On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 07:43:46 GMT, "beebeeslee" <u36019@uwe> wrote:
> is it possible to install Windows XP Professional that says for distribution
> only with a new PC onto an exisiting computer running windows 98? I bought
> this without realizing it was for disitribution with a new PC and do not want
> to open it not knowing if it will work. All help appreciated. Thanks.
Yes, but you can only install it cleanly, not as an upgrade.
You have an OEM version, and OEM versions come with several
disadvantages, the mot significant of which is that, once you install
it, it can never legally be moved to another computer, not even if the
original one dies.
For that reason I recommend against OEM versions, and instead suggest
the Retail Upgrade version, which usually costs only slightly more
than the OEM version. Contrary to what many people think, the Upgrade
version *can* do a clean installation, as long as you have a CD of a
previous qualifying version to show it when prompted as proof of
ownership. Most people have such a CD, but worst case, if you don't,
you can buy a used copy of Windows 98 very inexpensively.
If you can still return your OEM version, and get an Upgrade instead,
that's what I recommend you do.
--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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