Niklas Widmark wrote:

> Hi!
>
> May I move my current OEM Windows XP and OEM Office XP SB over to a
> new computer that I'm thinking of buying or do I have to buy a new
> Windows / Office XP???

According to MS, you can't do this.  But what they don't know, will say
you $150 bucks.  If it has been more than 120 days since you last
activated your copy of XP, then you activation should go through
smoothly over the internet, as MS purges your PA data after 120 days.
If it's been less than 120 days then you'll have to phone up for
activation.  Just tell them you did a major upgrade as the reason for
reactivation, just not the motherboard [don't bring it up either], as MS
uses post-EULA policies to make changing the motherboard being a new
computer.

> If I may, how is this done???

The choice is yours, my friend.  Who deserves to have the money so you
can use a product you have already bought?

For more info on MS Product Activation:

http://aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.htm

http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/mpafaq.asp

http://microscum.kurttrail.com/mmpafaq/mmpafaq.htm

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