Re: Can I use my XP Pro on a new PC?

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Patti MacLeod wrote:
> John,
>
> Although MS might not personally know whether you have removed XP
> from your old computer, product activation's rechecking of the
> activated hardware might know:
>
> Is there rechecking of the activation after initial activation? Is
> there any secret data transfer to Microsoft?
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302878#3b

And how would a computer rechecking itself figure out that it is
installed on another computer?

You are full of it. The ONLY way for MS to figure it out is for John to
tell MS.

>
> Genuine Windows Validation may fail if you try to download items from
> the Microsoft Download Center using XP on the old PC:
> http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/WhyValidate.aspx?FamilyID=5691ba02-e496-465a-bba9-b2f1182cdf24&displaylang=en
>
> Currently, Genuine Windows Validation is optional, and you can opt to
> d/load without performing the validation........but it is something
> that I could visualize being made mandatory in the future (no, I have
> no "inside track" information about it being made
> mandatory........just hazarding a guess).
>

LOL! Validation has been reported to fail on legitimate systems, and
work on those that are pirated. When MS goes Live with mandatory
validation, MS is just gonna create a major problem with its paying
customers.

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