Windows XP Pro bundled with Dell

[mrza]

I found an unopened copy of Win Xp Pro that was originally bundled with a Dell pc but apparently never used. Would I be able to install it on a new system?

 

[Churnd]

Logic tells me no, unless you have a different CD key for the new system. I think Dell's CD keys were meant for that one system alone.

 

[orion23]

If you have the key that goes with it, it shouldn't be a problem.
As long as you install it in a Dell system, you will not be prompted for a key or activation.

 

[spyordie007]

If it's an OEM license (which it sounds like it is) than it needs to be used on the PC it was bought with. Installing it on any PC that the COA did not come with (including another Dell) is in violation of the EULA.

If it's a retail copy that you bought from Dell than it can be installed on any system you want.

I think Dell's CD keys were meant for that one system alone.

The COAs (stickers with the key on the case) are meant to be used on only the system they were puchased with.

If you have the key that goes with it, it shouldn't be a problem.
As long as you install it in a Dell system, you will not be prompted for a key or activation.

While this is all true it's still in violation of the EULA to install a OEM copy on any machine other than the one it was purchased with.

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: orion23
If you have the key that goes with it, it shouldn't be a problem.
As long as you install it in a Dell system, you will not be prompted for a key or activation.

That is not true. The CD that came with my Dell required a key(sticker on case) and required activation. The package says it was made only for the Dell that it came with.

 

[spyordie007]

Originally posted by: Malak

Originally posted by: orion23
If you have the key that goes with it, it shouldn't be a problem.
As long as you install it in a Dell system, you will not be prompted for a key or activation.

That is not true. The CD that came with my Dell required a key(sticker on case) and required activation. The package says it was made only for the Dell that it came with.

All the Dell CDs I've recieved were full reinstall CDs with their pre-activated SLP key built-in to the install so you dont have to enter it during the install. What's the CD that you have look like?

 

[orion23]

Same here.
I repair a lot of dell and I never have to type a key or activate!