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So let me get this straight.. another activation question
I bought a OEM version of Win XP Home w/SP1 off of ebay. I received a piece
of hardware as per ebay/Microsoft regulations for the transaction. I am building a new pc with a new cpu, motherboard, and ram, using My old HDD, both dvd and dvd/rw drives. Can someone tell me where I stand on re-activation? As I remember, I received a cdrom cable as my hardware with this purchase. I had to re-format and install XP Home at the end of Jan/05 due to a problem and activation went thru no problem. I have this feeling I am screwed and have to buy another copy of XP. Is there not anything that can be done to not have to do this. I went thru the automated help to get my 2 free requests for help but looks like they want me to pay for that also. thanks for your time slotcarz |
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So let me get this straight.. another activation question
The license for an OEM version of Windows XP is tied forever to
the first computer it was installed and activated on. If you make a major hardware change, such as installing an entirely different motherboard, the license is no longer valid. That is one reason OEM versions cost less... no support directly from Microsoft. A "retail version" of Windows XP is what you need if future hardware upgrades are anticipated. -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Microsoft Newsgroups Be Smart! Protect Your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.mspx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "slotcarz" wrote: | I bought a OEM version of Win XP Home w/SP1 off of ebay. I received a piece | of hardware as per ebay/Microsoft regulations for the transaction. I am | building a new pc with a new cpu, motherboard, and ram, using My old HDD, | both dvd and dvd/rw drives. Can someone tell me where I stand on | re-activation? As I remember, I received a cdrom cable as my hardware with | this purchase. I had to re-format and install XP Home at the end of Jan/05 | due to a problem and activation went thru no problem. I have this feeling I | am screwed and have to buy another copy of XP. Is there not anything that can | be done to not have to do this. I went thru the automated help to get my 2 | free requests for help but looks like they want me to pay for that also. | thanks for your time | | slotcarz |
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So let me get this straight.. another activation question
Hi,
Sadly, OEM copies are generally tied to the system they are first activated on and cannot be moved to a new one. While this is not universal, that is the way it is most of the time. This restriction is one of the reasons why they are cheaper than retail versions. A new cpu and motherboard is essentially a new system, and you will likely not be able to activate it. This is really a case of "you get what you pay for". -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Windows help - www.rickrogers.org "slotcarz" wrote in message ... I bought a OEM version of Win XP Home w/SP1 off of ebay. I received a piece of hardware as per ebay/Microsoft regulations for the transaction. I am building a new pc with a new cpu, motherboard, and ram, using My old HDD, both dvd and dvd/rw drives. Can someone tell me where I stand on re-activation? As I remember, I received a cdrom cable as my hardware with this purchase. I had to re-format and install XP Home at the end of Jan/05 due to a problem and activation went thru no problem. I have this feeling I am screwed and have to buy another copy of XP. Is there not anything that can be done to not have to do this. I went thru the automated help to get my 2 free requests for help but looks like they want me to pay for that also. thanks for your time slotcarz |
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So let me get this straight.. another activation question
I have heard that some people sell OEM versions with hardware like a cable
or a mouse.... so what motherboard you have is irrelevent "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote in message ... The license for an OEM version of Windows XP is tied forever to the first computer it was installed and activated on. If you make a major hardware change, such as installing an entirely different motherboard, the license is no longer valid. That is one reason OEM versions cost less... no support directly from Microsoft. A "retail version" of Windows XP is what you need if future hardware upgrades are anticipated. -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Microsoft Newsgroups Be Smart! Protect Your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.mspx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "slotcarz" wrote: | I bought a OEM version of Win XP Home w/SP1 off of ebay. I received a piece | of hardware as per ebay/Microsoft regulations for the transaction. I am | building a new pc with a new cpu, motherboard, and ram, using My old HDD, | both dvd and dvd/rw drives. Can someone tell me where I stand on | re-activation? As I remember, I received a cdrom cable as my hardware with | this purchase. I had to re-format and install XP Home at the end of Jan/05 | due to a problem and activation went thru no problem. I have this feeling I | am screwed and have to buy another copy of XP. Is there not anything that can | be done to not have to do this. I went thru the automated help to get my 2 | free requests for help but looks like they want me to pay for that also. | thanks for your time | | slotcarz |
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So let me get this straight.. another activation question
