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Originally Posted by draggar  Since MS decommissions operating systems (and recently has w/ some that I use with some of my systems) is it possible to get a fully updated legal copy for some of my other PCs?
I'm worried that if I need to reflash the OS on one of the PCs I would not be able to get the updates (since they're decom'ed).
I am only looking for legal ways to get the updated discs.
Or would my best option be to have a fully updated system and ghost the drive so I can just throw it back on? I'm also concerned about how much longer MS will push out updates for XP. |
If you mean using a COA from an old computer, the answer is probaby not. MS OEM Licenses are for the original computer the product was installed on. Now what actually the "original computer" is debatable, and I have been over this with a few people from microsoft, as I have had to replace many many different parts in computers in my line of work. Does that mean the original case? the original motherboard, etc. All they ever do is refer me to the license agreement, without actually answering the question as to which part(s) constitute the actual original computer.
All that said, to be perfectly legal, the best thing is to go buy a retail version.
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