The
> company who
> > made my computer said I cannot use the copy of Windows XP on any
> other
> > comuputer and certainly understand that. What happens if I don't
> want
> > Windows XP on my computer and want to transfer it to another. I
> cannot do
> > that? Still slow with learning about this. It just seems strange
> that I
> > would have to by a copy for every computer in my house. I have Two
> copies of
> > Windows xp one for my desktop, one for my laptop. As I said, I
> understand
> > the law, but it sure seems funny that here I have two copies of
> Windowsxp
> > and I would have to buy another?
> >
> > "Bruce Chambers" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Greetings --
> > >
> > > There are some very important reasons that an OEM license
> costs so
> > > much less than a retail license. OEM licenses are very limited:
> > >
> > > 1) OEM versions must be sold with a piece of hardware
> (normally
> > > a motherboard or hard drive, if not an entire PC, although
> Microsoft
> > > has greatly relaxed the hardware criteria for WinXP) and are
> > > _permanently_ bound to the first PC on which they are installed.
> An
> > > OEM license, once installed, is not legally transferable to
> another
> > > computer under any circumstances. The only legitimate way to
> transfer
> > > the ownership of an OEM license is to transfer ownership of the
> entire
> > > PC. This is the best reason to avoid OEM versions; if the PC dies
> or
> > > is otherwise disposed of (even stolen), you cannot re-use your OEM
> > > license on a new PC.
> > >
> > > 2) An OEM CD cannot perform an upgrade, as it was designed to
> be
> > > installed _only_ upon an empty hard drive.
> > >
> > > 3) If the OEM CD was designed by a specific manufacturer,
> such as
> > > eMachines, Sony, HP, Compaq, etc., it will most likely only
> install on
> > > the same brand of PC, as an additional anti-piracy feature.
> Further,
> > > such CDs are severely customized to contain only the minimum of
> device
> > > drivers, and a lot of extra nonsense, that the manufacturer feels
> > > necessary for the specific model of PC for which the CD was
> designed.
> > > (To be honest, such CDs should not be available on the open
> market;
> > > but, if you're shopping someplace like eBay, swap meets, or
> computer
> > > fairs, there's often no telling what you're buying until it's too
> > > late.) The "generic" OEM CDs, such as are sold to small systems
> > > builders, don't have this particular problem, though, and are
> pretty
> > > much the same as their retail counterparts.
> > >
> > > 4) Microsoft provides no support for OEM versions. If you
> have
> > > any problems that require outside assistance, your only recourse
> is to
> > > contact the vendor of the OEM license. This would include such
> issues
> > > as lost a Product Key or replacing damaged installation media.
> > > (Microsoft does make allowances for those instances when you can
> prove
> > > that the OEM has gone out of business.) This doesn't mean that
> you
> > > can't download patches and service packs from Microsoft -- just no
> > > free live or email support for problems with the OS.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Bruce Chambers
> > >
> > > Help us help you:
> > > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> > > ----
> > > You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> > > having both at once. -- RAH
> > >
> > >
> > > "Bryan" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > A friend gave me as a gift a full version Windows XP
> > > > Professional operating system. I want to use it now on my
> > > > computer but move it to another computer on the future. I
> > > > copied this from a web site:
> > > >
> > > > "Activation needs to be done by phone, but all you'll have
> > > > to do is call in, read off the code number and enter the
> > > > new activation code. The same is true if you do want to
> > > > move your retail copy of Windows XP to a different
> > > > computer; an OEM copy of Windows (one that came with the
> > > > PC when you bought it, and has "OEM" in the CD Key code)
> > > > can only be used legally on the PC with which you got it."
> > > >
> > > > What I have been given says it is an "OEM Product", but it
> > > > doesn't have "OEM" in the CD Key code. Can I move it to
> > > > another computer in the future?
> > > >
> > > > Bryan
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

A retail license can be transferred to another computer at will,
as longs as it's been removed from any other PC on which it has been
installed.

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
----
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


"geek" > wrote in message
...
> Bruce,
>
> What about those copies I have for the other computers that are not
oem. If
> I want to upgrade the emachines which is oem with windows xp don't I
have to
> then buy another copy or can I use one of the others that I have
purchase
> already and have on the others computers. I have two as stated
below?
>
>

[Geek]

Thanks Bruce and Best Wishes.


"Bruce Chambers" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings --
>
> A retail license can be transferred to another computer at will,
> as longs as it's been removed from any other PC on which it has been
> installed.
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> ----
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
> "geek" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Bruce,
> >
> > What about those copies I have for the other computers that are not
> oem. If
> > I want to upgrade the emachines which is oem with windows xp don't I
> have to
> > then buy another copy or can I use one of the others that I have
> purchase
> > already and have on the others computers. I have two as stated
> below?
> >
> >
>
>