Legal Question regarding windows

[SidewinderINC]

Hi all,

i have a legal copy of XP Home OEM that i bought from Ocuk, and have installed it on my system and its all working fine.

my housemate has a pre-built system that he bought from the purple shirt brigade as far as i know. it came with XP home installed on it, its got the little holographic microsoft sticker on the side of it with the CD key on it.

his computer is riddled with spyware and just general crap from him being a spack when it comes to downloading stuff
he wants to wipe everything and have a fresh start, yet he has lost the CD that came with the system so doesnt know what to do...

is it possible to install XP Home from my CD and use his key when it comes to register? or is the specific Key for the CD locked into that CD?

and does anybody know the legal status of doing that if it is possible?

Cheers

Matt

 

[SidewinderINC]

not sure what you're saying otacon with "they tie their media to their own machines"

thanks for that info madgeordie, i assume that is due to what otacon has said...

i'll tell him to find the CD, cause i dont want to get him to wipe everything and then find out that he cant reinstall windows