Re: Re-using my copies of XP pro

[Mike <koldark@xxxxxxxxx>]

> From what I understand, IANAL, if you have an OEM version of Windows, that
license is tied to that PC for life. If you toss the PC, the license is no
longer any good. If you have a retail version, this gets into a grey area. I
will plead the 5th with what I would do.

On 6/28/06, Mark Villa <iseries.4.me@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I am at a point where the hardware is getting old. I only have a few PC's
> Would like to get a couple of boxes and re-use my XP pro licenses.
>
> Just as an example, mine are Dell proovided but I am not brand crazy.
>
> My guess is, I can only buy Dell's to re-install from my existing XP
> PRO Dell CD over a copy of XP Home (default shipped). And if I am
> lucky, the license is valid on the newer box. (and I am never lucky)
> if I have to pay $99 dollars to refresh the XP Pro license stamp, it
> is not worth the trouble.
>
> Anyone doing this sort of thing in a planned fashion? with any brand?
>
> I think Dell charges $149 on top of a copy of XP Home. This has been a
> cash cow for sure.
>
> I am a little in the dark on XP Pro licensing and how the un-rich &
> un-famous save some bucks and stay up to date on the hardware side.
>
> In other words, is it better to buy a copy -or- a 5-pack of XP Pro for
> hardware and just wipe what is shipped? or are new boxes so specific
> the HAL they are using is only on their CD and hard to find?
>
> My view is,  $149 dollars is pricey if I am the only dummy paying it,
> yet not bad if it does not require me to do anything when delivered,
> since time is money.
>
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> Mark Villa
> Summerville, SC
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