Purchasing WinXP COA only??

Rusty · 30 Aug 2007 at 21:29

Needing an operating system for a Shuttle system i won on the popular auction site, i spotted someone selling WinXP Home COA's from u/s laptops. Having already got a WinXP Home CD, is there anything to stop me from just purchasing a COA and using that key on the new system??? Or will MS throw a fit when i come to activate it???

Rusty

mattyrigby00 · 30 Aug 2007 at 21:42

it wont work because itll 1) be an OEM key 2) be already activated on the laptop, sounds like the guy selling them is scamming.

Rusty · 30 Aug 2007 at 21:44

So couldn't reactivate the key on the Shuttle?? never had to activate XP or Vista before, dunno much about it.

Rusty

mattyrigby00 · 30 Aug 2007 at 21:55

most likely cant, its meant to be each key is used on 1 computer only.

Burnsy2023 · 31 Aug 2007 at 08:59

mattyrigby00 said:
most likely cant, its meant to be each key is used on 1 computer only.

Exactly, OEM licenses are non transferrable and therefore useless. I suggest you also report the guy to ebay.

Burnsy

Corasik · 31 Aug 2007 at 10:11

Even if the lappy's were never installed, its against microsofts terms & conditions to sell just a COA. Either the software should come pre installed, with the COA label attached to the machine, OR as a complete pack, with CD and COA, so you can install yourself, and stick the label on.

Believe it or not, if you dont stick the label on your machine, your XP license is strictly speaking not in accordance with microsofts terms and conditions for OEM software. Retail software doesnt need the sticker to be valid.

It 'MAY' work, but its about as legal as downloading XP and hacking the activation. (IE Not at all)