Posted: 7/23/2009 8:41:29 PM EDT
| If I have an old computer that I no longer use and it has XP on it can I remove XP from that computer and legally install it on a different computer? |
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If I have an old computer that I no longer use and it has XP on it can I remove XP from that computer and legally install it on a different computer? Depends on the license type. If it was a retail license copy of Windows XP then the answer is yes. If it came already installed on the computer and/or it is an OEM copy then the answer is no. Your EULA should specify what license type you have. But a lot of people don't concern themselves with the finer points of the EULA and just install it anyway. FWIW, I am just answering the question, not debating the licensing scheme. |
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Quoted: Quoted: If I have an old computer that I no longer use and it has XP on it can I remove XP from that computer and legally install it on a different computer? Depends on the license type. If it was a retail license copy of Windows XP then the answer is yes. If it came already installed on the computer and/or it is an OEM copy then the answer is no. Your EULA should specify what license type you have. But a lot of people don't concern themselves with the finer points of the EULA and just install it anyway. FWIW, I am just answering the question, not debating the licensing scheme. "I had to reformat." |