Re: Activation question
From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 01/04/05
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Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 13:37:06 +0000
John wrote:
>I am currently using Windows XP Home. It is activated and working fine. I am
>however, planning on upgrading my motherboard, harddrive and cpu. If I either
>transfer my data to this new drive while erasing the other, or, erase the
>other and install XP fresh on the new drive, with this new hardware, will I
>still be able/have to re-activate it, or need to buy an additional new
>version of XP? What options do I have regarding this?
Two cases. One is an OEM copy, that came preinstalled or you bought as
an OEM disk - marked something like 'for supply only with a new
computer'. These are tied to the machine where originally installed and
may not be transferred. Just where it becomes a new machine is not
clear, but I think that much change would be seen as different.
A Retail version in box, either Upgrade or Full ('for machines without
windows or with Windows 95') may be freely transferred. provided it is
not retained on the earlier machine, which clearly does not arise here..
Go ahead and install (I would do it as a fresh start). When it comes to
activation, if it is more than 120 days since you last did it, you will
find it will go through on the net just like first time. If not, you
will have to phone a toll-free number that will be given, to explain and
swap one long number for another to check back as you type it in
-- Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies) Bournemouth, U.K. Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)
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