Thanks for replying so fast. I can now say I really know the difference
between OEM and retail. That is one thing that is not stressed at ebay on these auctions and that should be changed. I unfortunatly will have to pay the price on this mistake. thanks again, slotcarz "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote: Hi, Sadly, OEM copies are generally tied to the system they are first activated on and cannot be moved to a new one. While this is not universal, that is the way it is most of the time. This restriction is one of the reasons why they are cheaper than retail versions. A new cpu and motherboard is essentially a new system, and you will likely not be able to activate it. This is really a case of "you get what you pay for". -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Windows help - www.rickrogers.org "slotcarz" wrote in message ... I bought a OEM version of Win XP Home w/SP1 off of ebay. I received a piece of hardware as per ebay/Microsoft regulations for the transaction. I am building a new pc with a new cpu, motherboard, and ram, using My old HDD, both dvd and dvd/rw drives. Can someone tell me where I stand on re-activation? As I remember, I received a cdrom cable as my hardware with this purchase. I had to re-format and install XP Home at the end of Jan/05 due to a problem and activation went thru no problem. I have this feeling I am screwed and have to buy another copy of XP. Is there not anything that can be done to not have to do this. I went thru the automated help to get my 2 free requests for help but looks like they want me to pay for that also. thanks for your time slotcarz |
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So let me get this straight.. another activation question
I disagree with rogers... they are not always tied to a "system" rather to
a specific hardware. "slotcarz" wrote in message ... Thanks for replying so fast. I can now say I really know the difference between OEM and retail. That is one thing that is not stressed at ebay on these auctions and that should be changed. I unfortunatly will have to pay the price on this mistake. thanks again, slotcarz "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote: Hi, Sadly, OEM copies are generally tied to the system they are first activated on and cannot be moved to a new one. While this is not universal, that is the way it is most of the time. This restriction is one of the reasons why they are cheaper than retail versions. A new cpu and motherboard is essentially a new system, and you will likely not be able to activate it. This is really a case of "you get what you pay for". -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Windows help - www.rickrogers.org "slotcarz" wrote in message ... I bought a OEM version of Win XP Home w/SP1 off of ebay. I received a piece of hardware as per ebay/Microsoft regulations for the transaction. I am building a new pc with a new cpu, motherboard, and ram, using My old HDD, both dvd and dvd/rw drives. Can someone tell me where I stand on re-activation? As I remember, I received a cdrom cable as my hardware with this purchase. I had to re-format and install XP Home at the end of Jan/05 due to a problem and activation went thru no problem. I have this feeling I am screwed and have to buy another copy of XP. Is there not anything that can be done to not have to do this. I went thru the automated help to get my 2 free requests for help but looks like they want me to pay for that also. thanks for your time slotcarz |
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So let me get this straight.. another activation question
It may be irrelevant to the sale but it is very relevant to the license if
sufficient hardware is changed. -- Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested) "Kenny S" wrote in message ... I have heard that some people sell OEM versions with hardware like a cable or a mouse.... so what motherboard you have is irrelevent "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote in message ... The license for an OEM version of Windows XP is tied forever to the first computer it was installed and activated on. If you make a major hardware change, such as installing an entirely different motherboard, the license is no longer valid. That is one reason OEM versions cost less... no support directly from Microsoft. A "retail version" of Windows XP is what you need if future hardware upgrades are anticipated. -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Microsoft Newsgroups Be Smart! Protect Your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.mspx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "slotcarz" wrote: | I bought a OEM version of Win XP Home w/SP1 off of ebay. I received a piece | of hardware as per ebay/Microsoft regulations for the transaction. I am | building a new pc with a new cpu, motherboard, and ram, using My old HDD, | both dvd and dvd/rw drives. Can someone tell me where I stand on | re-activation? As I remember, I received a cdrom cable as my hardware with | this purchase. I had to re-format and install XP Home at the end of Jan/05 | due to a problem and activation went thru no problem. I have this feeling I | am screwed and have to buy another copy of XP. Is there not anything that can | be done to not have to do this. I went thru the automated help to get my 2 | free requests for help but looks like they want me to pay for that also. | thanks for your time | | slotcarz |
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So let me get this straight.. another activation question
They have to be sold with a piece of hardware, but activation is tied to a
system. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Windows help - www.rickrogers.org "Kenny S" wrote in message ... I disagree with rogers... they are not always tied to a "system" rather to a specific hardware. "slotcarz" wrote in message ... Thanks for replying so fast. I can now say I really know the difference between OEM and retail. That is one thing that is not stressed at ebay on these auctions and that should be changed. I unfortunatly will have to pay the price on this mistake. thanks again, slotcarz "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote: Hi, Sadly, OEM copies are generally tied to the system they are first activated on and cannot be moved to a new one. While this is not universal, that is the way it is most of the time. This restriction is one of the reasons why they are cheaper than retail versions. A new cpu and motherboard is essentially a new system, and you will likely not be able to activate it. This is really a case of "you get what you pay for". -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Windows help - www.rickrogers.org "slotcarz" wrote in message ... I bought a OEM version of Win XP Home w/SP1 off of ebay. I received a piece of hardware as per ebay/Microsoft regulations for the transaction. I am building a new pc with a new cpu, motherboard, and ram, using My old HDD, both dvd and dvd/rw drives. Can someone tell me where I stand on re-activation? As I remember, I received a cdrom cable as my hardware with this purchase. I had to re-format and install XP Home at the end of Jan/05 due to a problem and activation went thru no problem. I have this feeling I am screwed and have to buy another copy of XP. Is there not anything that can be done to not have to do this. I went thru the automated help to get my 2 free requests for help but looks like they want me to pay for that also. thanks for your time slotcarz |
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So let me get this straight.. another activation question
Frankly, I'd try it first before spending the money on another copy. You
have nothing to lose by doing so. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Windows help - www.rickrogers.org "slotcarz" wrote in message ... Thanks for replying so fast. I can now say I really know the difference between OEM and retail. That is one thing that is not stressed at ebay on these auctions and that should be changed. I unfortunatly will have to pay the price on this mistake. thanks again, slotcarz "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote: Hi, Sadly, OEM copies are generally tied to the system they are first activated on and cannot be moved to a new one. While this is not universal, that is the way it is most of the time. This restriction is one of the reasons why they are cheaper than retail versions. A new cpu and motherboard is essentially a new system, and you will likely not be able to activate it. This is really a case of "you get what you pay for". -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Windows help - www.rickrogers.org "slotcarz" wrote in message ... I bought a OEM version of Win XP Home w/SP1 off of ebay. I received a piece of hardware as per ebay/Microsoft regulations for the transaction. I am building a new pc with a new cpu, motherboard, and ram, using My old HDD, both dvd and dvd/rw drives. Can someone tell me where I stand on re-activation? As I remember, I received a cdrom cable as my hardware with this purchase. I had to re-format and install XP Home at the end of Jan/05 due to a problem and activation went thru no problem. I have this feeling I am screwed and have to buy another copy of XP. Is there not anything that can be done to not have to do this. I went thru the automated help to get my 2 free requests for help but looks like they want me to pay for that also. thanks for your time slotcarz |
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So let me get this straight.. another activation question
It may not be a mistake, but there might have been a better choice. I would
rather have a regualr OEM cd than just a reinstall cd. I prefer the retail versions of Windows simply because I do frequenly use PSS. It has been worth it me so far. -- Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested) "slotcarz" wrote in message ... Thanks for replying so fast. I can now say I really know the difference between OEM and retail. That is one thing that is not stressed at ebay on these auctions and that should be changed. I unfortunatly will have to pay the price on this mistake. thanks again, slotcarz "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote: Hi, Sadly, OEM copies are generally tied to the system they are first activated on and cannot be moved to a new one. While this is not universal, that is the way it is most of the time. This restriction is one of the reasons why they are cheaper than retail versions. A new cpu and motherboard is essentially a new system, and you will likely not be able to activate it. This is really a case of "you get what you pay for". -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Windows help - www.rickrogers.org "slotcarz" wrote in message ... I bought a OEM version of Win XP Home w/SP1 off of ebay. I received a piece of hardware as per ebay/Microsoft regulations for the transaction. I am building a new pc with a new cpu, motherboard, and ram, using My old HDD, both dvd and dvd/rw drives. Can someone tell me where I stand on re-activation? As I remember, I received a cdrom cable as my hardware with this purchase. I had to re-format and install XP Home at the end of Jan/05 due to a problem and activation went thru no problem. I have this feeling I am screwed and have to buy another copy of XP. Is there not anything that can be done to not have to do this. I went thru the automated help to get my 2 free requests for help but looks like they want me to pay for that also. thanks for your time slotcarz |
