Re: OEM Install Restrictions
- From: Bruce Chambers <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 18:24:45 -0700
Ian Ashby wrote:
I have been using my OEM copy of Windows XP Professional for around 6 months now, only to find when I did a clean install of it the other day that the Activation Key was no longer valid. I rang Microsoft and they said that the key had been locked and there was nothing they could do about it but to call the place where I bought it from and ask for a new key. When I called the place I bought it from they told me that the OEM version can only be installed a limited number of times! Is this true?
There's no limit to the number of times you can reinstall and activate the same WinXP license on the same PC. Nor is there ever a charge. Nor does a Product Key (so long as it's not an evaluation license) ever expire. If it's been more than 120 days since you last activated that specific Product Key, you'll most likely be able to activate via the Internet without problem. If it's been less, you might have to make a 5 minute phone call.
Here are the facts pertaining to activation:
Piracy Basics - Microsoft Product Activation http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/
Windows Product Activation (WPA) http://www.aumha.org/a/wpa.htm
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