Re: swap XP or media cnetre
- From: Ron Martell <ron.martell@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 02 Sep 2006 14:22:57 GMT
macsinbragg@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Ok I am new to this group so if I am in the wrong place. Oops!
I have a three year old computer that came with xp installed. I am
buying a dell laptop new from dell that has media ctr installed. I
want to swap them, meaning I want the desktop to have the medai ctr
and the laptop to have the xp os. How do I do this?
You don't. Licenses for OEM verisons of Windows XP, which are what
you apparently have, are permanently locked to the first computer that
they are installed on and cannot be legitimately transferred to
another computer under any circumstances, even if the original
computer is scrapped, lost, stolen, or destroyed.
Additionally, the Media Center edition of Windows XP that will come on
your new laptop will be BIOS locked. This means that it cannot be
activated on anything but a Dell computer.
Just for clarification. Media Center is also Windows XP, just that is
has slightly different capabilities and functionality with respect to
multimedia. It is a modifed Windows XP Professional.
Hope this explains the situation.
Good luck
Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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