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So let me get this straight.. another activation question
How are you going to tie activation to a power cord or a non-functioning
memory stick? -- Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested) "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote in message ... They have to be sold with a piece of hardware, but activation is tied to a system. -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Windows help - www.rickrogers.org "Kenny S" wrote in message ... I disagree with rogers... they are not always tied to a "system" rather to a specific hardware. "slotcarz" wrote in message ... Thanks for replying so fast. I can now say I really know the difference between OEM and retail. That is one thing that is not stressed at ebay on these auctions and that should be changed. I unfortunatly will have to pay the price on this mistake. thanks again, slotcarz "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote: Hi, Sadly, OEM copies are generally tied to the system they are first activated on and cannot be moved to a new one. While this is not universal, that is the way it is most of the time. This restriction is one of the reasons why they are cheaper than retail versions. A new cpu and motherboard is essentially a new system, and you will likely not be able to activate it. This is really a case of "you get what you pay for". -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Windows help - www.rickrogers.org "slotcarz" wrote in message ... I bought a OEM version of Win XP Home w/SP1 off of ebay. I received a piece of hardware as per ebay/Microsoft regulations for the transaction. I am building a new pc with a new cpu, motherboard, and ram, using My old HDD, both dvd and dvd/rw drives. Can someone tell me where I stand on re-activation? As I remember, I received a cdrom cable as my hardware with this purchase. I had to re-format and install XP Home at the end of Jan/05 due to a problem and activation went thru no problem. I have this feeling I am screwed and have to buy another copy of XP. Is there not anything that can be done to not have to do this. I went thru the automated help to get my 2 free requests for help but looks like they want me to pay for that also. thanks for your time slotcarz |
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So let me get this straight.. another activation question
Kenny S wrote:
I disagree with rogers... they are not always tied to a "system" rather to a specific hardware. Wrong. Read an OEM EULA, why don't you? -- 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 |
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So let me get this straight.. another activation question
Yes my current pc is a compaq that only had a reinstall disk. I bought the
OEM version and formatted with only xp instead of all that mumbojumbo from Compaq. I have changed dvd drives, new ram, video card and never had a problem. I would hope that Microsoft would accept a new activation on an OS that you have registered with them. Being that the PC is a constant upgrade year after year or month after month and most people can't always afford $200 if they already own a licence and the old pc goes via the way of the junk pile. thanks all for your imput! "Colin Barnhorst" wrote: It may not be a mistake, but there might have been a better choice. I would rather have a regualr OEM cd than just a reinstall cd. I prefer the retail versions of Windows simply because I do frequenly use PSS. It has been worth it me so far. -- Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested) "slotcarz" wrote in message ... Thanks for replying so fast. I can now say I really know the difference between OEM and retail. That is one thing that is not stressed at ebay on these auctions and that should be changed. I unfortunatly will have to pay the price on this mistake. thanks again, slotcarz "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote: Hi, Sadly, OEM copies are generally tied to the system they are first activated on and cannot be moved to a new one. While this is not universal, that is the way it is most of the time. This restriction is one of the reasons why they are cheaper than retail versions. A new cpu and motherboard is essentially a new system, and you will likely not be able to activate it. This is really a case of "you get what you pay for". -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Windows help - www.rickrogers.org "slotcarz" wrote in message ... I bought a OEM version of Win XP Home w/SP1 off of ebay. I received a piece of hardware as per ebay/Microsoft regulations for the transaction. I am building a new pc with a new cpu, motherboard, and ram, using My old HDD, both dvd and dvd/rw drives. Can someone tell me where I stand on re-activation? As I remember, I received a cdrom cable as my hardware with this purchase. I had to re-format and install XP Home at the end of Jan/05 due to a problem and activation went thru no problem. I have this feeling I am screwed and have to buy another copy of XP. Is there not anything that can be done to not have to do this. I went thru the automated help to get my 2 free requests for help but looks like they want me to pay for that also. thanks for your time slotcarz |
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So let me get this straight.. another activation question
slotcarz wrote:
