Some time ago my local PC store posted an amendment on their website saying
that due to MS wanting to pursuade more people to go legal with their copies
of Windows, they had relaxed the rules to allow OEM software such as Windows
XP Pro to be purchased with ANY hardware such as a mouse. Indeed my friend
has bought several copies when he has built PCs for people.
However I was talking to someone from another company who are MS Volume
License partners (I'm doing my best to go legal, but struggling against the
finance...) who said that MS has recently reversed this. 'Apparantly' it
was a loophole in the EULA that allowed the purchase with any hardware, but
the EULA has now been modified to close the loophole.
Can anyone confirm the current status - can you still / could you ever buy
OEM Windows with a mouse?
Furthermore, if there happens to be anyone who knows about volume licensing;
is one copy of OEM Windows XP Pro cheaper on a charity-price volume license
such as Open than that same OEM Windows XP Pro bought in a shop, assuming I
already have 5x licenses to qualify for the Open license. (We do qualify
for charity pricing under the charity's act)
Re: Windows OEM products ...Peter Howarth wrote: ... Some time ago my local PC store posted an amendment on their website saying that due to MS wanting to pursuade more people to go legal with their copies of Windows, they had relaxed the rules to allow OEM software such as Windows XP Pro to be purchased with ANY hardware such as a mouse. ... However I was talking to someone from another company who are MS Volume License partners who said that MS has recently reversed this. ... is one copy of OEM Windows XP Pro cheaper on a charity-price volume license such as Open than that same OEM Windows XP Pro bought in a shop, assuming I already have 5x licenses to qualify for the Open license. ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
Re: Can/How transfer XP to a new computer? ... The OEM Windows XP EULA essentially states: ...LICENSE MAY NOT BE SHARED, ... | Gordon Burgess-Parker... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
Re: Windows OEM products ...Windows - Shell/User ..."Peter Howarth" wrote: ... | License partners (I'm doing my best to go legal, ... | is one copy of OEM Windows XP Pro cheaper on a charity-price volume license ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
Re: OEM CD Install on Non-OEM System ... The additional licenses from Microsoft are only available for retail... and not OEM Windows.... Assuming the purchase an additional license so as to be legal, ... Edition, Including Service Pack 1, DELL P/N 5W623". ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.setup_deployment)
Re: upgrade XP home to XP pro ... How do I put XP pro onto the inherited machine? ... Will it upgrade if I insert the XP Pro disk and run the install program or must I reformat the hard drive on the inherited machine? ... An OEM license is permanently bound to the computer on which it was originally installed, and may never be legitimately transferred to a new computer. ... WinXP is designed to install and upgrade the existing operating system while simultaneously preserving your applications and data, and translating as many personalized settings as possible. ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers)
