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OEM Licensing Question
Hi there,
Say if we had a PC that had Windows 98 OEM version on it. We then upgraded to Win XP using a Win XP Upgrade License (Volume License). If we were to then totally upgrade the hardware, would this still be legal? Obviously with an OEM version, as far as I know, you are not supposed to move it or reinstall it to another PC. But now that I've upgraded it to WinXP Volume License, does the restriction on the 98 OEM license still carry through? Kind Regards, Nev |
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hi Kurttrail,
Thanks for your reply (and everyone elses) it's much appreciated. The document you quoted from seems to be talking about a transfer of license from one company/subsidiary to another. In my case I want to transfer it to new hardware (within the same company). Kind Regards, Nev wrote: Hi there, Say if we had a PC that had Windows 98 OEM version on it. We then upgraded to Win XP using a Win XP Upgrade License (Volume License). If we were to then totally upgrade the hardware, would this still be legal? Obviously with an OEM version, as far as I know, you are not supposed to move it or reinstall it to another PC. But now that I've upgraded it to WinXP Volume License, does the restriction on the 98 OEM license still carry through? I would think not, but . . . . "If the customer transfers an upgrade license, they must also transfer the underlying qualifying license. The customer may not transfer a license for an operating system unless they transfer the license with the computer system on which that operating system was first installed. Upgrade Advantage and Software Assurance subscriptions may not be transferred." - http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...e_transfer.doc http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/ |
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Well, I have a store bought Windows XP. When installing it on the PC I just
built, it asks you to put in an older version to make sure it is an upgrade, and that you have an older version to upgrade from. It wouldn't see the files it needed to see off my old RESTORE disk the old computer came from. It needed to be a Windows disk, not the disk that has Windows on it and a thousand other programs that companies like Dell, HP send with there machines. So, I had to have my dad make a copy of his old Windows 98 disk. After installing, it noticed that some of my hardware had changed. It then gave me an 800 number to call, and an automated system gave me the numbers I had to use to activate XP. I then replaced yet more hardware, and had to call the number again. I talked to a real life human being this time, but still no problems. He just asked what I had done recently, and I told him I got a new motherboard, proccesser, ext. They didn't have a problem with that. Craig wrote in message ... Hi there, Say if we had a PC that had Windows 98 OEM version on it. We then upgraded to Win XP using a Win XP Upgrade License (Volume License). If we were to then totally upgrade the hardware, would this still be legal? Obviously with an OEM version, as far as I know, you are not supposed to move it or reinstall it to another PC. But now that I've upgraded it to WinXP Volume License, does the restriction on the 98 OEM license still carry through? Kind Regards, Nev |
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Greetings --
You could legitimately transfer the WinXP license to a newer PC, assuming it already has a license for a qualifying product, but not the underlying OEM Win98 license. 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 wrote in message ... Hi there, Say if we had a PC that had Windows 98 OEM version on it. We then upgraded to Win XP using a Win XP Upgrade License (Volume License). If we were to then totally upgrade the hardware, would this still be legal? Obviously with an OEM version, as far as I know, you are not supposed to move it or reinstall it to another PC. But now that I've upgraded it to WinXP Volume License, does the restriction on the 98 OEM license still carry through? Kind Regards, Nev |
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-----Original Message----- In article , says... Hi there, Say if we had a PC that had Windows 98 OEM version on it. We then upgraded to Win XP using a Win XP Upgrade License (Volume License). If we were to then totally upgrade the hardware, would this still be legal? Obviously with an OEM version, as far as I know, you are not supposed to move it or reinstall it to another PC. But now that I've upgraded it to WinXP Volume License, does the restriction on the 98 OEM license still carry through? Kind Regards, Nev Since the installation with the Windows XP Volume License did not need the OEM copy of 98 to install, the Volume License would be the active license. If your Volume License allows for transference to newer machines, go right ahead and do it. -- Donald L McDaniel Post All replies to the Newsgroup, so that all may be informed ================================================= ========= == . When you installed the "upgrade" version of windows xp using your oem copy of win 98 you then took the EULA of the windows xp...so you can install the windows xp onto a differnt computer now |
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OEM Licensing Question
hi Tandral,
Since the installation with the Windows XP Volume License did not need the OEM copy of 98 to install, the Volume License would be the active license. I don't quite understand what you mean ... you see, the Windows XP Volume license is an upgrade license... and the Win98 OEM product is the qualifying product - so you do need the Win98 OEM product. Or I must be misunderstanding what youre saying? Kind Regards, Nev |
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hi Bruce,