I bought a OEM version of Win XP Home w/SP1 off of ebay. I received a piece of hardware as per ebay/Microsoft regulations for the transaction. I am building a new pc with a new cpu, motherboard, and ram, using My old HDD, both dvd and dvd/rw drives. Can someone tell me where I stand on re-activation? As I remember, I received a cdrom cable as my hardware with this purchase. I had to re-format and install XP Home at the end of Jan/05 due to a problem and activation went thru no problem. I have this feeling I am screwed and have to buy another copy of XP. Is there not anything that can be done to not have to do this. I went thru the automated help to get my 2 free requests for help but looks like they want me to pay for that also. thanks for your time slotcarz The operative words in you post may be "... building a new pc...." However, you will also be transferring some of the hardware components (something more significant than a case screw or power cord) from the old PC to the new PC. Will you also be using the same case? So, your actions could possibly be construed as a hardware upgrade, rather than as a "new computer." Additionally, you'll have entered a grey area in the OEM EULA. According to the EULA, an OEM license may not be transferred from one distinct PC to another PC. However, this most emphatically does not prohibit one from repairing or upgrading the PC on which an OEM license is installed. Now, some people believe that the motherboard is the key component that defines the "original computer," but the OEM EULA does not make any such distinction. Others have said that one could successfully argue that it's the PC's case that is the deciding component, as that is where one is instructed to affix the OEM CoA label w/Product Key. Again, the EULA does not specifically define any single component as the computer. Microsoft has, to date, been very careful _not_ publicly to define when an incrementally upgraded computer ceases to be the original computer. The closest I've ever seen a Microsoft employee come to this definition (in a public forum) is to tell the person making the inquiry to consult the PC's manufacturer. As the OEM license's support is solely the responsibility of said manufacturer, they should determine what sort of hardware changes to allow before the warranty and support agreements are voided. To paraphrase: An incrementally upgraded computer ceases to be the original computer, as pertains to the OEM EULA, only when the *OEM* says it's a different computer. If you've built the system yourself, and used a generic OEM CD, then _you_ are the "OEM," and _you_ get to decide when you'll no longer support your product." -- 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 |
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So let me get this straight.. another activation question
Just a note. The user registers himself as an owner of an OS and it isn't
necessary to register four times if you own four copies of the same OS. Activation ties a copy of the OS to a machine and it is necessary to activate four times if you have installed each of four copies on each of four machines. Just some semantics. -- Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested) "slotcarz" wrote in message ... Yes my current pc is a compaq that only had a reinstall disk. I bought the OEM version and formatted with only xp instead of all that mumbojumbo from Compaq. I have changed dvd drives, new ram, video card and never had a problem. I would hope that Microsoft would accept a new activation on an OS that you have registered with them. Being that the PC is a constant upgrade year after year or month after month and most people can't always afford $200 if they already own a licence and the old pc goes via the way of the junk pile. thanks all for your imput! "Colin Barnhorst" wrote: It may not be a mistake, but there might have been a better choice. I would rather have a regualr OEM cd than just a reinstall cd. I prefer the retail versions of Windows simply because I do frequenly use PSS. It has been worth it me so far. -- Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested) "slotcarz" wrote in message ... Thanks for replying so fast. I can now say I really know the difference between OEM and retail. That is one thing that is not stressed at ebay on these auctions and that should be changed. I unfortunatly will have to pay the price on this mistake. thanks again, slotcarz "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote: Hi, Sadly, OEM copies are generally tied to the system they are first activated on and cannot be moved to a new one. While this is not universal, that is the way it is most of the time. This restriction is one of the reasons why they are cheaper than retail versions. A new cpu and motherboard is essentially a new system, and you will likely not be able to activate it. This is really a case of "you get what you pay for". -- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Windows help - www.rickrogers.org "slotcarz" wrote in message ... I bought a OEM version of Win XP Home w/SP1 off of ebay. I received a piece of hardware as per ebay/Microsoft regulations for the transaction. I am building a new pc with a new cpu, motherboard, and ram, using My old HDD, both dvd and dvd/rw drives. Can someone tell me where I stand on re-activation? As I remember, I received a cdrom cable as my hardware with this purchase. I had to re-format and install XP Home at the end of Jan/05 due to a problem and activation went thru no problem. I have this feeling I am screwed and have to buy another copy of XP. Is there not anything that can be done to not have to do this. I went thru the automated help to get my 2 free requests for help but looks like they want me to pay for that also. thanks for your time slotcarz |
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