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Eion MacDonald wrote: > Grant Sewell wrote: >> Robin Cornelius wrote: >> >>> Simon Robert wrote: >>> >>>> Sorry about this one. I have a laptop which was on loan (though I didn't >>>> fully realise this). It is very happy running PCLinuxOS, but the public >>>> sector body who own it want XP re-installed. Is there anyone out there >>>> with an XP disk, Pro or Home, that they can either spare or lend me? >>> Unless its a copy of XP bought from the shop (ie a retail not OEM >>> version) then you can't transfer the licence to another PC so you can't >>> legaly have an old XP disk. >>> >>> Even with a retail version you are expected to stick the sticker to the >>> PC and then that is probably non transferable afterwards as well. If you >>> can get the sticker with the disks you will *probably* be licensed. >> >> I was under the impression that the installation media was of almost >> zero importance... it is the license that is of utmost importance. If >> the laptop still has that horrible XP sticker with a product-key on it, >> would it not be perfectly reasonable and perfectly legal to obtain a CD >> from another source (copy, download, etc) and then use your genuine XP >> license key with it? >> >> --Grant. >> > Oh! > > If Laptop bought by Public Body , It alraedy has the licence! > Public body should already have the back up discs. > If not you can load XP from any XP disc they have and use the number on > th machine (if OEM licence ) to reactivate it. > alternatively load XP from another copy and use the number to load and > phone to reactivate it, the importang thing is to know who bought, when > , their email or activaton date. The OEM windows belongs to the machine > so can be ractivated provide you know who , when, how bought. OEM > licences live nad die with the machine not the owner of the machine. > > If non-oem e.g.retail version or Company multiple licence then Public > body has ownership and you can load from any disc but need their input > to reactivate. > > This is the reason, why you should dual boot on any 'given ' machine, > and keep a back up of original system. > However it is their responsibility to put right if their ownership, > just as if you had a permanent BSOD. > PS their insurance for business loss covers the removal or stealing or > restitution of Software licence or contents, if it does not, then not > your problem, they didinot adequately insure good sgiven toemployees or > consultants. Did you ensure or offer professional liability insurance to > them? > > well I don't have the recovery disks, if I did I would have used them. All I care about is that when the people I return it to try to download patches, service packs etc, it's not identified as an illegal key. The likelihood of anyone actually noticeing the software has been transferred, keys don't match etc, is infinitesimal. Ta -- simon.robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.oldhouse-cottage.co.uk -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html