installing oem xphome again

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Generally, only OEM product sold with a computer a BIOS locked. If you
purchased this from another individual instead of at a reputable retailer,
there's always the possibility the individual sold a BIOS locked version.
How can you tell? It won't install because it won't recognize the system.
Also, BIOS locked versions tend to come on a disk that includes the name of
the manufacturer such as HP, Dell, etc.

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"zeldaber" <free@free.com> wrote in message
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> how do i know if its locked to the bios or not?
> sorry for sounding dumb but i'm still learning
> zel
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:uc6JNqd8EHA.1564@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> "zeldaber" <free@free.com> wrote in message
>> news:crcb0d$l8q$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk
>>> ermmm excuse me everyone I'm still in need of an answer here about the
>>> original question with an OEM product that has already been activated
>>> once, is it now useless on another machine? despite me throwing the
>>> old machine away
>>
>> Many OEM versions of WinXP are locked to the BIOS of the machine and
>> can't be installed on another machine. If it's a retail OEM copy you can
>> install it and use it on a new machine but you may have to activate by
>> telephone.
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"Bruce Chambers" <bruce_a_chambers@h0tmail.com> wrote in message
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> > But if you "upgrade" the entire computer around the drive, what happens
if
> > the drive fails and the rest of the computer is still usable? I don't
know
> > if your OEM license evaporates at that point.
>
>
> Precisely the "Catch-22" of your theory. This is why the license
> becomes bound to the computer, not the component.

Thanks, Bruce. After posting that, I got to the EULA clarification you
posted, and concluded the same thing. I guess the good news is that the
license jumps to the computer so it is NOT so fragile as if it were tied to
the HDD; the BAD news for the OP is the same thing.
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Jim Nugent wrote:

>
>
> Thanks, Bruce. After posting that, I got to the EULA clarification you
> posted, and concluded the same thing. I guess the good news is that the
> license jumps to the computer so it is NOT so fragile as if it were tied to
> the HDD; the BAD news for the OP is the same thing.


For the OP, yes, it amounts to bad news. This is not necessarily the
case, however, for those who build their own PCs and then subsequently
upgrade them, one piece at a time for the next several years. In this
case, an OEM license can offer a substantial reduction in the initial
outlay.

According to the EULA, an OEM license may not be transferred from
one distinct PC to another PC. However, this most emphatically does not
prohibit one from repairing or upgrading the PC on which an OEM license
is installed.

Now, some people believe that the motherboard is the key component
that defines the "original computer," but the OEM EULA does not make any
such distinction. Others have said that one could successfully argue
that it's the PC's case that is the deciding component, as that is where
one is instructed to affix the OEM CoA label w/Product Key. Again, the
EULA does not specifically define any single component as the computer.

Microsoft has, to date, been very careful _not_ publicly to define
when an incrementally upgraded computer ceases to be the original
computer. The closest I've ever seen a Microsoft employee come to this
definition (in a public forum) is to tell the person making the inquiry
to consult the PC's manufacturer. As the OEM license's support is
solely the responsibility of said manufacturer, they should determine
what sort of hardware changes to allow before the warranty and support
agreements are voided. To paraphrase: An incrementally upgraded
computer ceases to be the original computer, as pertains to the OEM
EULA, only when the *OEM* says it's a different computer. If you've
built the system yourself, and used a generic OEM CD, then _you_ are the
"OEM," and _you_ get to decide when you'll no longer support your product."

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