reinstallation of xp on another system

My laptop system no longer works. I originally installed a licensed copy of
XP on it. Since Microsoft requires activation of this product and that
process tethers it to the specific system you're using it on, am I prevented
from reusing this licensed copy of XP on another system I may purchase?

everett williams wrote:
My laptop system no longer works. I originally installed a licensed copy of
XP on it. Since Microsoft requires activation of this product and that
process tethers it to the specific system you're using it on, am I prevented
from reusing this licensed copy of XP on another system I may purchase?



Did you purchase a retail copy or an OEM copy? A "licensed copy" means
nothing. If it was retail, you can install it on whatever machine you
want. If it was OEM, it is tied to the machine on which you originally
installed it.


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:35:58 -0400, "everett williams"
wrote:

My laptop system no longer works. I originally installed a licensed copy of
XP on it. Since Microsoft requires activation of this product and that
process tethers it to the specific system you're using it on, am I prevented
from reusing this licensed copy of XP on another system I may purchase?



It depends. If yours is an OEM copy, yes, it's permanently tied to the
first computer it's installed on (the biggest disadvantage of OEM
copies, and the reason I recommend against them).

But if yours is a retail copy, you can move it from computer to
computer as often as you want. The only restriction is that it may not
be on two computers at once.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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Can you replace any parts that fail in the original computer? Or the number
of parts that fail or can't provide for the needs of software you want to
use on the system?

(power supply today, motherboard tomorrow, hard drive the next day and gee
look what happened to the case when I accidentally dropped it out of the
fifth floor window!)

--
Don
Vancouver, USA


"Malke" wrote in message
...
everett williams wrote:
My laptop system no longer works. I originally installed a licensed copy
of XP on it. Since Microsoft requires activation of this product and
that process tethers it to the specific system you're using it on, am I
prevented from reusing this licensed copy of XP on another system I may
purchase?

Did you purchase a retail copy or an OEM copy? A "licensed copy" means
nothing. If it was retail, you can install it on whatever machine you
want. If it was OEM, it is tied to the machine on which you originally
installed it.


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

If you drop the system out a 5th floor window you go an buy another system.
As for replacing components you can upgrade whatever you deem necessary
without violating the OEM EULA with the exception of replacing the
motherboard. Replacing the motherboard is considered, or "deemed" as being a
new system and you need a new license.

Personally I advise people who believe that they may be upgrading hardware
on a regular basis to steer away from OEM versions.

--


Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User]


"Don Schmidt" Don red_1987 wrote in message
...
Can you replace any parts that fail in the original computer? Or the
number of parts that fail or can't provide for the needs of software you
want to use on the system?

(power supply today, motherboard tomorrow, hard drive the next day and gee
look what happened to the case when I accidentally dropped it out of the
fifth floor window!)

--
Don
Vancouver, USA


"Malke" wrote in message
...
everett williams wrote:
My laptop system no longer works. I originally installed a licensed
copy of XP on it. Since Microsoft requires activation of this product
and that process tethers it to the specific system you're using it on,
am I prevented from reusing this licensed copy of XP on another system
I may purchase?

Did you purchase a retail copy or an OEM copy? A "licensed copy" means
nothing. If it was retail, you can install it on whatever machine you
want. If it was OEM, it is tied to the machine on which you originally
installed it.


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

That definition is not legally enforceable over here, EU. (assuming a retail
OEM not supplier specific OEM)

"Harry Ohrn MS MVP" wrote in message
...
without violating the OEM EULA with the exception of replacing the
motherboard. Replacing the motherboard is considered, or "deemed" as being
a
new system and you need a new license.

Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User]

Nowhere did I find any reference to the word "motherboard" in my EULA for
Windows XP Pro.

To replace a computer because the case was on the widow sill when if fell
the five stories while I had all the internals on the table cleaning the
dust from the components seems like a waste of money.

All I'm saying is the San Quentin lawyers could reason a way around what
many think the EULA states.


--
Don
Vancouver, USA


"Harry Ohrn MS MVP" wrote in message
...
If you drop the system out a 5th floor window you go an buy another
system. As for replacing components you can upgrade whatever you deem
necessary without violating the OEM EULA with the exception of replacing
the motherboard. Replacing the motherboard is considered, or "deemed" as
being a new system and you need a new license.

Personally I advise people who believe that they may be upgrading hardware
on a regular basis to steer away from OEM versions.

--


Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User]


"Don Schmidt" Don red_1987 wrote in message
...
Can you replace any parts that fail in the original computer? Or the
number of parts that fail or can't provide for the needs of software you
want to use on the system?

(power supply today, motherboard tomorrow, hard drive the next day and
gee look what happened to the case when I accidentally dropped it out of
the fifth floor window!)

--
Don
Vancouver, USA


"Malke" wrote in message
...
everett williams wrote:
My laptop system no longer works. I originally installed a licensed
copy of XP on it. Since Microsoft requires activation of this product
and that process tethers it to the specific system you're using it on,
am I prevented from reusing this licensed copy of XP on another system
I may purchase?

Did you purchase a retail copy or an OEM copy? A "licensed copy" means
nothing. If it was retail, you can install it on whatever machine you
want. If it was OEM, it is tied to the machine on which you originally
installed it.


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

What if you had your antistatic band attached to the case when one of the
San Quentin lawyers threw it out the window?

--


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

"Don Schmidt" Don red_1987 wrote in message
...
Nowhere did I find any reference to the word "motherboard" in my EULA for
Windows XP Pro.

To replace a computer because the case was on the widow sill when if fell
the five stories while I had all the internals on the table cleaning the
dust from the components seems like a waste of money.

All I'm saying is the San Quentin lawyers could reason a way around what
many think the EULA states.


