Re: Upload Windows XP in second computer

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Al Dykes wrote:
In article <8n9jo25cafgvh75pacrref8pvp34g8vtng@xxxxxxx>,
Tim Slattery <Slattery_T@xxxxxxx> wrote:

rolonhiway <rolonhiway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


I have uploaded my Windows XP into another computer. After a month or two It locks up on the window screen. I have to call for a code to enter. Is there anyway to get around this. I am going to load it onto one of my older puters that has window 98. Will I have to call again to get the code to unlock it.

You cannot (legally) run one copy of XP on more than one computer at a
time. If it's an OEM version, it's valid only for the first computer
it's installed on (even if that machine ceases to exist), otherwise
you can move it to a different computer if you remove it from the
original machine.



For retail XP, what is the proceedure to "uninstall" XP prior
to moving it to a new computer?



Reformatting the old drive works.

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