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can i reinstall my xp sp2 cd (legit version) on my computer after changing
mother board , video and hard drive . or do i have to buy another copy ??

mikey1973 wrote:
> can i reinstall my xp sp2 cd (legit version) on my computer after
> changing mother board , video and hard drive . or do i have to buy
> another copy ??

How was it (the "legit version" of Windows XP SP2) bought?

Where did the new motherboard come from? This is especially important if
the computer was originally bought from a large vendor (Dell, IBM, HP,
Gateway, etc) pre-assembled and the OS (the "legit version" of Windows XP
SP2) came with said computer.

What type of Windows XP is it? (Professional, Home, Media Center, etc.. AS
WELL AS Retail, Upgrade, OEM, Volume License, etc..)

Are you asking from a *technical* or *end-user license agreement*
standpoint?

Why are you asking? (What put the doubt in your mind?)

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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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mikey1973 wrote:
> can i reinstall my xp sp2 cd (legit version) on my computer after
> changing mother board , video and hard drive . or do i have to buy
> another copy ??

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> How was it (the "legit version" of Windows XP SP2) bought?
>
> Where did the new motherboard come from? This is especially
> important if the computer was originally bought from a large vendor
> (Dell, IBM, HP, Gateway, etc) pre-assembled and the OS (the "legit
> version" of Windows XP SP2) came with said computer.
>
> What type of Windows XP is it? (Professional, Home, Media Center,
> etc.. AS WELL AS Retail, Upgrade, OEM, Volume License, etc..)
>
> Are you asking from a *technical* or *end-user license agreement*
> standpoint?
>
> Why are you asking? (What put the doubt in your mind?)

Whoops - answered *one* of the questions (half of it anyway) by re-reading
the subject line.
"Windows XP Home Edition" is what i assume you mean in your subject line as
what you have installed.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

A similar question was recently asked in the Windows Update group, and all
the
responses seem to indicate that purchasing a new OEM version of XP will NOT
necessary.

Click here for that thread:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...97a12?lnk=raot
and especially read the post by Bruce Chambers.

Alan

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> can i reinstall my xp sp2 cd (legit version) on my computer after changing
> mother board , video and hard drive . or do i have to buy another copy ??