windows 7 upgrade from xp on new pc?

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Hello all

Im going to be building a new pc soon and to save a bit of money I was going to get the windows 7 xp/vista upgrade.

I only have an OEM version of xp which i've used with my current pc for 5 years.

Will I be able to use my xp cd on a completely new system (new motherboard etc) and upgrade with windows 7?

I've heard that once you register your copy of xp to a pc you cant use it for a different machine?

would I need to get a full version of windows 7 and not the upgrade?
thanks
 
Nope, the OEM license is not transferrable. You can workaround to get the Upgrade version to work on the new box, but I personally would just buy the full retail.
 
Even with the workaround, for it to be legit, you need to have a prior version of Windows that you are no longer allowed to use elsewhere.This would be true even if your version of XP was Retail.

As it is, you cannot use your OEM XP on another machine anyway, as theheyes has pointed out. Upgrading to 7 is just that. You're upgrading the OS, not swapping it.

A somewhat iffy comparison would be upgrading the engine on your car. You wouldn't expect to have the old engine left over to sell or use elsewhere! :p
 
Glad I asked now, you guys have saved me spending double.


edit, whats the difference between the full retail version and the OEM version other than saving a tenner?

cheers
Dan
 
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The full retail comes in a box (big woop, but a difference all the same) and two support calls to Microsoft if I recall correctly. The biggest difference however is that you can uninstall it and re-install it on another machine should you upgrade the hardware.

Well worth the tenner.

edit - and you get both 32bit and 64bit discs.
 
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