OEM...

[Robbie]

Hi guys,
I had XP HE OEM installed on my PC. I recently upgraded to
a retail copy of XP Pro (fresh install).
Originally, I bought a copy of Word 2002 OEM and installed
it to the XP HE.
Am I allowed to reinstall that copy of Word 2002 to my XP
Pro, or do I need to buy another copy of Word?
Thanks in advance.

[Jupiter Jones]

Robbie;
No problem as long as you are installing Word 2002 OEM to the same
computer as before.
Worst case is a 5 minute toll free call to Microsoft.

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"Robbie" > wrote in message
...
> Hi guys,
> I had XP HE OEM installed on my PC. I recently upgraded to
> a retail copy of XP Pro (fresh install).
> Originally, I bought a copy of Word 2002 OEM and installed
> it to the XP HE.
> Am I allowed to reinstall that copy of Word 2002 to my XP
> Pro, or do I need to buy another copy of Word?
> Thanks in advance.

[Alex Nichol]

Robbie wrote:

>Originally, I bought a copy of Word 2002 OEM and installed
>it to the XP HE.
>Am I allowed to reinstall that copy of Word 2002 to my XP
>Pro, or do I need to buy another copy of Word?

Yes you can - as it is the same machine (same hardware) which is what
matters, not the copy of the OS


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