Spare Dell XP OS

Hi.

I have a Dell XP home edition OS CD (SP 2 and all that, if it helps.)

It was a spare after someone upgraded to Vista I think. Anyway,
presuming the copy is legitimate and I can install it on an old
computer, is it possible to get a number for it, or is it a coaster?

I don't want dodgy warez, just a civil reply will suffice.

>I have a Dell XP home edition OS CD (SP 2 and all that, if it helps.)
>
>It was a spare after someone upgraded to Vista I think. Anyway,
>presuming the copy is legitimate and I can install it on an old
>computer, is it possible to get a number for it, or is it a coaster?
>
>I don't want dodgy warez, just a civil reply will suffice.

So long as the Vista version was a full install and not an upgrade
version. You can transfer the XP to another Dell only as Dell
restricts the OEM XP CD to their machines.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:13:23 -0000, Weatherlawyer
<Weatherlawyer@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Hi.
>
>I have a Dell XP home edition OS CD (SP 2 and all that, if it helps.)
>
>It was a spare after someone upgraded to Vista I think. Anyway,
>presuming the copy is legitimate and I can install it on an old
>computer, is it possible to get a number for it, or is it a coaster?
>
>I don't want dodgy warez, just a civil reply will suffice.

Sure. Find the computer it came with and get the Key off the product
sticker on the case. It's tied to that computer and isn't legally
loadable on any other computer, since it is an OEM copy.