Re: XP professional - reinstallation CD
From: Bruce Chambers (bruce_a_chambers_at_h0tmail.com)
Date: 10/30/04
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Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 11:10:45 -0600
sak0309 wrote:
> I just refreshed by work laptop, which had a customized version of
> XP
> loaded on it. The packaging included a sealed reinstallation CD
> that
> has Windows XP Professional including Service Pack 1a. The
> packaging
> says "for distribution with a new Dell PC only".
>
> I want to use this CD to upgrade my home PC that currently has
> Windows ME. Will this work, despite the warning that it should be
> used on a new PC?
Have you first asked your employer how he feels about your wanting
to steal his property?
Further, OEM licenses are _permanently_ bound to the first PC on
which they are installed. An OEM license, once installed, is not
legally transferable to another computer under any circumstances.
Additionally, An OEM CD cannot be used to perform an upgrade of an
earlier OS, as it was designed to be installed _only_ upon an empty
hard drive.
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