second hand builtin XP

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mike gee

I've just bought a reconditioned 220 Emachine from my neighbour who can't
get on with it.
XP comes ready installed. How can I remove his name from the system and
insert mine?
TIA.
Am I legally entitled to use all the pre-installed software?
Silversurfer
 
If he gave you all the disks and transfered all the
licenses to you yes - if he kept the software and is
using it no.
 
If the computer came with all the software pre-installed - meaning it is OEM
software - then the software is tied to the computer. He sells the computer
he can not keep the software so yes it is yours. If the software is not OEM
then he has to give you all the disks before the software is yours. Doug
Knox has a little app that will enable you to make changes to the owner name
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_change_owner.htm
 
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