Re: License Transfer

Chris,
And when I (home builder not for resale) am the manufacturer?

Then under the EULA I can't place all the "guts" into a new shiny enclosure?
Martin

"Chris H." wrote:

> Read your information, if you have an OEM setup. It is that manufacturer,
> not Microsoft setting things tied to their BIOS within that system.
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
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>
>
> "Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:438E64D8.3000408@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > And you are right, the policy is absurd. Microsoft is trying to "have
> > their cake and eat it too", by creating terms ("machine") that they
> > themselves cannot and do not define.
> >
> >
> > Bill Marriott wrote:
> >
> >> Define "machine?"
> >>
> >> Is it the motherboard? That's a $35 part, one of the least expensive
> >> components of the whole system.
> >>
> >> The CPU? Faster ones are coming out all the time.
> >>
> >> If I replace just the motherboard, is it still the same machine? If I
> >> upgrade just the CPU is it the same machine? If I upgrade both? If I add
> >> a video card? Upgrade the hard disk?
> >>
> >> My sister has an HP Pavilion computer I originally bought for her in
> >> 1998. Since, then I've upgraded nearly every component of the system for
> >> her over time. Only the power supply, case, and floppy disk drive are the
> >> original equipment now. (She likes the matched look of the monitor,
> >> speakers, keyboard, mouse, and case.)
> >>
> >> At one point, if any, did I sacrifice the license to use Microsoft
> >> software on "that computer?"
> >>
> >> What if the a thunderstorm blows out the power supply and floppy disk
> >> finally? When I replace that, she really won't have any parts from the
> >> old machine ... will I have to repurchase all the Microsoft software for
> >> her?
> >>
> >> I'm not disputing the accuracy of your answer, I'm just pointing out the
> >> absurdity of the policy.
> >>
> >> Bill
> >>
> >>
> >> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:etvFLgf9FHA.1844@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> If XP Home was pre-installed on your computer, legally, no you can't.
> >> OEM versions of Windows XP (and other applications/operating systems) are
> >> tied to the machine they are originally installed on.
> >>
> >> Retail verisons can be transferred, but you must give the new owner the
> >> COA and the CD-Key. You also have to uninstall it from whatever system
> >> its currently on.
> >>
>
>
>
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