Re: License

Posted: 07-11-2003, 10:05 PM

Ken Blake

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"Bill" <chenard@msn.com> wrote in message
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> I recently purchased a new notebook for my daughter. She
> spilled coffee all over it and ruined it.
>
> Can I leaglly transfer the Windows XP software to another
> machine I have.

No. Assuming that XP came with the notebook, it's an OEM version.
And unfortunately, the OEM version's license ties it permanently
to the first computer it's installed on. This is in my view the
single biggest disadvantage of OEM versions.

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