CPU swap & XP Home OEM

[Guest]

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If I swap my Pentium 4 for a higher Pent. 4, will I be able to use my same
XP OEM?

I'm looking to swap out my processor in the future for a better one, but am
not sure if I can use the same XP OEM.

 

[peter]

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That depends what its tied to .........usually the MOBO sometimes the BIOS...
80% of the time you can change the CPU without a problem.........why not phone
and ask the people who sold it to you??
peter
"Patrick Hill" <pat@email.com> wrote in message
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> If I swap my Pentium 4 for a higher Pent. 4, will I be able to use my same
> XP OEM?
>
> I'm looking to swap out my processor in the future for a better one, but am
> not sure if I can use the same XP OEM.
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

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Thats shouldnt be a problem at all,the only one might be if the new P4
has hyper-threading,and the old doesnt.

"Patrick Hill" wrote:

> If I swap my Pentium 4 for a higher Pent. 4, will I be able to use my same
> XP OEM?
>
> I'm looking to swap out my processor in the future for a better one, but am
> not sure if I can use the same XP OEM.
>
>
>
>

 

[peter]

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Hi,

There should be no problem as long as your mobo support the new CPU.

Peter


"Patrick Hill" wrote:

> If I swap my Pentium 4 for a higher Pent. 4, will I be able to use my same
> XP OEM?
>
> I'm looking to swap out my processor in the future for a better one, but am
> not sure if I can use the same XP OEM.
>
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

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Patrick Hill wrote:
> If I swap my Pentium 4 for a higher Pent. 4, will I be able to use my same
> XP OEM?
>
> I'm looking to swap out my processor in the future for a better one, but am
> not sure if I can use the same XP OEM.
>
>
>

An OEM license is permanently bound to the first computer on which it's
installed, but this doesn't prevent you from upgrading that PC by
changing a single component.

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[Guest]

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Thanks for the info. This gives me some planning to do to swap the old CPU
in the future.

"Bruce Chambers" <bruce_a_chambers@h0tmail.com> wrote in message
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> Patrick Hill wrote:
> > If I swap my Pentium 4 for a higher Pent. 4, will I be able to use my
same
> > XP OEM?
> >
> > I'm looking to swap out my processor in the future for a better one, but
am
> > not sure if I can use the same XP OEM.
> >
> >
> >
>
> An OEM license is permanently bound to the first computer on which it's
> installed, but this doesn't prevent you from upgrading that PC by
> changing a single component.
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
> both at once. - RAH