> No one has claimed that stolen property becomes the property of the > thief.
Donald did.
> The situation admittedly becomes murkier when dealing with software,
> but the facts remain. Remember, the installation CD does *not*
> represent the software license, the Product Key and CoA do. And, in the
> case of an OEM installation, these *were* stolen along with the computer.
I'm assuming that since the OP has the CD he still has the key, which leads
us back to square one where I think he should be able to install it on a new
PC.
We're just running around in circles here. Yes, MS says it's wrong but I
happen to disagree and I like to offer my opinion to possible some of these
sheeple.
Re: Problem with XP Pro serial ... I did manage to install xp on my toshiba using the Dell OEM. ... After the installation, windows ... activate with of the two serials (1st from back of my laptop, ... Tried a generic OEM CD with the product key off the sticker on the laptop? ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
Re: Invalid Product Key for Windows XP Pro, referred to newsgroup by MS Rep ... Depends on the OEM for the hardware as to whether it will install or not on ... stop at the product key if that was the issue. ... | Subject: Re: Invalid Product Key for Windows XP Pro, ... |> What installation CDare you using? ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.setup_deployment)
Re: Question about WinXP and OEM install... ... If I have a Windows XP Home Edition Upgrade Ver 2002, can I legally get a 'copy' of the Windows XP Home Upgrade with SP2 cd? ... but you can easily create one of your own by slipstreaming the service pack into the installation files.... does this mean I can install WinXP Home on this computer with this Key? ... For example, a WinXP Home OEM Product Key won't work for any retail version of WinXP Home, or for any version of WinXP Pro, and vice versa. ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
Re: Windows update causes pc to restart ... > use windows updates the pc restarts or crashes and goes to the "blue ... What activation does is attempt to enforce the license agreement that the OS can only be installed on one system at a time (and for OEM versions cannot be transferred to a different computer). ... To find what that is, if the installation is bootable, run one of these utililties. ... To reinstall the OS without that provided CD, you could try a generic OEM XP installation CD that is the same type, that is Home or Pro and the same language version, as the product key that is on the sticker attached to the computer case. ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
Re: XP Serial Number Questions ... > The significant considerations are Product Key and Licence Agreement. ... the Product Key etc and generates a unique Installation ID. ... > This is what one uses to Activate Windows and a Unique Activation code is ... >> be a installation CD batch number. ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
