Re: Swap two XPs from two PCs?
From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospamcableone.net)
Date: 03/26/04
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Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 19:45:16 -0700
Greetings --
You cannot.
An OEM version must be sold with a piece of hardware (normally a
motherboard or hard rive, if not an entire PC) and is _permanently_
bound to the first PC on which it's installed. An OEM license, once
installed, is not legally transferable to another computer under _any_
circumstances.
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 "Jorg" <ma_jo_ma@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1338c01c41275$d0004a10$a301280a@phx.gbl... > SITUATION: > I currently have two PCs, both with XP Home (OEM versions) > installed: > 1. OLD PC with XP Home in English > 2. NEW PC with XP Home in German > > I want to keep the NEW machine with XP in English on it > and pass on the OLD machine with XP in German to my father- > in-law. > > PROBLEM: > How do I swap the two versions of XP while retaining the > configuration of both machines? > > 1. Is it possible to run a repair installation with the > other language version recovery CD on either machine? OR > > 2. Is it possible to run a full new installation on the > machine with the English version on it using the German > recovery CD (without losing the setup an other software > installed)? OR > > 3. Is it possible to run a full new installation on the > machine with the English version on it using the German > recovery CD (following a HDD format, i.e. resulting in a > completely new setting up of both machines)? > > Anyone done this before?
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