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If on my ageing PC I upgrade Win98SE (legal copy) to WinXP using legal
upgrade, would I be able to, at some future date when I would want to get a
new PC, install that same Win98SE and then again upgrade to XP ? Or once
I upgrade to XP this upgraded OS will be tied to that PC and I could not use
the XP upgrade software on another? If it was required to stay legal I would
be happy to remove OS from the original computer before taking it to the
tip.
Roman

r_mervart wrote:
> If on my ageing PC I upgrade Win98SE (legal copy) to WinXP using legal
> upgrade, would I be able to, at some future date when I would want to get a
> new PC, install that same Win98SE and then again upgrade to XP ? Or once
> I upgrade to XP this upgraded OS will be tied to that PC and I could not use
> the XP upgrade software on another? If it was required to stay legal I would
> be happy to remove OS from the original computer before taking it to the
> tip.
> Roman
>
>


when you get the new PC...
legally you would have to remove XP from the old one...
however you will NOT have to install win98 first...
just directly install XP...
during the installation you will be asked to insert your
previous version of windows (win9 CD.

BTW: If your machine is old enough to have come with win98 on it...
it may not run XP very well...so you should prob stick with it

In news:3HtAf.106228$,
r_mervart spewed forth:
> If on my ageing PC I upgrade Win98SE (legal copy) to WinXP using legal
> upgrade, would I be able to, at some future date when I would want
> to get a new PC, install that same Win98SE and then again upgrade to
> XP ? Or once I upgrade to XP this upgraded OS will be tied to that
> PC and I could not use the XP upgrade software on another? If it was
> required to stay legal I would be happy to remove OS from the
> original computer before taking it to the tip.
> Roman


If your Win98SE copy is OEM, then no, you cannot use that XP upgrade on a
different computer. The XP upgrade you bought 'inherits' the terms of the
license you are upgrading FROM. So if you have OEM 98, you have OEM XP. If
you have retail 98, then you have retail XP.

But what new PC are you thinking about buying? Almost all of them come with
XP already on them, for nearly no cost, and no setup time for you.

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"philo" <> wrote in message
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> r_mervart wrote:
> > If on my ageing PC I upgrade Win98SE (legal copy) to WinXP using legal
> > upgrade, would I be able to, at some future date when I would want to
get a
> > new PC, install that same Win98SE and then again upgrade to XP ?

> when you get the new PC...
> legally you would have to remove XP from the old one...
> however you will NOT have to install win98 first...
> just directly install XP...
> during the installation you will be asked to insert your
> previous version of windows (win9 CD.
>
> BTW: If your machine is old enough to have come with win98 on it...
> it may not run XP very well...so you should prob stick with it

The PC is not that old, it was built by a local computer firm. At
that time XP was already out but there were problems with it and
so I asked them to put on Win 98SE.
I am planning to buy only XP upgrade software not a full XP so
is what you said still true? Or, is there no separate and
cheaper software upgrade as opposed to a full XP version?
Roman

"Toolman Tim" <> wrote in message
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> In news:3HtAf.106228$,
> r_mervart spewed forth:
> > If on my ageing PC I upgrade Win98SE (legal copy) to WinXP using legal
> > upgrade, would I be able to, at some future date when I would want
> > to get a new PC, install that same Win98SE and then again upgrade to
> > XP ? Or once I upgrade to XP this upgraded OS will be tied to that
> > PC and I could not use the XP upgrade software on another? If it was
> > required to stay legal I would be happy to remove OS from the
> > original computer before taking it to the tip.
> > Roman
>
>
> If your Win98SE copy is OEM, then no, you cannot use that XP upgrade on a
> different computer. The XP upgrade you bought 'inherits' the terms of the
> license you are upgrading FROM. So if you have OEM 98, you have OEM XP. If
> you have retail 98, then you have retail XP.
>
> But what new PC are you thinking about buying? Almost all of them come
with
> XP already on them, for nearly no cost, and no setup time for you.
>
You are right, that would be only a small saving and only if I had a PC
built
by a local firm again as was my current PC. This may not be the most cost
effective
thing to do these days as the market seems quite competitive.
Roman

In news:hZtAf.4832$,
r_mervart spewed forth:
> "philo" <> wrote in message
> news:. ..
>> r_mervart wrote:
>>> If on my ageing PC I upgrade Win98SE (legal copy) to WinXP using
>>> legal upgrade, would I be able to, at some future date when I
>>> would want to get a new PC, install that same Win98SE and then
>>> again upgrade to XP ?
>
>> when you get the new PC...
>> legally you would have to remove XP from the old one...
>> however you will NOT have to install win98 first...
>> just directly install XP...
>> during the installation you will be asked to insert your
>> previous version of windows (win9 CD.
>>
>> BTW: If your machine is old enough to have come with win98 on it...
>> it may not run XP very well...so you should prob stick with it
>
> The PC is not that old, it was built by a local computer firm. At
> that time XP was already out but there were problems with it and
> so I asked them to put on Win 98SE.
> I am planning to buy only XP upgrade software not a full XP so
> is what you said still true? Or, is there no separate and
> cheaper software upgrade as opposed to a full XP version?
> Roman

OEM XP Home is half the price of the UPGRADE. Email me for a link for a
license (tim_n_puppies at yahoo dot com) - you have to supply your own CD,
but any standard OEM XP Home Setup CD will work. Borrow one from a friend or
co-worker.

--
Regardless of Public Law No. 109-162 I hereby affirm that it is
probably my intent to annoy the reader of this post. Get over it.

"r_mervart" <> wrote in
news:3HtAf.106228$:

> If on my ageing PC I upgrade Win98SE (legal copy) to WinXP using legal
> upgrade, would I be able to, at some future date when I would want to
> get a new PC, install that same Win98SE and then again upgrade to XP
> ? Or once I upgrade to XP this upgraded OS will be tied to that PC
> and I could not use the XP upgrade software on another? If it was
> required to stay legal I would be happy to remove OS from the original
> computer before taking it to the tip.
> Roman
>
>

XP is not an upgrade to 98SE. Stick with what you've got that already works
well.

"elaich" <> wrote in message news:...
> "r_mervart" <> wrote in
> news:3HtAf.106228$:
>
> > If on my ageing PC I upgrade Win98SE (legal copy) to WinXP using legal
> > upgrade, would I be able to, at some future date when I would want to
> > get a new PC, install that same Win98SE and then again upgrade to XP
> > ? Or once I upgrade to XP this upgraded OS will be tied to that PC
> > and I could not use the XP upgrade software on another? If it was
> > required to stay legal I would be happy to remove OS from the original
> > computer before taking it to the tip.
> > Roman
> >
> >
>
> XP is not an upgrade to 98SE. Stick with what you've got that already
works
> well.
I would but there are certain things that do not work with Win98 SE like
Skype
or Google Earth in particular which I miss.
Roman