A laptop was bought with XP preinstalled but not activated, the EULA
was not accepted, the hard drive was erased, a different (superior)
operating system was installed, XP stickers were removed from the case.
Question:
Is it legal to use this license key on a different computer, if a
legally obtained install CD is present, but it was already installed
and the key it came with cannot be used to activate another computer?
Will it work with Pro edition, if original install was Home?
Thanks.
Legal? WGaF - Microsoft deserve to be shafted for their distribution
policy. Just go ahead and use it.
Irma
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