XP home after hardware change?

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Your Product Key (license) will only work with the Recovery CDs you
received with your computer. You cannot use that Product Key
with any other Windows XP CD.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/window...

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"Idiotcanuck" wrote:

| I recently had a major power supply fault that necessitated a new mainboard
| and processor( not original equipment). The tech doing the replacement got
| the pre-installed operating sytem running and got a new ID from M.S. with a
| phone authorization.
|
| Up to this point I'm happy, but my question is if XP should require a
| re-install for any reason in the future, could this be done in any way with
| my OEM (emachine) recovery discs? Or for that matter through any other legal
| method?
|
| Say hypothetically that these recovery discs are coasters, since I do have a
| valid licence, would it be possible and or legal, to install from a legal
| full version of XP home and authorize with the current I.D. numbers?
| Any insights would be appreciated,
| --
| I.C.

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Thanks for your help!
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I.C.


"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> Your Product Key (license) will only work with the Recovery CDs you
> received with your computer. You cannot use that Product Key
> with any other Windows XP CD.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
> Microsoft Newsgroups
>
> Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/window...
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Idiotcanuck" wrote:
>
> | I recently had a major power supply fault that necessitated a new mainboard
> | and processor( not original equipment). The tech doing the replacement got
> | the pre-installed operating sytem running and got a new ID from M.S. with a
> | phone authorization.
> |
> | Up to this point I'm happy, but my question is if XP should require a
> | re-install for any reason in the future, could this be done in any way with
> | my OEM (emachine) recovery discs? Or for that matter through any other legal
> | method?
> |
> | Say hypothetically that these recovery discs are coasters, since I do have a
> | valid licence, would it be possible and or legal, to install from a legal
> | full version of XP home and authorize with the current I.D. numbers?
> | Any insights would be appreciated,
> | --
> | I.C.
>