Is it legal to purchase just a COA?

[Dave]

I have the actual Windows XP Professional software I
purchased for $200 about a month ago. I would like to put
it on another PC in my household, but don't need a whole
nother set of discs. I have found a Windows Xp
Professional COA here:
http://www.abysstek.com/catalog/product_info.php?
products_id=717 Will this allow me to install my Windows
XP Pro on my other computer legally? Will it give me a CD-
Key too? Thanks. Dave

[Tom Porterfield]

Dave wrote:
> I have the actual Windows XP Professional software I
> purchased for $200 about a month ago. I would like to put
> it on another PC in my household, but don't need a whole
> nother set of discs. I have found a Windows Xp
> Professional COA here:
> http://www.abysstek.com/catalog/product_info.php?
> products_id=717 Will this allow me to install my Windows
> XP Pro on my other computer legally? Will it give me a CD-
> Key too? Thanks. Dave

The site says for OEM only, so the key would not work on a retail
purchased version of XP.
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"Dave" > wrote in message
...
> I have the actual Windows XP Professional software I
> purchased for $200 about a month ago. I would like to put
> it on another PC in my household, but don't need a whole
> nother set of discs. I have found a Windows Xp
> Professional COA here:
> http://www.abysstek.com/catalog/product_info.php?
> products_id=717 Will this allow me to install my Windows
> XP Pro on my other computer legally? Will it give me a CD-
> Key too? Thanks. Dave