Major upgrade,XP Pro OEM, re-activation?

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I will be replacing mobo , GPU, RAM and CPU as part of a new year upgrade, the only things that will remain will be 2x Sata HDs, DVD, floppy drive, DVD burner and case.
I am running XP Pro OEM which I bought from OCUK a couple of years ago.

Can I keep my existing OS and have it re-activated on the new build or will I have to buy another copy of XP?


Thanks for any advice/help in this mater

S!ap
 
Rgr that Fire Wizard thankyou.

What can I do with my existing copy of XP when I upgrade? Included it as part of my old components when I sell them or something? Seems a shame to let a perfectly good OS go to waste :(

Any ideas or options (within the law) would be welcome.

Also, will buying a retail version of XP make any difference to me with future upgrades?

S!ap
 
Try it anyway, if you have to ring up, just answer the questions - "No its not installed on another system" .... as it no longer exists.

I've reactivated mine on 4 new builds, all but the 3rd over the net.
 
Hi Muffin and thx; true that my existing OS will not be installed on another system, but from what I can understand from Fire Wizard, this OEM OS is tied or contracted for use only to my original mobo ...
Dam this could work out being quite expensive if I cannot get it re-activated...I really don't fancy having the Microsoft Swat Team crashing through my celling in the new year :D
 
Slap said:
I really don't fancy having the Microsoft Swat Team crashing through my celling in the new year :D
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Althought what Muffin says may technically work, you won't be licensed, legally.

And as an officer of the Microsoft Licensing Police, I would be forced to investigate, and if necessary, call in SWAT. And lets be honest, they'll make a big mess, which you just don't need before Christmas ;) :D

Burnsy
 
[DW]Muffin;10708093 said:
Try it anyway, if you have to ring up, just answer the questions - "No its not installed on another system" .... as it no longer exists.

I've reactivated mine on 4 new builds, all but the 3rd over the net.
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A similar thing happened to me but I actually had to speak to someone, they didn't ask too many questions though, you seriously don't need to buy XP again.
 
[DW]Muffin;10708093 said:
Try it anyway, if you have to ring up, just answer the questions - "No its not installed on another system" .... as it no longer exists.
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Hey [DW]Muffin, i am afraid that will be violating the terms of the EULA. :)

El Jimben said:
A similar thing happened to me but I actually had to speak to someone, they didn't ask too many questions though, you seriously don't need to buy XP again.
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Hey El Jimben, if Slap wants to be fully licensed then yes he does have to indeed purchase Windows XP again. :)

Hey Slap, have you thought about making the move to Windows Vista yet? :)
 
Mornin' Fire Wizard, have thought about it but a little put off as I have heard from friends that there XP systems work out better for gaming/flight sims (cannot speak about DX10 stuff though). I've had no issues at all with my XP OS over the years and I must say that it's been rock solid and easy to configure.

This post also did not help matters regarding upgrading to Vista :) :

http://dotnet.org.za/codingsanity/archive/2007/12/14/review-windows-xp.aspx


I think I'll stick with XP Pro for now until Vista has gone through some evolutionary patches and see what gives.

What's do you think about Vista Fire Wizard?

Cheers
 
Good Evening. :p

Refering to that website, there was a thread created not so long ago called, Upgrading Vista to XP!, which was about that website you have linked too. Just the usual Windows Vista slating and most of them points are pretty mute anyway. For example,

Automatic Updates has also gone through a performance facelift in that it no longer hogs your bandwidth when you're surfing, a nice touch.
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Honestly I have never experienced the above and this is the very first time i have even heard anyone mention it. What a load of tosh. :D

If you will be building a new system and will also be needing an Operating System then their is honestly no reason not to purchase Windows Vista. The support overall for Windows Vista is now excellent in my opinion, most of the manufacturers have now released 64-bit drivers for their hardware as regards to software, the majority of software out now works perfectly fine under Windows Vista. The Operating System itself is extremely nice to use because of the new interface. The reliability and stability of Windows Vista itself is incredible in my opinion and the same goes for security.

