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[Pippin]

Thanks TheBoy, i've already got Vista installed on the machine, with a 320BG HDD, so presume the HDD will be big enough to partition and load XP and the software needed...

[TheBoy]

Thanks TheBoy, i've already got Vista installed on the machine, with a 320BG HDD, so presume the HDD will be big enough to partition and load XP and the software needed...

Depending what else you need on there, yes.

You will have to resize the vista partition, which needs 3rd party software

[philhoward]

I made the wife's laptop dual boot (it came with Vista and she wanted XP) - hardest part was finding drivers but eventually found most of them via Google.  Found a set of instructions on the net - bit complicated but doable.

Genuine XP install - reused the one from her old desktop - by the way..

[TheBoy]

I made the wife's laptop dual boot (it came with Vista and she wanted XP) - hardest part was finding drivers but eventually found most of them via Google.  Found a set of instructions on the net - bit complicated but doable.

Genuine XP install - reused the one from her old desktop - by the way..

Only legal if it was a FULL Retail version of XP (ie, you went down pc world and bought it, and not upgrade version (in which case, was what you were upgrading a full retail version))

[philhoward]

It was the system builder version (i.e. brown box) bought standalone.  Got p155ed off with the OEM version that came with it...plus the recovery CD that originally came with it didn't like it when i changed the (dead) hard drive..sodding hidden partitions!

[TheBoy]

It was the system builder version (i.e. brown box) bought standalone.  Got p155ed off with the OEM version that came with it...plus the recovery CD that originally came with it didn't like it when i changed the (dead) hard drive..sodding hidden partitions!

Need a seperate licence

[philhoward]

It was the system builder version (i.e. brown box) bought standalone.  Got p155ed off with the OEM version that came with it...plus the recovery CD that originally came with it didn't like it when i changed the (dead) hard drive..sodding hidden partitions!

Need a seperate licence

You mean not the sticker that came with it [smiley=embarassed.gif] or am i missing something?

[TheBoy]

It was the system builder version (i.e. brown box) bought standalone.  Got p155ed off with the OEM version that came with it...plus the recovery CD that originally came with it didn't like it when i changed the (dead) hard drive..sodding hidden partitions!

Need a seperate licence

You mean not the sticker that came with it [smiley=embarassed.gif] or am i missing something?

system builder is a odd version that should only be available to authorised system builders, and additional licence is required for each use.  If you are system builder, check licence requirements on your system builder portal, as there are variations:)

Same with volume versions - it will allow you to install as many as you like (activation v1.0), but you have to manually ensure you have purchased enough licences (which is why later versions of volume software come with either MAK or activation v2, both of which need activation)

[Martin_1962]

I made the wife's laptop dual boot (it came with Vista and she wanted XP) - hardest part was finding drivers but eventually found most of them via Google.  Found a set of instructions on the net - bit complicated but doable.

Genuine XP install - reused the one from her old desktop - by the way..

Only legal if it was a FULL Retail version of XP (ie, you went down pc world and bought it, and not upgrade version (in which case, was what you were upgrading a full retail version))

My OEM install worked quite well on my rebuilt PC

[TheBoy]

I made the wife's laptop dual boot (it came with Vista and she wanted XP) - hardest part was finding drivers but eventually found most of them via Google.  Found a set of instructions on the net - bit complicated but doable.

Genuine XP install - reused the one from her old desktop - by the way..

Only legal if it was a FULL Retail version of XP (ie, you went down pc world and bought it, and not upgrade version (in which case, was what you were upgrading a full retail version))

My OEM install worked quite well on my rebuilt PC

So does a cracked version. Doesn't make it legal, or right

[Martin_1962]

I made the wife's laptop dual boot (it came with Vista and she wanted XP) - hardest part was finding drivers but eventually found most of them via Google.  Found a set of instructions on the net - bit complicated but doable.

Genuine XP install - reused the one from her old desktop - by the way..

Only legal if it was a FULL Retail version of XP (ie, you went down pc world and bought it, and not upgrade version (in which case, was what you were upgrading a full retail version))

My OEM install worked quite well on my rebuilt PC

So does a cracked version. Doesn't make it legal, or right

I did BUY it so as far as I am concerned I will use it.

[TheBoy]

I made the wife's laptop dual boot (it came with Vista and she wanted XP) - hardest part was finding drivers but eventually found most of them via Google.  Found a set of instructions on the net - bit complicated but doable.

Genuine XP install - reused the one from her old desktop - by the way..

Only legal if it was a FULL Retail version of XP (ie, you went down pc world and bought it, and not upgrade version (in which case, was what you were upgrading a full retail version))

My OEM install worked quite well on my rebuilt PC

So does a cracked version. Doesn't make it legal, or right

I did BUY it so as far as I am concerned I will use it.

you bought the cut down version at a significantly cheaper price, and accepted the limitation of no transfers and no support

[Martin_1962]

I made the wife's laptop dual boot (it came with Vista and she wanted XP) - hardest part was finding drivers but eventually found most of them via Google.  Found a set of instructions on the net - bit complicated but doable.

Genuine XP install - reused the one from her old desktop - by the way..

Only legal if it was a FULL Retail version of XP (ie, you went down pc world and bought it, and not upgrade version (in which case, was what you were upgrading a full retail version))

My OEM install worked quite well on my rebuilt PC

So does a cracked version. Doesn't make it legal, or right

I did BUY it so as far as I am concerned I will use it.

you bought the cut down version at a significantly cheaper price, and accepted the limitation of no transfers and no support

Wasn't told that when I bought the old PC

To be honest though - does it actually matter?

It was bought, it was not pirated, why worry?

[TheBoy]

I made the wife's laptop dual boot (it came with Vista and she wanted XP) - hardest part was finding drivers but eventually found most of them via Google.  Found a set of instructions on the net - bit complicated but doable.

Genuine XP install - reused the one from her old desktop - by the way..

Only legal if it was a FULL Retail version of XP (ie, you went down pc world and bought it, and not upgrade version (in which case, was what you were upgrading a full retail version))

My OEM install worked quite well on my rebuilt PC

So does a cracked version. Doesn't make it legal, or right

I did BUY it so as far as I am concerned I will use it.

you bought the cut down version at a significantly cheaper price, and accepted the limitation of no transfers and no support

Wasn't told that when I bought the old PC

To be honest though - does it actually matter?

It was bought, it was not pirated, why worry?

Ah, but it is - its an unlicenced install.  You have clearly broken the terms of the licence (by transfering a non-transferable licence).  Microsoft sell OEM licences cheap to the PC Builder (and note that OEM copies should not be available outside of this channel, though we know they are), so (lack of) transferability is one of the things you lose.  If you want to (legally) have a transferable version of Windows, you need to buy the more expensive Retail version (big users have other licencing options not available to home users).

[TheBoy]

Wasn't told that when I bought the old PC

Just checked, you was - its in the OEM EULA that the PC builder must get you to agree to