legality of using Windows XP

[JoeTom93]

Hello, I plan on building a new computer and was wondering if it was legal to take the CD I got with my DELL and use the OS on that, on this new computer?

 

[The_Other_One]

Legal or not, I don't believe it'll work. I'm quite sure once those copies have been activated, they'll only work on the original Dell machine they were installed on.

 

[bumblebee_tuna]

The disks they usually provide you with pre-built machines are usually just recovery disks. From personal experience, also, I've found that the OS are slightly different from the ones you buy commercially. For example, I replaced the mobo out of my Compaq and found that I had to re-install XP, as the OS wouldn't load with the new mobo......

 

[JoeTom93]

If I wanted to put Windows XP, can anyone recommend a version, or a company to buy it from

 

[Burgerbob]

Just get a cheapo XP home from newegg, it comes with a vista coupon now too.

 

[WeatherMan]

Where are you from?

 

[henryjsaunders]

If you still have XP on the dell computer i believe it is illegal but when i tried to do that it let me use it on one other computer once and when i had to reinsall windows i wouldn't work (the activation)

 

[Le GoogelGuRu]

Get either the original version or OEM version off NewEgg.

 

[winchester]

I dont know about XP, but the 98 recovery disks from HP were designed to only work with the specific computer they were sold with. I replaced the hard drive in an old HP and the recovery disk wouldnt work with the knew HD. So I would just buy an OEM copy of XP.

 

[towly]

if you're a student you can get a copy for cheap either from MS or from your campus.

 

[heyman421]

yup, $30 for pro if you're a student

 

[staplerz]

i dont think it will work either. I tried it with a sony disk and it said "These disks are not for this computer." or somethings,like that. so i just bought Vista. [: