Re: OEM XP Pro Upgrade to Retail - Why

The 'why' helps
As allready stated a full retail edition is required
Allthough if you are replacing the mobo now, on what was a working
installtion, only a repair installation is required. Whether that succeeds
depends on whether the OEM cd is bios locked to the origonal hardware.
If it succeeeds and you have to use online activation it is only neccessary
to state thet you have replaced a failed part, you will then be provided
with a new activation code.


"Bill Mathews" <sfbillm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Well, I'd hoped to avoid a debate as to whether I needed to do this
particular upgrade.
Short story: I had posted an earlier question as to whether I could
reactivate my OEM Win XP Pro after I installed a new mobo.
Short answer to that: It depended on what sort of license the maker of my
system had for Windows XP.
Problem #1: The manufacturer of my system has gone to that PC Maker
Heaven, so I can't determine whether or not the license it had would allow
XP to reactivate after I put in a new mobo. There's nothing in the system
documentation that comes close to addressing this.
Problem #2: Microsoft, in its generousness, is about to pull the plug on
sales of XP, so I can't wait until I install a new mobo to buy another
copy if it should turn out that I need one to continue using my computer.
So, bottom line: I am going to buy another copy, retail this time, for
insurance. It's just of question of which - upgrade or full.
Do you see why I'd hoped to not have to get into the 'Why'? :-)

"Bill Mathews" <sfbillm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have Win XP Pro OEM on my machine. If I want to go to XP Pro retail,
will the retail upgrade package do that? Or does it take the full retail
version?
I'm asking because I upgraded my wife's XP Home to XP Pro with the XP Pro
Retail upgrade version. But the box doesn't list XP Pro OEM as one of the
XP versions it will upgrade. The full version will of course install w.o.
checking for qualifying versions.

And yes, I know, even if the Upgrade version would work, I'd still need
to buy another copy, since I've used the one on my wife's computer. Also,
somewhere, I have the OEM Win Pro CD that came with my system.

As always, many thanks.
Bill






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