Re: Transfer of XP Pro License to New Computer

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steve's grandma wrote:
I'm not transferring Windows XP Pro to a different computer. The PC in which it's already installed was given to me by my brother, so, naturally, the Windows XP Pro program is registered to him. Because this is now my PC, I'd like the program to be registered to me, also. (If I were to buy a new Windows XP Pro program, I'd have to save everything to memory sticks or lose all of my documents, so I don't want that!( --- Besides which, apart from profitability to Microsoft Corp, why should I have to go pay for a whole other program, when there's one already installed?!)



Registration is purely optional, and, especially in the case of an OEM license, provides to benefit.


The existing program, I believe, was OEM "bundled" by Dell, with the PC --- but the Dell representative who assisted me in transferring registration of the PC, itself, said that "Windows registration is a Microsoft issue" and re-directed me to contact you folks!



The Dell representative recommended that you contact a group of random strangers, none of whom are affiliated with Microsoft? How curious. He/she should have pointed you in the correct direction to contact Microsoft. Be that as it may, if registration is important to you, you may do so via the Registration Wizard:

Click Start, and then click Run. In the Open box, type regwiz /r.


Also, I need help, when I do re-register, deleting my brother's information from the feature that locks the computer by "user name and pass code".


This part is unclear. If you brother added some sort of 3rd party locking feature, you'll have to ask him to help you remove it.


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