Re: licenses?

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Jdrichar59 wrote:
> I was wondering what "buying" licenses for windows XP pro will do for
> me? can I have multiple computers with the same WINXP PRO operating
> system and can they be transferred to others like family and friends?
>
> I have an opportunity to buy 2 licenses fairly cheap, the guy claims
> that he has been told by microsoft that he can sell them because he
> has dismantled his computers and has no need for them...
> a little advice here please

Sounds like he is trying to make money off of you.. "told by Microsoft"..
right.

Yes - if he can show his copies of Windows were Retail copies (not OEM) then
he has the right to sell them. OEM copies are usually sold *with* the
system and according to their EULA (End-User Licensing Agreement) they are
permanently attached to the original system they were installed on first -
no matter what happens to that machine.

Technically - you would probably have no problems.. You can read up on
these issues (from Microsoft's perspective) here:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/ww/default.mspx

How to obtain additional licenses for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/814175

If you do go ahead with the purchase and have trouble, you may need the
following articles:

You receive a "The product key used to install Microsoft Windows
may not be valid" error message when you try to install
Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883254

You receive a "The product key used to install Windows is invalid"
error message
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326904
(Also contains a list of known bad product keys.)

Good luck.

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