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Re:Originally posted by: guy
You could use a Key Changer to change to another key.
There are Keys and Key Gens out there for XP
Or optionally, why not just install your XP Pro on the
second machine ?
It should let you without any trouble.
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Re:Originally posted by: guy
No, legally under the OEM License Agreement that you agreed to for the Dell XP home, you can only use that OS on the computer that the OS was bundled with. This is Microsoft's OEM license agreement policy (not a Dell thing, although Dell's install CD enforces the policy).
More info (http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/oemeula.htm)
ahh, thanks guy. I want to keep everything legitimate. I'll have to save the XP Pro I already installed for another machine. Oh well, such is life 
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Re:No, legally under the OEM License Agreement that you agreed to for the Dell XP home, you can only use that OS on the computer that the OS was bundled with. This is Microsoft's OEM license agreement policy (not a Dell thing, although Dell's install CD enforces the policy).
More info (http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/oemeula.htm)
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Re:You could use a Key Changer and a Key Gen to
change from the OEM Key to a Regular Key
Or just install XP Pro on the second machine.
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Re:You could use a Key Changer to change to another key.
There are Keys and Key Gens out there for XP
Or optionally, why not just install your XP Pro on the
second machine ?
It should let you without any trouble.
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Re:Originally posted by: guy
Dell OEM windows xp will recognize the dell system config and this bypasses the need for activation. However, if config not found, then it will ask for activation, and the OEM Dell key you received with your dell system will not work. Sorry, but MS feels you are a pirate at this point.
crud! so my XP Home CD is completely worthless at this point?
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Re:Dell OEM windows xp will recognize the dell system config and this bypasses the need for activation. However, if config not found, then it will ask for activation, and the OEM Dell key you received with your dell system will not work. Sorry, but MS feels you are a pirate at this point.
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Re:pretty sure that the copy is linked to your old dell and that it will not activate on any machine but that dell (possibly on another 4600 but could be only that machine) so the copy is probably worthless. Admitidly this is from something read more then a year ago and not from experience so i could be mistaken.
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