Can you sell Office XP after it's registered?

[Gage8]

Title says it all, but i bought Office XP Small Business and decided i needed XP Pro. I want to sell my small busi OEM version now. Is there going to be any problems if a new person registers the small busi version i sell to him?

just wondering?

 

[VBboy]

Well, if you don't mind selling a product that can no longer be used, go ahead 😉
They will not be able to activate it. You can try calling Microsoft and asking for another activation code, though

 

[Gage8]

bump for anyone else

 

[VBboy]

Originally posted by: VBboy
Well, if you don't mind selling a product that can no longer be used, go ahead 😉
They will not be able to activate it. You can try calling Microsoft and asking for another activation code, though

Unless of course they allow for more than one product activation. Check with Microsoft to find out if you are allowed two (or even more) Office XP business activations

🙂

 

[kranky]

Yes you can. Read this thread.

 

[calpha]

All y ou have to do is call the 1800 number. ANd you can reactivate it.

If you own it, you can sell it, and it's legal. Read that thread above.

Just make sure you tell the person you sell it to that htey have to reactivate it.

BTW. WHen selling any MSFT products, you must have every piece of literature it came with out of the box, or you can't reselll it. I tried to sell my MSDN Cds from 2000 and I was missing 2 CDs. I was using EGAY and my auction was cancelled b/c I didn't know that rule.

 

[Dre]

Yes you can. I sold my copy of winxp which has been previously activated. Here is the copy/paste from my post:


EULA states the following:
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Transfer to Third Party. The initial user of the
Product may make a one-time transfer of the Product to
another end user. The transfer has to include all
component parts, media, printed materials, this EULA, and
if applicable, the Certificate of Authenticity.
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Here is the phone number to Microsoft Activation: 1-888-571-2048. Confirmed by calling them, that there is no problem with doing this. Feel free to call and verify. The only thing is, when the person I sell my copy to goes to activate it, they will be prompted to call the 800 number. They just need to tell the activation person that they bought it and then they will get a key to enter manually that will activate the copy.

 

[Gage8]

My Office XP is the OEM version. Is that a problem?

 

[Workin']

Originally posted by: justanordinaryguy
My Office XP is the OEM version. Is that a problem?

The only problem is that you MUST sell the OEM license with the HARDWARE is is licensed with. So if you bought say, a Dell PC with OEM Office on it, then to sell that copy of Office you must sell the PC with it.

If you bought an OEM copy from someplace else, and bought a small piece of hardware like a mouse or something to meet the "must be purchased with hardware" OEM license requirement, then I think you may still be on shaky ground with respect to selling your OEM license without a whole computer. Although you may be able to get away with selling the OEM license with that small piece of hardware. Just make sure you have receipts showing your original purchases.

 

[calpha]

You're not the first with this Problem apparently

 

[Gage8]

yeah, but that sale on ebay doesn't look like OEM