License question

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Steve

We have multiple XP Pro licenses from an MSFT program we are involved with.
We recently purchased a PC with XP home installed and upgraded using one of
our Pro licenses and activated it. A few days later it turns out that there
is a problem with the PC and the supplier is going to replace the box. We
do not want to lose that license we installed. What do we need to do in
order to put that same license on the replacement box?

Thanks,
Steve
 
ASSUMING that all licenses are legal (not in violation of EULA) and that
they are NOT OEM licenses,

1ST. If you can return the original PC to its original state by
reformatting and installing the XP Home back on it do so. Otherwise just
delete the partition on the hard drive if possible.

2nd. Install the Pro version on the new box and activate it with the same
license number. You will have to make a telephone call if the time period
has been short since the original install. The phone number will be on the
activation page when you are setting up the computer. Just tell them you
are replacing a failed PC with a new one.
 
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