-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Win XP.

in reguards to Gmans Q's...
I have a HP Pavillion 8755C, 383 MB of ram on a pentim 3 ( 800 MHZ ), with 30 
GB of hard drive.

it has a cd player & burner & a floppy disk & has Version Windows ME. I do have 
a dell copy & a emachine copy, but only a product key & not the other key 
needed.

ME which is one of the reasons I dont want vista, as everyone I talk to says it 
is causing as much trouble as 
ME did.
I know I've needed to get rid of ME for a loong time....................
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ML,
    I vaguely recall something about 'deactivating' a WinXP installation to 
free up the license for use elsewhere.  The MS license is structured around 
a concept of "One license per computer", meaning that it cannot be run on 
more than one system at the same time.  Built into the license terms is the 
ability to transfer the license to another computer as long as it has been 
removed from its original system first.  If you could find someone with an 
old WinXP system that is no longer being used, and then persuade them to let 
you have it for little to nothing (they would also be donating the XP 
license), you could then deactivate the install (it would no longer run on 
that old donated system) and then install it onto your friend's system.  You 
would have to get both the original disks & MS install serial key from the 
donor and it might require a little manipulating to get it to install on a 
different manufacturer's system (if donor machine is a Dell and friend's 
system is a Compaq, for example), but it IS doable.

    Can you tell us what make/model computer he has?  It would allow us to 
make sure it would even be able to run XP before you get too deep into this 
project.

Peace,
GMan

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: GMan 
  To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 11:16 PM
  Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Win XP.


  ML,
      I vaguely recall something about 'deactivating' a WinXP installation to 
  free up the license for use elsewhere.  The MS license is structured around 
  a concept of "One license per computer", meaning that it cannot be run on 
  more than one system at the same time.  Built into the license terms is the 
  ability to transfer the license to another computer as long as it has been 
  removed from its original system first.  If you could find someone with an 
  old WinXP system that is no longer being used, and then persuade them to let 
  you have it for little to nothing (they would also be donating the XP 
  license), you could then deactivate the install (it would no longer run on 
  that old donated system) and then install it onto your friend's system.  You 
  would have to get both the original disks & MS install serial key from the 
  donor and it might require a little manipulating to get it to install on a 
  different manufacturer's system (if donor machine is a Dell and friend's 
  system is a Compaq, for example), but it IS doable.

      Can you tell us what make/model computer he has?  It would allow us to 
  make sure it would even be able to run XP before you get too deep into this 
  project.

  Peace,
  GMan

  The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "ML" <my2punkin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 8:35 PM
  Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Win XP.


  > mmmmmmm wellll I was hoping for prices under that. Not for me, I already
  > have it. Someone else..trying to help a very elderly man on low iincome.
  > have to keep looking I guess. 


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