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I have and older compaq computer which had win 98. I have upgraded to win xp

some time ago. I do not use this computer anymore. I have another dell

computer with win 2000 which I use. How can I cancel activation of XP on

older compaq computer which I do not use and reinstall and activate XP on

newer Dell computer legally. Thanks for your help

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    ozzie1451 wrote:

    > I have and older compaq computer which had win 98. I have upgraded to win xp

    > some time ago. I do not use this computer anymore. I have another dell

    > computer with win 2000 which I use. How can I cancel activation of XP on

    > older compaq computer which I do not use and reinstall and activate XP on

    > newer Dell computer legally. Thanks for your help

     

    You can't "deactivate" as that's not part of MS' flawed activation

    program. Just load it on to the new computer and it will activate on

    line without any problems even if it's a generic OEM version.

     

    Alias

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    On Thu, 5 Jul 2007 04:30:00 -0700, ozzie1451

    <ozzie1451@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

    > I have and older compaq computer which had win 98. I have upgraded to win xp

    > some time ago. I do not use this computer anymore. I have another dell

    > computer with win 2000 which I use. How can I cancel activation of XP on

    > older compaq computer which I do not use

     

     

    There is no such thing as "canceling activation," nor is there any

    need to do anything like it.

     

    > and reinstall and activate XP on

    > newer Dell computer legally. Thanks for your help

     

     

     

    Your copy of XP is an Upgrade version? In that case, it's retail, not

    OEM, and you are free to move it to another computer as desired.

    Simply remove it from the old computer (formatting it is probably the

    easiest way to do that) and install it on the new one. After

    installation, just activate normally. If it's been at least 120 days

    since last activation, it should work over the internet just as it did

    before. Worst case, if fewer than 120 days, you'll be prompted to do

    it by a quick and easy voice call.

     

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    Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User

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