Re: Windows Xp Pro instalation

Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
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.

Correction: you're not supposed to move a generic OEM copy of XP but, in practice, you can do it if it's been over 120 days since the last activation. It goes against the EULA but who really cares about that besides the MVP suck ups and Redmond?

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and get the service pack up dates ?


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