You could legitimately transfer the WinXP license to a newer PC, assuming it already has a license for a qualifying product, but not the underlying OEM Win98 license. Could you please clarify ... are you saying that since the qualifying product is Win98 OEM, the WinXP cannot be transferred? Or are you saying that, yes the WinXP can be transferred, even though the qualifying product is Win98 OEM, but I can't transfer the Win98 OEM license? (which is what I was hoping for ) Or are you saying something else altogether? Kind Regards, Nev 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 wrote in message ... Hi there, Say if we had a PC that had Windows 98 OEM version on it. We then upgraded to Win XP using a Win XP Upgrade License (Volume License). If we were to then totally upgrade the hardware, would this still be legal? Obviously with an OEM version, as far as I know, you are not supposed to move it or reinstall it to another PC. But now that I've upgraded it to WinXP Volume License, does the restriction on the 98 OEM license still carry through? Kind Regards, Nev |
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Greetings --
You can transfer the VL Upgrade license, but it won't install (because it's an _upgrade_) unless there's already a qualifying OS on the destination PC. 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 "Nev George" wrote in message ... hi Bruce, You could legitimately transfer the WinXP license to a newer PC, assuming it already has a license for a qualifying product, but not the underlying OEM Win98 license. Could you please clarify ... are you saying that since the qualifying product is Win98 OEM, the WinXP cannot be transferred? Or are you saying that, yes the WinXP can be transferred, even though the qualifying product is Win98 OEM, but I can't transfer the Win98 OEM license? (which is what I was hoping for ) Or are you saying something else altogether? Kind Regards, Nev 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 wrote in message ... Hi there, Say if we had a PC that had Windows 98 OEM version on it. We then upgraded to Win XP using a Win XP Upgrade License (Volume License). If we were to then totally upgrade the hardware, would this still be legal? Obviously with an OEM version, as far as I know, you are not supposed to move it or reinstall it to another PC. But now that I've upgraded it to WinXP Volume License, does the restriction on the 98 OEM license still carry through? Kind Regards, Nev |
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hi Bruce,
So if there isnt a qualifying OS on the PC, it wont even ask to insert the media for the qualifying OS? Nev Greetings -- You can transfer the VL Upgrade license, but it won't install (because it's an _upgrade_) unless there's already a qualifying OS on the destination PC. 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 "Nev George" wrote in message ... hi Bruce, You could legitimately transfer the WinXP license to a newer PC, assuming it already has a license for a qualifying product, but not the underlying OEM Win98 license. Could you please clarify ... are you saying that since the qualifying product is Win98 OEM, the WinXP cannot be transferred? Or are you saying that, yes the WinXP can be transferred, even though the qualifying product is Win98 OEM, but I can't transfer the Win98 OEM license? (which is what I was hoping for ) Or are you saying something else altogether? Kind Regards, Nev Bruce Chambers |
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OEM Licensing Question
"By the act of scrolling this post on your computer, and/or printing or
replying to this post, you agree that I am your everlasting Lord & Saviour. Breach of this term will result in you burning in hell for ever and ever! Amen!" Nev George wrote: hi Kurttrail, Thanks for your reply (and everyone elses) it's much appreciated. The document you quoted from seems to be talking about a transfer of license from one company/subsidiary to another. In my case I want to transfer it to new hardware (within the same company). Kind Regards, Nev wrote: Hi there, Say if we had a PC that had Windows 98 OEM version on it. We then upgraded to Win XP using a Win XP Upgrade License (Volume License). If we were to then totally upgrade the hardware, would this still be legal? Obviously with an OEM version, as far as I know, you are not supposed to move it or reinstall it to another PC. But now that I've upgraded it to WinXP Volume License, does the restriction on the 98 OEM license still carry through? I would think not, but . . . . "If the customer transfers an upgrade license, they must also transfer the underlying qualifying license. The customer may not transfer a license for an operating system unless they transfer the license with the computer system on which that operating system was first installed. Upgrade Advantage and Software Assurance subscriptions may not be transferred." - http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...e_transfer.doc http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/ "If the customer transfers an upgrade license, they must also transfer the underlying qualifying license." And you already know the transfer terms for OEM 98. "Obviously with an OEM version, as far as I know, you are not supposed to move it or reinstall it to another PC." -- Peace! Kurt Self-anointed Moderator microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea http://microscum.com "Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron! "Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!" |
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OEM Licensing Question
Greetings --
It'll ask for the media of the qualifying OS if it doesn't find it already 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 "Nev George" wrote in message ... hi Bruce, So if there isnt a qualifying OS on the PC, it wont even ask to insert the media for the qualifying OS? Nev |
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