My question has to do with my windows product key....

A few days ago I wipe my harddrive clean of Windows XP, so i went out to the
store and brought a new copy of windows XP Home OEM full version. So i
install windows xp with the new product key. My question is since that i wipe
my harddrive clean of windows xp, can i used my old product key, for a
computer that i am going to build?

Yes

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Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP
Jon_Hildrum@msn.com
www.hildrum.com
"John" <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> My question has to do with my windows product key....
>
> A few days ago I wipe my harddrive clean of Windows XP, so i went out to
> the
> store and brought a new copy of windows XP Home OEM full version. So i
> install windows xp with the new product key. My question is since that i
> wipe
> my harddrive clean of windows xp, can i used my old product key, for a
> computer that i am going to build?

Thank you for your help.


"Jon_Hildrum" wrote:

> Yes
>
> --
> Jon Hildrum
> DTS MVP
> Jon_Hildrum@msn.com
> www.hildrum.com
> "John" <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:33941EF9-2525-4CA0-96BD-9CAC55EB8B4E@microsoft.com...
> > My question has to do with my windows product key....
> >
> > A few days ago I wipe my harddrive clean of Windows XP, so i went out to
> > the
> > store and brought a new copy of windows XP Home OEM full version. So i
> > install windows xp with the new product key. My question is since that i
> > wipe
> > my harddrive clean of windows xp, can i used my old product key, for a
> > computer that i am going to build?
>
>
>

John,
I was assuming you had a retail upgrade or full version when answering. If a
retail upgrade that you still have the qualifying product.

If a store purchased OEM version that came with some hardware, then
technically speaking I believe you are supposed to be using that hardware in
the computer you install the OEM version.

If it came OEM installed on a new computer purchased, then the answer is NO

--
Jon Hildrum
DTS MVP
Jon_Hildrum@msn.com
www.hildrum.com
"John" <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thank you for your help.
>
>
> "Jon_Hildrum" wrote:
>
>> Yes
>>
>> --
>> Jon Hildrum
>> DTS MVP
>> Jon_Hildrum@msn.com
>> www.hildrum.com
>> "John" <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:33941EF9-2525-4CA0-96BD-9CAC55EB8B4E@microsoft.com...
>> > My question has to do with my windows product key....
>> >
>> > A few days ago I wipe my harddrive clean of Windows XP, so i went out
>> > to
>> > the
>> > store and brought a new copy of windows XP Home OEM full version. So i
>> > install windows xp with the new product key. My question is since that
>> > i
>> > wipe
>> > my harddrive clean of windows xp, can i used my old product key, for a
>> > computer that i am going to build?
>>
>>
>>

Thanks again. that explain it some more...I brought the full verison OEM.

If i was thinking i should had used the old product, since i am using the
same system.


"Jon_Hildrum" wrote:

> John,
> I was assuming you had a retail upgrade or full version when answering. If a
> retail upgrade that you still have the qualifying product.
>
> If a store purchased OEM version that came with some hardware, then
> technically speaking I believe you are supposed to be using that hardware in
> the computer you install the OEM version.
>
> If it came OEM installed on a new computer purchased, then the answer is NO
>
> --
> Jon Hildrum
> DTS MVP
> Jon_Hildrum@msn.com
> www.hildrum.com
> "John" <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:27F109C0-4F3B-47A2-8F1E-1189C5FB57EC@microsoft.com...
> > Thank you for your help.
> >
> >
> > "Jon_Hildrum" wrote:
> >
> >> Yes
> >>
> >> --
> >> Jon Hildrum
> >> DTS MVP
> >> Jon_Hildrum@msn.com
> >> www.hildrum.com
> >> "John" <John@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:33941EF9-2525-4CA0-96BD-9CAC55EB8B4E@microsoft.com...
> >> > My question has to do with my windows product key....
> >> >
> >> > A few days ago I wipe my harddrive clean of Windows XP, so i went out
> >> > to
> >> > the
> >> > store and brought a new copy of windows XP Home OEM full version. So i
> >> > install windows xp with the new product key. My question is since that
> >> > i
> >> > wipe
> >> > my harddrive clean of windows xp, can i used my old product key, for a
> >> > computer that i am going to build?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>