Re: Transfer of XP Pro License to New Computer
- From: "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 15:56:28 -0700
steve's grandma wrote:
I'm not transferring Windows XP Pro to a different computer.
OK, if you say so, but that contradicts what it says in the subject line of
this thread.
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.
My advice is not to worry at all about who it's registered to. Registration
is completely optional, and essentially meaningless to you. It's used only
by Microsoft for marketing purposes.
Don't mix up registration with activation. Unlike registration, activation
is mandatory, but is completely anonymous. The activation is for the
computer, not your brother.
(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!
Memory sticks are one way to save your data, but there are others: CDs,
DVDs, removable hard drive, etc.
However that sentence suggests that you have no backup procedure in place
and you are assuming that your documents will always remain on your drive.
That's a very poor assumption. Hard drives don't last forever and canal ways
fail. Other risks to your data include sever power glitches, nearby
lightning strikes, virus attacks, user error, theft of the computer, etc. As
has often been said, it's not a matter of whether you will have such a
problem, but when.
If your documents are important to you, you need to put a strong backup
procedure in place quickly.
--- 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?!)
You shouldn't and don't have to. If yours is an OEM version, as long as
Windows XP stays on the same computer there's no problem. If yours is a
retail version, you could even move it to a different computer without a
problem.
--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup
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!
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".
Thanks in advance for your prompt response.
"Oli Restorick [MVP]" wrote:
Hi there
If the previous license for Windows XP Pro came with your original
computer, then it will be an OEM version of Windows XP. That means
that the software is tied to the original computer and may not be
legally transferred to another computer. This is detailed in the
End User License Agreement. This is also one reason that the
software will have cost you less than a retail version of Windows.
As for transferring settings, there is the Files and Settings
Transfer Wizard.
HOW TO: Use Files and Settings Transfer Wizard in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;293118
Hope this helps
Oli
"fannonjs" <fannonjs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:5D1877B3-D219-4DCF-A144-00235AAB8CA4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I purchased Windows XP Pro about 2 years ago and I'm considering
purchasing a
new PC. Of course the new PC comes standard with XP Home edition.
I would
like to transfer my licensed version of XP Pro from my old PC to
the new one.
Can I do so without any fees? If so what do I have to do
before/after loading the software on the new PC? Is there a way of
transferring my setup
from the old PC to the new one without reloading software? Any
help would be
appreciated.
.
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