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  • 19-12-2005 3:16pm
    #1
    the_jocky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 203 ✭✭


    i sent over 2 laptops to poland.bought them in a dixons sale. anyways i recently got the stickers back in the post off underneath the machines
    the friends said they never regestered the xp cause they had different launduage versions etc
    can these be resold the friend seems to think so and are sought after?

    cheers lads


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  • #2
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,583 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    they were probably OEM licenses, if so then they are tied to the laptops and cannot be installed on any other machine, so therefore cannot be sold on.


  • #3
    rogue-entity
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,656 ✭✭✭rogue-entity


    True, but that does not mean that it would not work. You could in theory install windows using an OEM disc that comes with most new PCs and use the OEM key on the sticker windows will accept it. And as soon as you perform the windows activation MS will assume from then on that the OEM key belongs to your PC.

    [NO - you can`t move an OEM license - CM ]


  • #4
    the_jocky
    Closed Accounts Posts: 203 ✭✭the_jocky


    cheers i think thats what the mate meant.
    what would the stickers be worth ive 2 of them sitting here.


  • #5
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,385 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    the_jocky wrote:
    cheers i think thats what the mate meant.
    what would the stickers be worth ive 2 of them sitting here.
    Nothing - You can`t legally transfer microsoft OEM software to another computer.
    Also you can`t legally use the license to install a different language version of the OS - M$ would want you to buy a new license in either case


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