Re: inf o about License

From: Ken Blake, MVP (kblake_at_this.is.an.invalid.domain)
Date: 02/16/04


Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 10:34:14 -0700

In news:914E2F0A-0AC8-4339-A556-71F5B1BAEF2A@microsoft.com,
Marco <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:

> I need to Know if I buy a PC with WIndows XP Home License and I
chage
> the OS with Windows 2000 Pro, is the License of Windows XP Home
> Valid?

Do you mean is it valid for use on another computer?

No, it's not. A preinstalled version is an OEM version, and the
license for an OEM version ties it permanently to the first
computer it's installed on.

-- 
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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