Can I transfer a Win XP license bought through WGA?

[RedFox1]

I have a Win XP Pro license that I bought through the Microsoft "genuine advantage program" -- does anyone know if I can transfer it to another PC? (I will not be using the PC it is currently on anymore)

This is a license that I bought online through Microsoft when my PC failed the Windows Genuine Advantage check. As part of the package I got a new product key and an installation disc. The installation disc says that it's "not for resale" but didn't come with any printed terms that I can find.

I know when I install it on the new PC it will ask me to re-activate it, and wonder if I will get hassled since it's a "Windows Genuine Advantage" license.

I've scoured the web for an answer, but haven't found one yet.

 

[TG2]

Since you got a new install disc with the package, I would check the setupp.ini file in the I386 folder.
You can compare it to the others that youll find in a google search.
Determine if the CD is a retail, or OEM version, if its OEM, your XP is tied to the 1st PC its installed on,if its retail, you caninstall it on any 1 PC you like.

 

[CaptnKirk]

What will you be doing with the 'Old' PC?

If you take the Hard Drive out of it & move it into the 'New' computer you still have the Operating System on one computer.
This becomes not much more than a call to Banglore & re-setting the Product ID.

If you are trying to sell the 'Old' one with it's operating system intact and running,
then, no, you are not in the 'One Machine' compliance per the license.

 

[bendixG15]

Just do it.

 

[John]

http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/faq.aspx#Question6Label

Q: How many PCs can I install using Windows Genuine Advantage Kit for Windows XP media?

A: Windows Genuine Advantage Kit for Windows XP contains a Microsoft Windows XP End-User License Agreement (EULA) that limits the installation of the software to a single computer, such as a workstation, terminal, or other device ("Workstation Computer"). Please refer to the Microsoft Windows XP End-User License Agreement at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/eula.mspx (Home) or http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/proeula.mspx (Professional) for details.

Since it links you to the retail EULA it appears that you are able to transfer it to another computer.

13. SOFTWARE TRANSFER. Internal. You may move the Software to a different Workstation Computer. After the transfer, you must completely remove the Software from the former Workstation Computer. Transfer to Third Party. The initial user of the Software may make a one-time permanent transfer of this EULA and Software to another end user, provided the initial user retains no copies of the Software. This transfer must include all of the Software (including all component parts, the media and printed materials, any upgrades, this EULA, and, if applicable, the Certificate of Authenticity). The transfer may not be an indirect transfer, such as a consignment. Prior to the transfer, the end user receiving the Software must agree to all the EULA terms.

 

[RedFox1]

UPDATE: I wrote the post below before reading John's response above! Thank you very much John, you just saved me a few bucks.

OLD MESSAGE:

For anybody that's interested, the answer seems to be "no I can't." I checked the setupp.ini (thanks TG2) and it seems to be an OEM disc. (Pid=76487000)

To answer Captnkirk's question, the old pc is a notebook that came with an OEM license of Windows XP Home. Long ago I had upgraded it to Windows XP Pro with a fishy disc so that I could join it to a Windows domain, and when Windows Genuine Advantage came out it detected that I didn't have a valid license for pro.

My fiance just got a MacBook Pro, and I was looking for a windows license for her to use with bootcamp. My cunning plan was to re-install XP Home on my old notebook to use my original OEM key, and give her the XP Pro license.

-Russ