Reinstall Licensed XP from different CD
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Date: 01/14/05
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Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 18:19:19 -0800
here is the letter of the law a retail xp cd can only be
activated on one computer at a time unless an additional
license is purchased so absolutely it will screw up your
activated machine.
no he cannot activate an oem cdkey with a retail cd
installation you cannot mix and match license key types
and cds of different types the type of license must match
the type of cd.
>-----Original Message-----
>A friend of mine's computer is not booting and I have
tried several suggested
>solutions. We have finally decided to reinstall the
operating system without
>reformatting. Looking around, we find that the
installation cd (an hp
>reinstallation/utility cd) is missing. The HP website
offers to sell us a
>replacement, but my friend is impatient and doesn't want
to wait for the mail.
>I am considering trying to fix the problem using my copy
of XP and I realize
>that I might need to download drivers for his HP
hardware as part of the
>process.
>My copy of XP is a full installation, microsoft
labelled, legitimate and
>activated copy which I use on my non-HP machine.
>
>Are there any technical or legal issues with my using my
XP CD and the
>license number from the sticker on HIS machine, to get
his machine back to
>running?
>
>Will we be able to activate such a merged installation
when it is done?
>
>Will this activation interfer with the legality my
current usage of XP?
>
>Please don't be offended, but unless you'll come to
court with me when your
>proven wrong, please don't offer opinions. I am looking
for the letter of
>the law here, not just common sense.
>.
>
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