Re: Windows Xp Pro instalation

On Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:49:03 -0700, Poker9851
<Poker9851@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I pruchased a Brand new copy of Windows Xp Pro


Did you buy a retail copy or an OEM copy?


and installed it on My home
desk top computer , a month later my computer bit the dust and I bought a new
one . My question is how can I install My new copy of windows xp pro on a new
laptop I bought


If you bought a retail copy, yes. If you bought an OEM copy, no.

The single biggest disadvantage of an OEM copy is that its license
ties it permanently to the first computer it's installed on. It can
never be moved to another, not even if the original one dies.

For that reason, I think OEM copies of Windows XP are very poor value,
and I always recommend the retail upgrade, which usually costs only
slightly more, instead. And despite what some people think, an upgrade
copy *can* do a clean installation as long as you own a CD of a
previous qualifying version to show it as proof of ownership when
prompted. Most people have a Windows 98 CD around, but worst case, if
you don't, you can buy one inexpensively someplace like eBay.




and get the service pack up dates ?

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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