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"Brian" <bwc@dccnet.com> wrote:
>I have an XP OEM license on my old computer. I want to replace and junk
>this old computer. Will M$ allow me to reactivate my OEM license on my new
>computer?
>
The End User License Agreement for an OEM version of Windows XP
permanently locks that license to the first computer that it is
installed on and it may not be legitmately moved to another computer
even if the original computer is lost, stolen, destroyed, or scrapped.
See the file EULA.TXT in the \Windows\System32 folder of your computer
for the specific details of the End User License Agreement for that
computer.
Furthermore if your OEM version is an SLP or "BIOS Locked" version
then it will not activate over the Internet if it is installed on a
computer with a different make of motherboard, and telephone
activations will be declined.
To check if your OEM version is BIOS Locked look for an Activate
Windows item in the Accessories - System Tools category on the Start
Menu. If there is no Activate Windows item and if you did not
replace the motherboard prior to 1 March 2005 then your OEM version of
Windows XP is BIOS Locked and can only be activated on a computer with
a motherboard from that specific OEM.
Good luck
Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm
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