so about 6 months ago i bought a windows xp home edition retail (the one with the nice box)... im about to build a new pc e6550, 2gb ram, 8800 gts... my question is can i reuse that copy of windows that i bought? i already used it once when i installed it on my current computer
View 2 RepliesDoes anyone know of particular advantages to the [retail] version of XP Home over an [OEM] version of XP Home?
View 23 Replies View RelatedWhat is the difference besides the price. Oem is 90.00 and retail is 199.00. Why?
View 12 Replies View Relatedthe installation key is not Valid. I have the OEM key and I want to change it. I tried the tool (KeyUpdateTool_enu.exe) to change key. but it gives an error.
Then I used the registry edit method, and it doesn't accept the OEM key.
I'm looking on Newegg right now, and see that there is a Retail version of Windows and an OEM version of Windows, but yet they fail to describe what comes in each one.So, which one should I buy? The Retail or the OEM? Money isn't an issue at this moment, so if the Retail is recommended, I could get it.
View 7 Replies View Relatedif I upgrade my friends comp from xp home to xp pro that NONE of her data will be lost and will work EXACTLY the same as before only just PRO installed. This is because she has messed up her computer and I am going to fix it. But I do not want to do a clean install. When the system is in the boot area and asks me to install XPP do I have it do a recovery install etc?
View 9 Replies View RelatedWhats the difference??? I just want to install an OS on my daughter's system (I'm building). There seems to be big price differences just looking at XP home. I thought I should stay with retail because I have so little expertise and thought the package would be more complete (less for me to be expected to know
View 19 Replies View RelatedI know im the wrong forum but ME doesn't get looked at much anymore. I need to know this so as to reinstall XP upgrade retail edition. Thought you long timers in this forum would be able to help me. I have a full retail ver.of ME. IT comes with 2 discs. 1-OS 2-Boot floppy . MY boot floppy was erased. I can't reinstall ME without this boot floppy on an empty drive . Has anyone used anything from bootdisc.com? or any other site for this such thing. I know MS probably still has some around but try to buy one.
View 4 Replies View RelatedCurrently running "98se" and want to switch up to "Windows 2000 pro.". What is the difference between the "Windows 2000 OEM" version and the "Windows 2000 Retail" version. With the "OEM" version they talk about accompanying hardware per Microsoft requirements (which may or may not work with my system)? What should I look for If buying the "OEM" version (COA etc.) "OEM" seems to be alot less expensive, but I need to know what I'm getting.
View 5 Replies View RelatedDownload the "Corp" version of Win XP Pro, file-sharing or torrent, and then run validation, fail, and get MS to sell you a retail copy of 1/2 price. Do the same thing, download Corp XP Pro. Burn a copy to CD on a computer it isn't install on, make up a receipt, and go to the Library and do a search of newspapers for computer shows from a couple years ago.Fill out the forms MS gives you and send in with the CD and receipt, and get MS to send you a retail copy for free. OK, I'm not really advocating anybody doing this, just trying to make a point. If someone is gonna pirate XP to begin with, what makes MS think that people won't be doing things like this? Why isn't retail XP sold at the price that is being offered to people with pirated Windows to begin with?
View 24 Replies View Related1) I would like to upgrade from Windows ME to XP Pro on my existing PC. Can I purchase an OEM license instead of FPP license by purchasing a non-peripheral hardware component?
2) What are the non-pheripheral components that can be considered? &
3) What basic system requirements for XP pro to run efficiently?
I recently brought a laptop with XP Home preloaded, but as I had a retail CD of XP
pro I thought I'd boot from that CD and run setup which includes a full reformat.
I now have XP pro up and running, but I get an annoying "dual boot" screen giving
a choice of XP pro and XP home! How can I get rid of this dual boot screen as XP
Home no longer exists?
I want to upgrade the computers at my business in derbyshire, UK. I want to upgrade two office PC'S to XP. They both meet miniumum specs but how much do i need to pay to get the software legally and where would i get it from?
View 6 Replies View RelatedI bought an off-lease used IBM Netvista computer that had Windows XP pre-installed. There is an IBM OEM Windows XP COA sticker. What does this mean in term of license? Is this even legal? If something goes wrong, whom can I ask for support? I have looked at the license page at Mircrosoft but am still confused.
View 2 Replies View RelatedMy computer has XP pre-installed, it was a refurbished office PC from a liquidator, so there are no disks. But there is a sticker on the side from microsoft indicating a licence. I also have activated the license with MS. if i want to get a new harddrive, can I use an XP disk from someone else, and use the number on the PC?
View 4 Replies View RelatedAnyone know of a good effective way of removing Intel retail thermal tape from the processor?I'm just going to remove it and replace with Arctic Silver.
View 16 Replies View RelatedI installed XP Pro on an old machine for my in-laws (about a year ago). I have now purchased them a new computer, but it came w/ XP Home. I would like to upgrade the new machine from Home to Pro. I will be removing XP Pro from the old machine & reformatting the hard drive. The MS site indicates this is possible, but doesn't mention anything about licensing restrictions or activation. I tried to find the licensing agreement to see what it said about transfer a license to another computer but couldn't find it. I'm also curious how the activation process will go... Will I be able to just do the online activation or will I need to do the phone activation since I'm transferring a license.
