Re: giving away xp

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From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 06/02/04 

Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 11:54:24 +0100

*Vanguard* wrote:

> There is no grey area. There is no declaration
>that the part becomes a permanent part of the first system in which it
>is employed, nor is there mention that anything, including the system,
>will usurp the OEM license away from the hardware that accompanies and
>was used to validate the "with hardware" requirement for the OEM
>purchase.

That is true, and I agree that the wording does not bear the
interpretation that MS representatives here (not MVPs) put on it

But OTOH you must recognise that on the literal interpretation you put
forward, then if the system is bought with (say) a hard disk, and that
fails, then the license fails with it. I am inclined to think that in
the absence of clarification, you are better to go along with the other
one, in which there *is* a grey area as to when it ceases to be the
original computer if you go on modifying.

 I have asked for clarification on all this from high levels - but am
not holding my breath. 

-- 
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K.  Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)
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