Building a new PC

Hello

I am going to be building a new PC soon. Either dual core or quad core.

It will be running XP Pro

However Will I need a SP2 CD or will my SP1 CD work?

My licence is also OEM does this matter?

If it does matter what do I do if I cannot find another XP licence?

Thanks

Service pack of the OS doesn't matter!
However, you can't install an OEM version of a software on the new PC
you are building. It is meant to be used only on the system that it came
with. You will need another license of the OS.
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Ashutosh Bhawasinka
[discussion@ashutosh.in]
MCSA - Messaging,
MCTS - .Net Windows Apps

>>You will need another license of the OS

I wonder how long XP will be available for?

If I can't buy new I reuse, if I can't reuse I obtain

"Martin" <nospam@spam.spam> écrivait news:Ou8h7H32IHA.1808
@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl:

>>>You will need another license of the OS
>
> I wonder how long XP will be available for?
>
> If I can't buy new I reuse, if I can't reuse I obtain
>
>
>

I think Microsoft is stopping distribution of XP to retail stores today,
you should visit computer or office or electronic stores as soon as you can
to see if they still have some in stock.

DG

Martin wrote:

>>>You will need another license of the OS
>
>
> I wonder how long XP will be available for?

Until current stock runs out.

>
> If I can't buy new I reuse, if I can't reuse I obtain
>
>

Yes, the sale of XP is going to stop. But if you are XP lover, you have
a workaround.

You can install & use Windows XP if you have a valid vista license. I
don't remember how. But you have to call the Microsoft customer care for
this.

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Regards,
Ashutosh Bhawasinka
[discussion@ashutosh.in]
MCSA - Messaging,
MCTS - .Net Windows Apps

On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 10:27:32 +0100, "Martin" <nospam@spam.spam> wrote:

> Hello
>
> I am going to be building a new PC soon. Either dual core or quad core.
>
> It will be running XP Pro
>
> However Will I need a SP2 CD or will my SP1 CD work?


Either will work. You can upgrade to the latest service pack, SP3,
after installation.



> My licence is also OEM does this matter?


Yes, it matters. OEM versions are licensed for use only on the first
computer they are installed on, and may not be moved to another.

Over and above the licensing issue, if yours is a brand-name OEM
version, it's probably BIOS-locked to your motherboard, and won't work
on a different one.

> If it does matter what do I do if I cannot find another XP licence?


I don't know for sure, but would expect that copies can still be found
if you search the web.

Alternatively, run Windows Vista.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:24:27 +0530, Ashutosh <smbs-msdn@nospam.nospam>
wrote:

>Service pack of the OS doesn't matter!
>However, you can't install an OEM version of a software on the new PC
>you are building. It is meant to be used only on the system that it came
>with. You will need another license of the OS.


I bought an OEM version of XP (from Zipzoomfly) and it installed
easily on a home-built PC.

On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:11:58 -0400, Phisherman <noone@nobody.com>
wrote:

> On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:24:27 +0530, Ashutosh <smbs-msdn@nospam.nospam>
> wrote:
>
> >Service pack of the OS doesn't matter!
> >However, you can't install an OEM version of a software on the new PC
> >you are building. It is meant to be used only on the system that it came
> >with. You will need another license of the OS.
>
>
> I bought an OEM version of XP (from Zipzoomfly) and it installed
> easily on a home-built PC.


That's very different from the situation of the OP, who is not talking
about buying and installing an OEM version, but *reusing* an OEM
version that was already installed on a different computer.



--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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>>> My licence is also OEM does this matter?

>Yes, it matters. OEM versions are licensed for use only on the first
>computer they are installed on, and may not be moved to another.

>Over and above the licensing issue, if yours is a brand-name OEM
>version, it's probably BIOS-locked to your motherboard, and won't work
>on a different one.

Built by a small dealer - had a new MB after a year when the original fried
itself

>> If it does matter what do I do if I cannot find another XP licence?

>I don't know for sure, but would expect that copies can still be found
>if you search the web.

>Alternatively, run Windows Vista.

My choice would not be Vista so if they don't sell XP I would have to obtain
licence numbers, if that failed I would have to go to a non windows
platform.