Re: How to unregister XP Pro?

In news:39BE7481-A088-4992-AF98-25E143815BBB@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
FL Consultant <FLConsultant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:

> I recently learned that I can not use the upgrade copy of XP
> Pro that
> I own and used to upgrade from XP Home on my Dell Notebook
> computer.


Sorry, I'm having a lot of trouble understanding that sentence.
First you say you can *not* use it, then you say you did. Can you
clarify this, please?

Do you mean that you can't use it on a second computer? That's
correct.



> Dell is sending me a full version of XP Pro so I can format and
> load
> it.


On your notebook? What was the problem with using the upgrade
version?


> I registered the Upgrade version of XP Pro with Microsoft. How
> do I
> unregister the copy so I can give it to my Brother since I not
> longer
> need it and he currently has XP Home and an HP notebook?


There are several issues here. First, there's no such thing as
"unregistering," nor is it necessary. Second, the Dell CD is
probably customized for your computer (or even BIOS-locked to
it), and will very likely not work on his HP computer. Third,
it's an OEM version, and if you did install it on your machine,
then its license is permanently tied to that machine and can
never legally be used on another.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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