View 3 Replies View RelatedRecently, Microsoft modified the licensing terms for OEM editions. Previously,purchasers were permitted to apply OEM licenses to their own computers provided the licenses were purchased with qualifying hardware. However, the Windows OEM System Builder EULA now prohibits purchasers from applying OEM licenses to computers they are building for themselves, friends, family members, etc.As explained in the revised license comparison, "[OEM licenses] must be preinstalled on a PC and sold to another unrelated party." (Emphasis added.) These revised licensing terms apply to all OEM versions of Windows currently sold, including Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. Please keep these revised terms in mind when building your own computers
View 24 Replies View RelatedHow does windows system builder licensing work? I need to understand how it works before I decide to buy into it. Lets pretend i'm buying this Here are my questions: How many times am I allowed to install this on the same pc (same hardware)? Does it allow upgrading major parts within the PC without requiring a new license each time? Can I install it on multiple PC's without requiring a new license each time? I don't care much about MS support not being included, but is it still available if i chose to pay for it?
If I sold my PC I could sell the license with it (transferrable) is this true? Would I need to re-purchase a license when I build a new PC if I transferred it already.
I recently did an install of Windows XP pro on a few boxes. The key I used is supposed to be a volume license key. As far as I know, volume keys require no activation. However, upon booting up the machines it does in fact require activation. Am I missing something here? Should I just call Microsoft and have them activate them?
View 5 Replies View RelatedDo you pay a certain price each month or year? Say you wanted a product as part of your school or business.
View 1 Replies View Relatedi'm looking for windows xp corporate edition for 24 machines on a company network.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI am a newbie and would apreciate any help/advice with my enquiry. I have a problem with the Windows XP Pro Sp2 I recently purchased. I am unable to update/validate it as it states that it is not genuine for home use, & only has a VLK licence.
View 2 Replies View RelatedBecause of some funky stuff going on with my computer (corrupted files, virus, etc), I was planning on wiping everything off and starting over. Much to my dismay, I found that one of my darling children had peeled the sticker off the side of the computer with the Windows XP licensing agreement number on it. I know that's the first thing you need when reinstalling Windows XP. Is there anyplace in the system itself to find this number or am I going to be forced to buy another copy of Windows XP?
View 8 Replies View RelatedMy friend downloaded songs from her cd's onto her computer and emailed them to me. I am currently running Windows XP, Windows Media Player 10 and I just recently got rid of IE and installed Firefox. When I try to play the songs, they are license protected. It redirects me to the microsoft page to download the license and and error pops up reading "Error: Your netscape browser does not have mircosoft windows media services plug-ins installed." I went to the plug-ins section in Firefox and it is not there. I tried downloading a couple of different plug-ins from microsoft and none of them made a difference. How do I get this plug-in?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have an unopened (i.e. Brown box, the red seal is intact, no license has been accepted) OEM copy of Server 2003 x64. This has been sitting around since before I came to work at this store. Since the server it was intended for was never built, my boss wants to sell the software so we can at least recoup a bit of the loss. I'm sure the receipt has long ago disappeared and it's likely beyond any return policy as is.
How do I sell this (Ebay, etc...) without violating any applicable laws? Am I still required to bundle hardware? What is the minimum hardware if required?
I know that is how buisness mass install operating systems but how much do they run??
View 4 Replies View RelatedI'm running remote desktop on Windows XP which ran fine for awhile. Now I get this error. "The remote computer disconnected the session because of an error in the licensing protocol. Please try connecting to the remote computer again or contact your server administrator." The Microsoft knowledge base had this to say
"Cause: The licensing protocol handles the communication of licensing information between your computer and the remote computer. If there is an error in the licensing protocol, your computer cannot be connected to the remote computer. Solution: Try connecting to the remote computer again. If you continue to receive this error message, contact the server administrator"
I'm the server admin, and I can't figure this out. Please help! Where do I check to see if my license has expired? It's such a strange problem because I can connect to other servers in the domain, just not terminal servers.
I basically know how to format my hard drive. I boot with my Xp CD and go through all the steps, till I reach the licensing agreement. It asks me to hit F8 to agree, nothing happens.
OS - Windows XP SP2
I am trying to set up a home network to connect my laptop (with xp pro) to my desktop (with xp home) i am using a 3com office conect router as a hub. With the fire walls on each machine switched off I can see each of the machines from each other.I can share files on the laptop with the desktop, but when I try to access the desktop from the laptop I get the following message : xxxxxxx is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource.
Login Failure : the user has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer.
I'm trying to share folders between two laptops set up on a home wifi workgroup. Currently, both laptops are "seeing" each other's share folders (as mapped network drives), and both laptops have full internet access I have allowed simple file sharing on the XP Pro system. I have also set the firewalls to allow access, and I'm using AVG firewall instead of Windows firewall.However, only one of the computers is allowing access to the other. The XP Pro computer can access the share folders on the XP Home computer, but not vice versa. When using the XP Home computer, I can map the shared folders on the XP Pro computer, but when I try to access them, I get denied access.
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