Re: "Upgrade" from preinstalled?

Yes.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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"Scott Nichol" wrote:

| The links are great, but I don't see an answer to my exact question. The
| current license for XP Home installed on the disk is the "preinstalled" one,
| which is not valid on any motherboard but one provided by eMachines. I want
| to know whether I buy a copy of XP Home then run a repair with that CD and
| key to lift the license from "preinstalled" to retail.
|
| Thanks again.
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| Scott Nichol

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