Installing Windows XP on a different machine.

[nickyrugg]

Hello,
I am building a new machine. I plan on installing Windows XP on the new machine and putting Linux on my current machine.

The only hardware I am keeping on the new machine is my video card and soundcard. Am I going to have a problem activating Windows XP on my new machine?

If so how do I solve the issue.

Thanks,
Nick

[ESALADUANE]

If your copy of XP has never been activated, your new machine meets minimum requirements for XP and all of your hardware and software is XP compatible than you should be OK to go.

If your trying to move a copy of XP that has been activated on another computer, than yes there is a problem. Microsoft will not allow you to activate XP on two different machines.

[Jerry98vert]

Sorry don't agree, I have installed xp pro on my machine and build another machine and installed xp pro on the other machine and both work fine.

[ziggie]

Hi Jerry;
pls explain how U got both of them activated so they don't blow-up in 30 days...???

[Jerry98vert]

Nothing special, I just called the number to get the activation numbers put them in and it worked and that was December.

[ziggie]

Wow, this is going to cos me to try that.......Ha!!!!!!!

[sironside]

Personally I've done 4 MAJOR system updates keeping literally maybe one same component........each time installing the SAME XP PRO

Everytime I have ACTIVATED OVER THE NET.........NO PROBLEMS.....EVER.