--
Don
Vancouver, USA


"Harry Ohrn MS MVP" wrote in message
...
If you drop the system out a 5th floor window you go an buy another
system. As for replacing components you can upgrade whatever you deem
necessary without violating the OEM EULA with the exception of replacing
the motherboard. Replacing the motherboard is considered, or "deemed" as
being a new system and you need a new license.

Personally I advise people who believe that they may be upgrading
hardware on a regular basis to steer away from OEM versions.

--


Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User]


"Don Schmidt" Don red_1987 wrote in message
...
Can you replace any parts that fail in the original computer? Or the
number of parts that fail or can't provide for the needs of software you
want to use on the system?

(power supply today, motherboard tomorrow, hard drive the next day and
gee look what happened to the case when I accidentally dropped it out of
the fifth floor window!)

--
Don
Vancouver, USA


"Malke" wrote in message
...
everett williams wrote:
My laptop system no longer works. I originally installed a licensed
copy of XP on it. Since Microsoft requires activation of this product
and that process tethers it to the specific system you're using it on,
am I prevented from reusing this licensed copy of XP on another
system I may purchase?

Did you purchase a retail copy or an OEM copy? A "licensed copy" means
nothing. If it was retail, you can install it on whatever machine you
want. If it was OEM, it is tied to the machine on which you originally
installed it.


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

I think I got the message.


"Harry Ohrn" wrote in message
...
What if you had your antistatic band attached to the case when one of the
San Quentin lawyers threw it out the window?

--


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

"Don Schmidt" Don red_1987 wrote in message
...
Nowhere did I find any reference to the word "motherboard" in my EULA for
Windows XP Pro.

To replace a computer because the case was on the widow sill when if fell
the five stories while I had all the internals on the table cleaning the
dust from the components seems like a waste of money.

All I'm saying is the San Quentin lawyers could reason a way around what
many think the EULA states.


--
Don
Vancouver, USA


"Harry Ohrn MS MVP" wrote in message
...
If you drop the system out a 5th floor window you go an buy another
system. As for replacing components you can upgrade whatever you deem
necessary without violating the OEM EULA with the exception of replacing
the motherboard. Replacing the motherboard is considered, or "deemed" as
being a new system and you need a new license.

Personally I advise people who believe that they may be upgrading
hardware on a regular basis to steer away from OEM versions.

--


Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User]


"Don Schmidt" Don red_1987 wrote in message
...
Can you replace any parts that fail in the original computer? Or the
number of parts that fail or can't provide for the needs of software
you want to use on the system?

(power supply today, motherboard tomorrow, hard drive the next day and
gee look what happened to the case when I accidentally dropped it out
of the fifth floor window!)

--
Don
Vancouver, USA


"Malke" wrote in message
...
everett williams wrote:
My laptop system no longer works. I originally installed a licensed
copy of XP on it. Since Microsoft requires activation of this
product and that process tethers it to the specific system you're
using it on, am I prevented from reusing this licensed copy of XP on
another system I may purchase?

Did you purchase a retail copy or an OEM copy? A "licensed copy" means
nothing. If it was retail, you can install it on whatever machine you
want. If it was OEM, it is tied to the machine on which you originally
installed it.


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

;-)

--


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


"Don Schmidt" Don red_1987 wrote in message
...
I think I got the message.


"Harry Ohrn" wrote in message
...
What if you had your antistatic band attached to the case when one of the
San Quentin lawyers threw it out the window?

--


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

"Don Schmidt" Don red_1987 wrote in message
...
Nowhere did I find any reference to the word "motherboard" in my EULA
for Windows XP Pro.

To replace a computer because the case was on the widow sill when if
fell the five stories while I had all the internals on the table
cleaning the dust from the components seems like a waste of money.

All I'm saying is the San Quentin lawyers could reason a way around what
many think the EULA states.


--
Don
Vancouver, USA


"Harry Ohrn MS MVP" wrote in message
...
If you drop the system out a 5th floor window you go an buy another
system. As for replacing components you can upgrade whatever you deem
necessary without violating the OEM EULA with the exception of
replacing the motherboard. Replacing the motherboard is considered, or
"deemed" as being a new system and you need a new license.

Personally I advise people who believe that they may be upgrading
hardware on a regular basis to steer away from OEM versions.

--


Harry Ohrn MS MVP [Shell\User]


"Don Schmidt" Don red_1987 wrote in message
...
Can you replace any parts that fail in the original computer? Or the
number of parts that fail or can't provide for the needs of software
you want to use on the system?

(power supply today, motherboard tomorrow, hard drive the next day and
gee look what happened to the case when I accidentally dropped it out
of the fifth floor window!)

--
Don
Vancouver, USA


"Malke" wrote in message
...
everett williams wrote:
My laptop system no longer works. I originally installed a licensed
copy of XP on it. Since Microsoft requires activation of this
product and that process tethers it to the specific system you're
using it on, am I prevented from reusing this licensed copy of XP
on another system I may purchase?

Did you purchase a retail copy or an OEM copy? A "licensed copy"
means nothing. If it was retail, you can install it on whatever
machine you want. If it was OEM, it is tied to the machine on which
you originally installed it.


Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

DL wrote:
That definition is not legally enforceable over here, EU. (assuming a
retail OEM not supplier specific OEM)

"Retail OEM"? What's that? Something like "jumbo shrimp"? ;-)

"Daave" wrote in message
...
DL wrote:
That definition is not legally enforceable over here, EU. (assuming a
retail OEM not supplier specific OEM)

"Retail OEM"? What's that? Something like "jumbo shrimp"? ;-)



A generic OEM CD purchasable with hardware from many places.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
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