As far as gamming performance goes, it is now pretty much on par with Windows XP. I understand that some people are still having a few problems but I believe these are very far and few between these days and I feel that some people tend to over exaggerate things just a tad. Have a read through this article.

If you are now thinking about moving to Windows Vista, you may be debating over either to get the 32-bit or the 64-bit. If you have a processor that is capable of handling 64-bit instructions then there is no reason to go for the 32-bit edition. You won't see a massive performance increase going from a 32-bit to a 64-bit operating system as of yet since many programs have been written for 32-bit architectures. However this will be changing in the future because with 64bit being more recognized, more and more programs will be written under 64-bit architectures. When programs are released that are written specifically for 64-bit, you will then start to see a performance increase from 32-bit programs.

As you may already know, you will also be able to address up to 128GB of memory with a 64-bit Operating System depending on the Edition that you purchase. This is as opposed to a 32-bit Operating System which will only be able to address around 3GB of memory.

Their is also a lot more to the 64-bit architecture itself and you can read more about this here.

Since there are a few different version of Windows Vista, you may be slightly unsure which one to purchase. If so, have a look at this graph.

It really is worth buying Windows Vista, it is a fantastic operating System. :)
 
Just in the process of building a system, have no preference as to o/s. It is true that Vista needs tons of RAM?
 
Fire Wizard said:
Honestly I have never experienced the above and this is the very first time i have even heard anyone mention it. What a load of tosh. :D
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Only time i've ever found Windows Update to 'hog' the connection, is because i'm getting my full internet speed from it! :D
 
Fire Wizard said:
Good Evening. :p

Refering to that website, there was a thread created not so long ago called, Upgrading Vista to XP!, which was about that website you have linked too. Just the usual Windows Vista slating and most of them points are pretty mute anyway. For example,


Honestly I have never experienced the above and this is the very first time i have even heard anyone mention it. What a load of tosh. :D

If you will be building a new system and will also be needing an Operating System then their is honestly no reason not to purchase Windows Vista. The support overall for Windows Vista is now excellent in my opinion, most of the manufacturers have now released 64-bit drivers for their hardware as regards to software, the majority of software out now works perfectly fine under Windows Vista. The Operating System itself is extremely nice to use because of the new interface. The reliability and stability of Windows Vista itself is incredible in my opinion and the same goes for security.

As far as gamming performance goes, it is now pretty much on par with Windows XP. I understand that some people are still having a few problems but I believe these are very far and few between these days and I feel that some people tend to over exaggerate things just a tad. Have a read through this article.

If you are now thinking about moving to Windows Vista, you may be debating over either to get the 32-bit or the 64-bit. If you have a processor that is capable of handling 64-bit instructions then there is no reason to go for the 32-bit edition. You won't see a massive performance increase going from a 32-bit to a 64-bit operating system as of yet since many programs have been written for 32-bit architectures. However this will be changing in the future because with 64bit being more recognized, more and more programs will be written under 64-bit architectures. When programs are released that are written specifically for 64-bit, you will then start to see a performance increase from 32-bit programs.

As you may already know, you will also be able to address up to 128GB of memory with a 64-bit Operating System depending on the Edition that you purchase. This is as opposed to a 32-bit Operating System which will only be able to address around 3GB of memory.

Their is also a lot more to the 64-bit architecture itself and you can read more about this here.

Since there are a few different version of Windows Vista, you may be slightly unsure which one to purchase. If so, have a look at this graph.

It really is worth buying Windows Vista, it is a fantastic operating System. :)
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Thanks for the detailed feedback Fire Wizard! Extremely helpful m8 :)

I'll be dissecting the info as soon as I am finished doing likewise with a turkey...

Happy Christmas to you and yours and also to the rest of the forumits that are lurking :)

S!ap
 
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