Migrating OEM XP to new system

cavemanoc said:
Don't quite follow the logic of buying OEM software with one piece of hardware and it becoming tied to a separate piece.
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The idea was that if you bought a piece of non-peripheral hardware, then you'd definelty qualify as a system builder and would then be able to buy an OEM copy of Windows. Havig the licence tied to that piece of hardware is an urban myth.

The OEM licence was always tied to the machine and the motherboard is seen by MS as the 'essence' of a particular machine.

Burnsy
 
burnsy2023 said:
Err, potentially yes, but you'd also need to incluse the original CD, booklet and COA.

Burnsy
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XP came preinstalled on a medion PC. I have the original Medion windows XP installation disc and an XP small pamphlet which states "for distribution with a new medion pc only." I am quite certain there was never a COA included but there is a sticker on the case with a bar code and xp key etc. I could peel that off and stick to the CD case. Would that be OK.
 
When XP first came out; I was in a boring meeting with a high ranking member of microsoft and that what was explain to me....

OEM licenses do not belong to the end user but the manufacture of the machine. Therefore legally it can't be sold.

when you buy a OEM build machine the manufacture lends you the right to use windows, if you change the mobo, cpu or hdd on the machine it is no longer counted as the same machine. Therefore you no longer have the right to use that oem license on a non OEM machine and is the reason why windows needs to be re-activated when ethier of the parts are changed on the machine as the machine as a different PID.

I have enough issues getting M$ to active a RTM/RTV key of windows, so if people can tell me what to say to get an OEM re-actived.
 
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slinxy said:
when you buy a OEM build machine the manufacture lends you the right to use windows, if you change the mobo, cpu or hdd on the machine it is no longer counted as the same machine. Therefore you no longer have the right to use that oem license on a non OEM machine and is the reason why windows needs to be re-activated when ethier of the parts are changed on the machine as the machine as a different PIB.
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Other people are saying the license is tied to the motherboard only not the Hdd etc. I am only changing the user not the hardware. LOL
 
slinxy said:
OEM licenses do not belong to the end user but the manufacture of the machine. Therefore legally it can't be sold.
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This certianly isn't the case now, not that I was aware it was the case at any point....

Burnsy
 
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