Recovering an old window license from an old pc

[Marika_1]

So i have an real old pc, it is like 15-20 years old, window xp if im not mistaken. I last started it up last year, took me 15mins to boot up and VERY SLOW. Its sitting in the storrage collecting dust now. Was wondering can i take the window xp license and use it to activate my win 10 on the new pc?

 

[Doctor Rob]

Nope that would not work. they did not offer a free update from XP to Win 10..

 

[atomicWAR]

No you cannot. Windows XP was not ever in the upgrade path to windows 10 when free upgrades were still allowed for windows 7/8 systems.

 

[Marika_1]

Erm, im not entire sure if its window xp. So if its window 7. That means can right?

 

[captaincharisma]

it would depend on what kind of windows license it is. if it was a retail one then you can but if it is an OEM type license then it cannot be used on another computer. you can retrieve the windows key with a free program like ProduKey. also if this will be for a new computer made within the last 4-5 years windows XP will not work on it nor would it be recommended to ever use it due to it no longer receiving security updates

https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html

 

[captaincharisma]

Nope that would not work. they did not offer a free update from XP to Win 10..

they never did offer an XP to windows 10 upgrade that was only for windows 7 and 8

 

[Marika_1]

it would depend on what kind of windows license it is. if it was a retail one then you can but if it is an OEM type license then it cannot be used on another computer. you can retrieve the windows key with a free program like ProduKey. also if this will be for a new computer made within the last 4-5 years windows XP will not work on it nor would it be recommended to ever use it due to it no longer receiving security updates

https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html

Ok i will find sometime to retrieve the key.
Also what i mean is not trying to make my new pc a window xp. My current pc which is win 10, its win 10 is expired. So i was wondering is it possible to use other keys from like win 7 to activate my win 10 on my current pc.

 

[USAFRet]

Ok i will find sometime to retrieve the key.
Also what i mean is not trying to make my new pc a window xp. My current pc which is win 10, its win 10 is expired. So i was wondering is it possible to use other keys from like win 7 to activate my win 10 on my current pc.

A valid Windows 10 license does not "expire".

 

[Marika_1]

Ok i will find sometime to retrieve the key.
Also what i mean is not trying to make my new pc a window xp. My current pc which is win 10, its win 10 is expired. So i was wondering is it possible to use other keys from like win 7 to activate my win 10 on my current pc.

A valid Windows 10 license does not "expire".

Yes i know...mine is volume license...

 

[captaincharisma]

it would depend on what kind of windows license it is. if it was a retail one then you can but if it is an OEM type license then it cannot be used on another computer. you can retrieve the windows key with a free program like ProduKey. also if this will be for a new computer made within the last 4-5 years windows XP will not work on it nor would it be recommended to ever use it due to it no longer receiving security updates

https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html

Ok i will find sometime to retrieve the key.
Also what i mean is not trying to make my new pc a window xp. My current pc which is win 10, its win 10 is expired. So i was wondering is it possible to use other keys from like win 7 to activate my win 10 on my current pc.

if you have a legit windows 7 or 8 (not XP) key you can use it to activate a copy of windows 10. also not if your current windows version is the pro edition and the key you use is for the home edition you will need to do a clean install of windows 10 home for the key to activate