can i use my restart cd on another computer?

andyzplace · 07-19-2005, 05:17 PM

hey, i have an e-machines computer and re-start cd and ym girlfriends (unknown) package computer really could do with an overhaul. could i use my cd to restart he machine and put xp back on or woul it just destroy it further?

cheers in advance, andy

**apj101** · 07-19-2005, 05:19 PM

no that is illegal, your xp cd provides you with one licence and you are not allowed to install it on other machines, nor will it work.

Here ends the discussion

alanuofm · 07-19-2005, 05:52 PM

well if your gf has her own xp serial number you can do that legally. if the computer is purchased via retail there should be a serial number sticker on the side or back somewhere

DanLatimer · 07-19-2005, 05:57 PM

right alanuofm but make sure that your XP is the same as her serial (HOME and PRO arent the same and a serial for HOME wont work with PRO)

andyzplace · 07-19-2005, 06:22 PM

cool, cheers guys. im not trying to do anything dodgey here. i dont remember typing in any codes when i restarted my machine though? arent they automatic?

alanuofm · 07-19-2005, 06:26 PM

when you first reinstall xp it usually asks for you to validate windows within 30 days. what kind of computer does your gf have?

andyzplace · 07-19-2005, 06:45 PM

ah yeah. i have never done that. i didnt have the internet for a while so i didnt bother. im really not sure what computer she has. it was just a bought package however it did come with xp and has got the valid codes etc on the side

alanuofm · 07-19-2005, 06:50 PM

well then go for it!! good luck

**Lax** · 07-19-2005, 11:56 PM

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cool, cheers guys. im not trying to do anything dodgey here. i dont remember typing in any codes when i restarted my machine though? arent they automatic?

Yes and No. With a re-install disk (such as the one you're talking about) they might be automatic, because it is streamlined into the disk. Installing a fresh copy of windows with a vaild XP disk you are required to put the code in. So trying to install your windows on her machine is indeed illegal if it already has a serial key bound to your machine. If it is an actual XP disk and you need a serial, then yes, you can install it on her machine, so long as you use her serial that CAME with her machine.

**apj101** · 07-20-2005, 01:27 AM

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well if your gf has her own xp serial number you can do that legally. if the computer is purchased via retail there should be a serial number sticker on the side or back somewhere

most recovery cds i have worked with, as the one you are describing do not afford this option.

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With a re-install disk (such as the one you're talking about) they might be automatic, because it is streamlined into the disk.

exactly.

07-19-2005, 05:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
andyzplace New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3	can i use my restart cd on another computer? hey, i have an e-machines computer and re-start cd and ym girlfriends (unknown) package computer really could do with an overhaul. could i use my cd to restart he machine and put xp back on or woul it just destroy it further? cheers in advance, andy

07-19-2005, 05:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
apj101 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Age: 26 Posts: 9,169	no that is illegal, your xp cd provides you with one licence and you are not allowed to install it on other machines, nor will it work. Here ends the discussion __________________ What did one snow man say to the other? can you smell carrot? The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. How you do anything, is how you do everything!

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DanLatimer Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sydney, Nova Scotia Age: 22 Posts: 659	right alanuofm but make sure that your XP is the same as her serial (HOME and PRO arent the same and a serial for HOME wont work with PRO) __________________ -DAN ____________________________________ MY PC: Windows XP PRO AMD XP 64 3000+ oc to 2.25ghz 1 GB PC2700 Memory Radeon 9600XT 256mbs Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 5.1 surround sound

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07-19-2005, 05:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
alanuofm Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,630	well if your gf has her own xp serial number you can do that legally. if the computer is purchased via retail there should be a serial number sticker on the side or back somewhere

07-19-2005, 06:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
andyzplace New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3	cool, cheers guys. im not trying to do anything dodgey here. i dont remember typing in any codes when i restarted my machine though? arent they automatic?

07-19-2005, 06:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
alanuofm Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,630	when you first reinstall xp it usually asks for you to validate windows within 30 days. what kind of computer does your gf have?

07-19-2005, 06:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
andyzplace New Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3	ah yeah. i have never done that. i didnt have the internet for a while so i didnt bother. im really not sure what computer she has. it was just a bought package however it did come with xp and has got the valid codes etc on the side

07-19-2005, 06:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
alanuofm Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,630	well then go for it!! good luck