Re: How to unregister XP Pro?

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Sorry if I confused you.


Your last comments gets to my questions. I thought that with the new
Microsoft registration system they were preventing users from useing one copy
of a software package on more than one computer. That is why they now
require you to register the software or it is not useable after so many days.
So to move the software to another computer, I thought that I would have to
unregister it or I would have a problem when I placed the software on another
computer.

Does that help you understand my question?

Thank you for your help.


--
FL Consultant


"Ken Blake" wrote:

> 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
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
>
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