Re: re-installing windows xp on a rebuilt computer
- From: "Rich Barry" <rbarry@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:37:45 -0700
You should not have a problem as long as the XP Upgrade CD's are not
OEM ( Original Equipment Manufacture).
They are usually sold with a computer or computer component. If you
purchased a Retail Upgrade Version of WinXP
from BB then you are Ok.
"Re-install Windows XP on a Rebuilt compu" <Re-install Windows XP on a
Rebuilt compu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:909ECD70-6E64-4760-9FED-D2FC6EE298D7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I am sorry if this is a long post, but I want all the facts out.
Back in 1999 I built my first computer, I loaded Windows 2000 at the time
as
the OS. A coupled of years later I upgraded to Windows XP with a copy I
purchased from BestBuy. The computer ran great until 2005. Then all kinds
if
weird things began to happen. Eventually I built another computer (my 3rd)
and ported all my stuff to it. I put the retired system into the junk heap
and robbed it for parts occasionally. Late last year I decided to use it
as
the basis for a WHS Server. I put newer CPU's in it, but used the same
Mobo.
It was a Tyan mobo with dual P3's. I replaced the CPU's with dual 933's I
got
for next to nothing and put in new hard drives. It has 2 40 Gbyte and 2
300
Gbyte HD's now. The original 60 Gbyte HD I used had been re-used so it was
not available. All other hardware is the same.
My question is: Can I re-install Windows XP on the system without having
to
buy another license? I have the original CD somewhere ( I will find it if
I
have too.) and installation key. The only problem is that I have 3 copies
of
the Windows XP retail upgrade but do not know which key goes with which
computer.
I could not get WHS to install and will build a new computer this fall and
purchase the WHS software (If you wonder).
Thanks for rading this message. Thanks for any help I get
Doyle
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