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RWB
29 Jan 2007, 10:19am
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16832116213&CMP=EMC-PR-MECH-I-012807&ATT=N82E16832116213
This OEM software is intended for system builders only and cannot be transferred to another PC once it is installed. The purchaser of this software is required to comply with the terms of the System Builder license, including the responsibility of providing all end user support for the software.

OK, it seems simple; but if this is true then this is utter crap. I have a laptop, it may last me up to one more year before I buy a new one. I won't be able to "transfer" this over? When I buy a laptop I order it without the OS so I can install my own. If it is like this, then I am worried about when I do my reinstalls, or even upgrades as feared in a new items listed a while back.

WTF guys? I was actually thinking of going ahead and buying a copy! NOT ANY MORE!
Thrax
29 Jan 2007, 11:28am
This is a restriction of OEM copies and has been in place since Windows 2000 (At least).
primesuspect
29 Jan 2007, 02:04pm
Yeah, it's always been this way, RWB. You can't transfer XP OEM licenses either.... :confused:
mtrox
29 Jan 2007, 03:15pm
My perception is apparently opposite of RWB's. You guys are implying that you can transfer retail XP liceneses?
Cyclonite
29 Jan 2007, 03:24pm
Yes, you can. :)
mtrox
29 Jan 2007, 03:28pm
Yes, you can. :)

You mean we're supposed to read all the EULA things?
primesuspect
29 Jan 2007, 03:35pm
Retail: Yes, you can transfer
OEM: No, you cannot

that's the way it was with 2K, XP, and Vista.
rapture
29 Jan 2007, 04:50pm
Retail: Yes, you can transfer
OEM: No, you cannot

I doubt there would be any problems calling Microsoft to reactivate on a new machine.
mirage
29 Jan 2007, 05:06pm
It is just like the difference between building a new house and renovating. If there was a house already on the land and if you keep the chimney, for example, and build a new house around it, you can claim it was renovation. Similarly, if you keep a graphics card, case, or just a floppy ;) from a previous build, then you can claim it is an upgrade not a new machine. :tongue:

Let me go and use my Linux machines a little, I need some serenity :rolleyes2