License

[Bill]

I recently purchased a new notebook for my daughter. She
spilled coffee all over it and ruined it.

Can I leaglly transfer the Windows XP software to another
machine I have.

[Ken Blake]

"Bill" > wrote in message
...

> I recently purchased a new notebook for my daughter. She
> spilled coffee all over it and ruined it.
>
> Can I leaglly transfer the Windows XP software to another
> machine I have.


No. Assuming that XP came with the notebook, it's an OEM version.
And unfortunately, the OEM version's license ties it permanently
to the first computer it's installed on. This is in my view the
single biggest disadvantage of OEM versions.

--
Ken Blake
Please reply to the newsgroup

[D.Currie]

Not to mention that it's probably an image rather than an install CD, so it
wouldn't work anyway.

"Ken Blake" > wrote in message
...
> "Bill" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> > I recently purchased a new notebook for my daughter. She
> > spilled coffee all over it and ruined it.
> >
> > Can I leaglly transfer the Windows XP software to another
> > machine I have.
>
>
> No. Assuming that XP came with the notebook, it's an OEM version.
> And unfortunately, the OEM version's license ties it permanently
> to the first computer it's installed on. This is in my view the
> single biggest disadvantage of OEM versions.
>
> --
> Ken Blake
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>

[Harry Ohrn]

You should be able to clean the notebook.

--

Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"Bill" > wrote in message
...
> I recently purchased a new notebook for my daughter. She
> spilled coffee all over it and ruined it.
>
> Can I leaglly transfer the Windows XP software to another
> machine I have.