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05/09/2007, 19h53

On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:54:25 GMT, Karl Groves put finger to keyboard
and typed:

>I have three Windows XP machines here at my house. All three of which,
>obviously, came with their own set of copies of the preinstalled software.
>All three sets were promptly thrown in a desk drawer without marking which
>computer they came with.
>
>Here's my question: If I format the HD on one of my computers and use the
>"wrong" Windows disk (despite having a correct, good, and legal serial)
>will I have any problems?

Yes, probably. But you can find out the serial number by
right-clicking on the "my computer" icon and selecting "properties" -
it's under the "general" tab - so you can then match that up with the
disks. Even if you've already formatted one of the machines, you can
work out which one it is by checking the others and using a process of
elimination :-)

>I heard a rumor somewhere that the disk now has to match the serial number.

Not specifically the disk, but an OEM version of Windows won't
re-activate when re-installed if the hardware has changed too much
from the first time it was activated. If it's in an entirely different
machine then the chances of it considering the hardware to be
significantly different are obviously fairly high!

Mark
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05/09/2007, 19h53	#4
Mark Goodge Messages: n/a Hébergeur:	Re: OT - Windows Serial Question On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:54:25 GMT, Karl Groves put finger to keyboard and typed: >I have three Windows XP machines here at my house. All three of which, >obviously, came with their own set of copies of the preinstalled software. >All three sets were promptly thrown in a desk drawer without marking which >computer they came with. > >Here's my question: If I format the HD on one of my computers and use the >"wrong" Windows disk (despite having a correct, good, and legal serial) >will I have any problems? Yes, probably. But you can find out the serial number by right-clicking on the "my computer" icon and selecting "properties" - it's under the "general" tab - so you can then match that up with the disks. Even if you've already formatted one of the machines, you can work out which one it is by checking the others and using a process of elimination :-) >I heard a rumor somewhere that the disk now has to match the serial number. Not specifically the disk, but an OEM version of Windows won't re-activate when re-installed if the hardware has changed too much from the first time it was activated. If it's in an entirely different machine then the chances of it considering the hardware to be significantly different are obviously fairly high! Mark -- http://www.BritishSurnames.co.uk - What does your surname say about you? "All this talk of getting old, it's getting me down my love"