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Mac Newbie: Need help activating my windows xp on new Macbook
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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 767058" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>I have to respectfully disagree. As an MCSE and a volume licensing customer that is well-versed in MS licensing, I can tell you unequivocally that a PC vendor-supplied OEM license is non-transferable. It is specifically linked to the hardware you bought it with, which is why the Product ID label is affixed to the case.</p><p></p><p>References:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.networkclue.com/os/Windows/licensing/index.aspx" target="_blank">Get a Clue: Microsoft Licensing</a></p><p><a href="http://www.ditii.com/2008/06/18/windows-oem-license-bound-to-its-computer/" target="_blank">Windows OEM License bound to its Computer</a></p><p><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/mssmallbiz/archive/2008/06/16/8603850.aspx" target="_blank">Microsoft SMB Community Blog : Can we re-install an OEM Windows Desktop Operating System license on a PC when we refurbish it?</a></p><p><a href="http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-The-Windows-OEM-License-Dies-with-Its-Computer-88220.shtml" target="_blank">Microsoft: The Windows OEM License Dies with Its Computer - Even for refurbished PCs - Softpedia</a></p><p></p><p>More specific to running in a VM (of course this isn't the case with Boot Camp, but it still extends to running it on non-original hardware):</p><p><a href="http://communities.vmware.com/message/406753;jsessionid=B5CB728F8CD68EE3CA64F4D2D1C98D6F" target="_blank">VMware Communities: Windows XP OEM licence running under a ...</a></p><p></p><p>If you need more, just Google "Windows OEM license bound to original PC".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 767058, member: 24098"] I have to respectfully disagree. As an MCSE and a volume licensing customer that is well-versed in MS licensing, I can tell you unequivocally that a PC vendor-supplied OEM license is non-transferable. It is specifically linked to the hardware you bought it with, which is why the Product ID label is affixed to the case. References: [url=http://www.networkclue.com/os/Windows/licensing/index.aspx]Get a Clue: Microsoft Licensing[/url] [url=http://www.ditii.com/2008/06/18/windows-oem-license-bound-to-its-computer/]Windows OEM License bound to its Computer[/url] [url=http://blogs.msdn.com/mssmallbiz/archive/2008/06/16/8603850.aspx]Microsoft SMB Community Blog : Can we re-install an OEM Windows Desktop Operating System license on a PC when we refurbish it?[/url] [url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-The-Windows-OEM-License-Dies-with-Its-Computer-88220.shtml]Microsoft: The Windows OEM License Dies with Its Computer - Even for refurbished PCs - Softpedia[/url] More specific to running in a VM (of course this isn't the case with Boot Camp, but it still extends to running it on non-original hardware): [url=http://communities.vmware.com/message/406753;jsessionid=B5CB728F8CD68EE3CA64F4D2D1C98D6F]VMware Communities: Windows XP OEM licence running under a ...[/url] If you need more, just Google "Windows OEM license bound to original PC". [/QUOTE]
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