Re: Windows XP Transfer to 3rd party

Roe wrote:

Thank you everyone for you responses.
I will format (wipe) the drives clean as I no longer need this
computer anymore.
I just wanted to make sure that doing something like and "Uninstall"
wouldn't be required, that maybe it deactivates the activation code or
something? I just want to make sure the the 3rd party won't have any
issues when they go to install it on their pc.


You're welcome. Glad to help.

The only potential issue (and it's a very minor one) is that if it's been
fewer than 120 days since you last activated, the third party won't be able
to activate over the internet, but will be prompted to activate by voice
call to an 800 number. But that's quick and easy.

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
janine.roe@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

I have a retail copy of Windows XP Professional Upgrade that I would
like to transfer to someone else. I am no longer using the PC that
it is on as I have a new PC. Reading the EULA it says that I can
transfer it to a 3rd party as long as all the material goes with it,
which I have. The question I have is, can I indeed do this?


Yes.


And if
so do I need to "uninstall" this upgrade version from my old PC? I


Yes.


have no problem doing this, but the problem is, I upgraded from XP
Home edition and apparently I can't uninstall XP Professional
Upgrade if I was an upgrade from XP Home edition.


You can't literally "uninstall" it, but you have to *remove* it.
Simply format the drive and install whatever other operating system
you want, including your old copy of XP Home.


I don't know what to do,
or if it is necessary to do anything and I can indeed give someone
else this version of XP Professional Upgrade that I have.


Yes.


Can I call
Microsoft and de-activate this upgrade?


That's neither possible nor necessary. There's no such thing as
deactivation. Just remove it from your computer by formatting.

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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