Re: licencing ?
- From: Bruce Chambers <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:48:24 -0600
S t i n g r a y wrote:
I have just bought a used Dell P4 2.4 GHz, now that pc has a windows xp professional license sticker, Although seem simple but still want to confirm do I need to buy Windows Xp again for this PC ?
just confirming
regards
If a Product Key/Certificate of Authenticity label is affixed to the computer's case, it means that there is an OEM license assigned to that computer. Because OEM licenses are permanently bound to the first computer on which they're installed, this means that you've also purchased the OS license. Of course, if the seller neglected to provide you with the installation CD, you may eventually need to buy another license, anyways.
With second-hand computers, especially if acquired from strangers but perhaps even if acquired from a family member or friend, your wisest course of action would definitely be to format the hard drives and start fresh. You don't want to get in trouble because the original owner may have filled the hard drive with kiddie porn, or have problems because the original owner downloaded/installed viruses or other malware.
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