[Ham-Computers] Reinstalling XP PRO

[Duane Fischer W8DBF]

Jim,

I bought a 'new' copy of XP Home Edition and that is not what I was told - 
They said after two full installations I would need to call and have the 
validation changed. Not saying you are wrong, just what I was told. So how 
do we know for sure?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Myers" <kd7eir at kd7eir.net>
To: "Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications, or 
experimenting" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 4:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Reinstalling XP PRO


> Once a specific copy (identified by the CD Key) has been installed and 
> validated, there is really no limit.  If the hardware stays the same there 
> will be no issues.  If the hardware has changed drastically, you will need 
> to call and explain that, but they will validate the software about 95% of 
> the time anyway.
>
> Jim KD7EIR
>
> At 01:19 PM 6/10/2006, you wrote:
>>Are you not allowed only two installations by the OEM software of the OS?
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Myers" <kd7eir at kd7eir.net>
>>To: "Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications, or 
>>experimenting" <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
>>Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2006 12:41 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] Reinstalling XP PRO
>>
>>
>>>You can just start the install from the new CD, and when it asks if you 
>>>want to upgrade or do a new install, choose upgrade.  This will replace 
>>>the surrent installation with the new one, but leave all your installed 
>>>programs and data intact.
>>>
>>>If you have SP2 installed on your current system, you will have to use a 
>>>CD that has SP2 included with it in order to perform
>>>the upgrade.
>>>
>>>Jim KD7EIR
>>>
>>>At 07:26 AM 6/10/2006, you wrote:
>>>>I need some help!
>>>>Some time ago, I installed XP PRO on my machine and have just learned 
>>>>from
>>>>MS that it is not a legal copy of the software.
>>>>I had bought it from a person that I thought could be trusted and the CD
>>>>looked like a original, but was fake. (LONG story)
>>>>I know about MS's program that lets you send back the fake CD, etc., 
>>>>etc.,
>>>>but I do not want to send it to them because they want me to tell them 
>>>>from
>>>>whom I got the CD.
>>>>So, the big question is: How to I install a legal copy of XP PRO on my
>>>>machine without loosing all the stuff I already have installed?
>>>>Would it be possible to do this by doing a complete backup of the 
>>>>system,
>>>>re-formatting, install the new software and then do a restore?
>>>>Would this procedure copy any of the "Illegal" stuff back to the 
>>>>machine?
>>>>I would appreciate any help the group might have.
>>>>
>>>>TIA es 73
>>>>
>>>>Gene, WØQFC
>>>>Spring Hill, Florida
>>>>WEB SITE:
>>>>http://www.w0qfc.com
>>>>
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