XP License Issue

Durby Groy

07-10-2005, 03:17 AM

OEM XP pro license normally comes with recovery CD...

Q: am i violating license agreement if i use Retail XP Pro CD to install
on a Box that come with OEM license ?

that mean i have 2 lisence (1 Retail, 1 OEM)
but i use retail XP CD to install on both box.

Mike Brannigan [MSFT]

07-10-2005, 03:17 AM

"Durby Groy" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> OEM XP pro license normally comes with recovery CD...
>
> Q: am i violating license agreement if i use Retail XP Pro CD to install
> on a Box that come with OEM license ?
>
> that mean i have 2 lisence (1 Retail, 1 OEM)
> but i use retail XP CD to install on both box.

Yes you are.
You cannot use your OEM product activation key with the retail product.
You only acquired the OEM release with that PC, this comes with certain
limitations (such as not being able to be moved to another PC after the
death of that PC etc). So you may not just install the retail product on
that PC.

Your OEM must have provided a method of restoring the computer to as shipped
from the factory - this may be a recovery CD set or a hidden recovery
partition. These methods may also be destructive (remove any existing data
or applications). So if you did not get one of these from your OEM then
contact them. If you want a generic OEM CD then you should also contact
them (there is no requirement for them to supply one).

This is not a case of saying "I have 2 XP licenses what difference does it
make?" - you actually have a retail and an OEM license these are different
and not interchangeable.

--

Regards,

Mike
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"Durby Groy" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:%2393UYLmaFHA.720@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> OEM XP pro license normally comes with recovery CD...
>
> Q: am i violating license agreement if i use Retail XP Pro CD to install
> on a Box that come with OEM license ?
>
> that mean i have 2 lisence (1 Retail, 1 OEM)
> but i use retail XP CD to install on both box.
>
>
>

D.Currie

07-10-2005, 03:17 AM

Durby Groy

07-10-2005, 03:17 AM

Thanks for your info, I have another question:

what if, for some reason both box reformatted and reinstalled.
during installation, both license has been switched. this 2 box
has been activated previously before format.
will this violating the license agreement ?

"Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" <mikebran@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:O8BGG9maFHA.3040@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> "Durby Groy" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:%2393UYLmaFHA.720@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> OEM XP pro license normally comes with recovery CD...
>>
>> Q: am i violating license agreement if i use Retail XP Pro CD to install
>> on a Box that come with OEM license ?
>>
>> that mean i have 2 lisence (1 Retail, 1 OEM)
>> but i use retail XP CD to install on both box.
>
> Yes you are.
> You cannot use your OEM product activation key with the retail product.
> You only acquired the OEM release with that PC, this comes with certain
> limitations (such as not being able to be moved to another PC after the
> death of that PC etc). So you may not just install the retail product on
> that PC.
>
> Your OEM must have provided a method of restoring the computer to as
> shipped from the factory - this may be a recovery CD set or a hidden
> recovery partition. These methods may also be destructive (remove any
> existing data or applications). So if you did not get one of these from
> your OEM then contact them. If you want a generic OEM CD then you should
> also contact them (there is no requirement for them to supply one).
>
> This is not a case of saying "I have 2 XP licenses what difference does it
> make?" - you actually have a retail and an OEM license these are different
> and not interchangeable.
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike
> --
> Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights
>
> Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions, please use these
> newsgroups
>
> "Durby Groy" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:%2393UYLmaFHA.720@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> OEM XP pro license normally comes with recovery CD...
>>
>> Q: am i violating license agreement if i use Retail XP Pro CD to install
>> on a Box that come with OEM license ?
>>
>> that mean i have 2 lisence (1 Retail, 1 OEM)
>> but i use retail XP CD to install on both box.
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Mike Brannigan [MSFT]

07-10-2005, 03:17 AM

"Durby Groy" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:eiOU%23P8aFHA.3684@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for your info, I have another question:
>
> what if, for some reason both box reformatted and reinstalled.
> during installation, both license has been switched. this 2 box
> has been activated previously before format.
> will this violating the license agreement ?
>

Durby,

If you switch the OEM license from the box it is first installed to to
another system that is a breach of the OEM End User License Agreement (EULA)
that forbids the movement of the OEM OS from one machine to another - a
restriction not in the retail version.

--

Regards,

Mike
--
Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]

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rights

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"Durby Groy" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:eiOU%23P8aFHA.3684@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for your info, I have another question:
>
> what if, for some reason both box reformatted and reinstalled.
> during installation, both license has been switched. this 2 box
> has been activated previously before format.
> will this violating the license agreement ?
>
>
>
>
> "Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" <mikebran@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:O8BGG9maFHA.3040@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> "Durby Groy" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:%2393UYLmaFHA.720@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> OEM XP pro license normally comes with recovery CD...
>>>
>>> Q: am i violating license agreement if i use Retail XP Pro CD to install
>>> on a Box that come with OEM license ?
>>>
>>> that mean i have 2 lisence (1 Retail, 1 OEM)
>>> but i use retail XP CD to install on both box.
>>
>> Yes you are.
>> You cannot use your OEM product activation key with the retail product.
>> You only acquired the OEM release with that PC, this comes with certain
>> limitations (such as not being able to be moved to another PC after the
>> death of that PC etc). So you may not just install the retail product on
>> that PC.
>>
>> Your OEM must have provided a method of restoring the computer to as
>> shipped from the factory - this may be a recovery CD set or a hidden
>> recovery partition. These methods may also be destructive (remove any
>> existing data or applications). So if you did not get one of these from
>> your OEM then contact them. If you want a generic OEM CD then you should
>> also contact them (there is no requirement for them to supply one).
>>
>> This is not a case of saying "I have 2 XP licenses what difference does
>> it make?" - you actually have a retail and an OEM license these are
>> different and not interchangeable.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Mike
>> --
>> Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights
>>
>> Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions, please use these
>> newsgroups
>>
>> "Durby Groy" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:%2393UYLmaFHA.720@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> OEM XP pro license normally comes with recovery CD...
>>>
>>> Q: am i violating license agreement if i use Retail XP Pro CD to install
>>> on a Box that come with OEM license ?
>>>
>>> that mean i have 2 lisence (1 Retail, 1 OEM)
>>> but i use retail XP CD to install on both box.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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