Re: Can I use this Windows XP key
- From: "AJR" <ajrjdr@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 14:41:15 -0500
First I have not read all the responses to this post. Being active in the
"service and repair" field (at one time) there were many times "OEM" XP had
to be installed other than the original computer - and activated without
difficulty. Please note the following information provided by Microsoft
pertaining to activation: (emphasis added)
" Product Activation and new pre-loaded PCs
The majority of customers acquire Windows with the purchase of a new
computer, and most new computers pre-loaded with Windows XP will not require
activation at all. Microsoft provides OEMs with the ability to
"pre-activate" Windows XP in the factory and estimates that upwards of 80%
of all new PCs will be delivered to the customer pre-activated.
"Pre-activation" of Windows XP by the OEMs will be done in one of two
different ways depending on the OEM's own configuration options and choices.
Some OEMs may protect Windows XP using a mechanism which locks the
installation to OEM-specified BIOS information in the PC. This technology
works very similar to existing technologies that many OEMs have used over
the years with the CDs they ship to reinstall Windows on these computers. We
expanded and integrated the existing OEM CD BIOS locking mechanism with
product activation, and call this method of protection "System Locked
Pre-installation," or SLP.
Successfully implemented, SLP uses information stored in an OEM PC's BIOS to
protect the installation from casual piracy. No communication by the end
customer to Microsoft is required and no hardware hash is created or
necessary. At boot, Windows XP compares the PC's BIOS to the SLP
information. If it matches, no activation is required.
Every single piece of hardware could be changed on a PC with SLP and no
reactivation would be required - even the motherboard could be replaced as
long as the replacement motherboard was original equipment manufactured by
the OEM and retained the proper BIOS. In the unlikely scenario that the BIOS
information does not match, the PC would need to be activated within 30 days
by contacting the Microsoft activation center via the Internet or telephone
call - JUST AS IN A RETAIL SCENERIO..
OEMs may also activate Windows XP by contacting Microsoft in the same way
the consumer would activate. Activation done in this way is the same as
activating a retail boxed version of Windows XP. This is discussed in more
detail further below.
For OEMs who do not employ either of the above two methods of
pre-activation, a new PC acquired with Windows XP preinstalled must be
activated by the customer. This activation is completed in the exact same
way as would someone who acquired Windows XP by purchasing a boxed version
at a retailer.
"Tim Denny" <ntlworld@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Ll%ah.3801$J4.992@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have an old Packard Bell laptop which is completely dead, and would like
to know if I can legally use the key number that is stuck on the bottom of
the machine, to do a install on a new system I have built? would there be
any problems as I would only be using this key on one computer, or is this
key only valid on the original computer? surely a copy of Windows XP isn't
limited by the life of the system it is installed on. Any help would be
appreciated.
Many Thanks
Tim Denny
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