The lesson here  seems to be that it is dangerous to read the EULA!

Perhaps an attorney on our list may provide a more definitive answer, but my
understanding of the Microsoft OEM licensing is that the OEM version of the
OS may only be used with the specific hardware that it was sold with. In
other words, you may not sell the OS separately - hence the wording in the
EULA that you found. This does not mean that if you install a retail version
of the OS that you may not sell or transfer it. The retail version has no
binding to specific hardware.

The key question for you is "where did you buy your OS?" For example, if you
got a Dell version of XP Pro, then it may only be used with Dell hardware.
This does not necessarily mean that Microsoft registration procedure will
not issue you an activation code on other hardware. It only means that doing
so would violate the EULA.

Peter
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> -----Original Message-----
> MS said to buy an OEM of XP Pro, install it on the original
> computer, then
> install XP Home on my other computer. This went as advertised.
> I subsequently built a new computer, trashed the second computer and
> installed XP Home on the new build. (This copy of XP home is
> now in its
> third computer. Activation was required at each step, and I
> got all the
> necessary numbers from MS.
> The EULA, however, says this:
> "* Software as a Component of the Computer - Transfer.  THIS
>       LICENSE MAY NOT BE SHARED,
>       TRANSFERRED TO OR USED CONCURRENTLY
>       ON DIFFERENT COMPUTERS.  The SOFTWARE
>       is licensed with the HARDWARE as a single integrated

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