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XP Transfer to new PC
Name: marksrd Date: December 1, 2004 at 02:34:19 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: Intel 900Mhz , 128 SDRAM
Comment:
Hi, I have XP Home edition on a PCworld PC - preinstalled. I am buolding my own 64bit system , 2 questions :-
1. Can I transfer XP from one PC to the next (I do not have the disks - it was pre-installed)
2. I see windows xp 64 is around - any advantage here ?
Name: johnr Date: December 1, 2004 at 03:42:35 Pacific
Reply:
1. Not legally - you have got an OEM installation of XP which is only for the machine as supplied - hence the reason that PC World & the like are able to offer cheap PCs with XP pre-installed. Plus XPHome will not make the most of your new system. Check on EBay for an OEM version of XP Pro for £80 or less. 2. Yes - If you're building a 64bit processor based system then, in theory, you need 64bit Windows to take full advantage of it.
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