Second hand PC XP License

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If I bought a second hand PC that came with the original oem win xp
reinstallation cd, can I format the harddisk and reinstall with the same oem
win xp reinstallation cd? More important, will I be the licensed owner of the
win xp os?
 
Jeff said:
If I bought a second hand PC that came with the original oem win xp
reinstallation cd, can I format the harddisk and reinstall with the same oem
win xp reinstallation cd?
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Yes and with second hand computers, it's highly recommended as there is
no way of knowing what's on the hard disk.
More important, will I be the licensed owner of the
win xp os?
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Of course.

Alias
 
To add to Alias's post make sure that you have the Product Key as well
before doing the format and reinstall.
Joan
 
Thanks Alias and Joan.

Alias~- said:
Yes and with second hand computers, it's highly recommended as there is
no way of knowing what's on the hard disk.


Of course.

Alias
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Jeff said:
If I bought a second hand PC that came with the original oem win xp
reinstallation cd, can I format the harddisk and reinstall with the
same oem win xp reinstallation cd? More important, will I be the
licensed owner of the win xp os?
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Yes. The OEM license ties it to the original computer it'sinstalled on, not
an individual. It would be a license violation for him to have sold the
computer to you, kept the CD for himself, and used it on another computer.
 
Jeff said:
If I bought a second hand PC that came with the original oem win xp
reinstallation cd, can I format the harddisk and reinstall with the same oem
win xp reinstallation cd? More important, will I be the licensed owner of the
win xp os?
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Yes. OEM licenses are permanently bound to the first computer on which
they're installed. In fact, the only legitimate way to transfer
ownership of an OEM license is to transfer ownership of the computer on
which it's installed.


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