mendipjohn Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 I have a Dell OptiPlex GX1 low profile machine which I purchased from eBay. It came with Windows 98 but no license key.I want to install Windows XP and may eventually use it for business use. I know OEM licensing is supposed to be only for a new PC, but since its so much cheaper than buying a FPP, can I buy an OEM license and use it?This is the only machine I want to license and I want to use XP Professional. Surely MS would rather have some of my dosh than none of it at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boooggy Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 well as long u use it for business u had to have a valid license. so as long u buy it oem i think it does not matter. cause it is valid...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcarle Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 You may want to read this discussion on the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oofki Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 When you buy an OEM OS it has to be accompanied by a piece of hardware. So buy yourself some ram while you are at it :-p or a new ahrd drive, anything really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mendipjohn Posted July 29, 2005 Author Share Posted July 29, 2005 Well I have fitted extra RAM and I did buy a new hard disk... when I got it.I guess that is sufficient to justify purchasing an OEM license.I gathered the important bits of the OEM license were as follows:- installed as a fresh install- cannot be used to upgrade a previous version of Windows- may not be upgraded with an upgrade version of Windows- system support is not provided by MS- may only be used on one system and cannot be transferred to any other system- system hardware may be upgraded- may be reactivated as many times as necessary on the same machineI am a registered OEM system builder so I knew some of those points already.Now I am sure I read somewhere through Microsoft that a change of motherboard meant new license? I dont intend to ever modify this system much anyway, just ensuring that by purchasing and installing an OEM version, I am not responsible for piracy, infridgement etc. As I said, might become part of a business one day and I dont want flak from Microsoft or anyone else for a licensing fault, infringement of license agreement etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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