New Build = New OS???

[peterhuang913]

not on OEM copies... they are one time thing...... u use it once and then its he-double hockey sticks telling Microsoft to reactivate it.... but its really likely that u have a retail copy... so u shouldn't really worry

any copy works

 

[Pdawg]

Crap. Sorry about the double thread. Wasn't intentional. It might be OEM. I have the key because it's on a label on the top of my case (Compaq 6020US - hence the need for a new rig). The disc is probably in storage back in the states with everything else I own.

 

[phucng_10]

My friend and I use a Bootlegged version of SP2. We're both using the same key's and it's working.

 

[veg1992]

My friend and I use a Bootlegged version of SP2. We're both using the same key's and it's working.

doesn't matter if its legal or not...

oem, are meant for like one time use only, which is why it's so cheap....

 

[b1gapl]

I believe the OEM allows for 5 or so activations, before you have to call in, to get an activation number. So it's not a one time thing. I've installed and activated my OEM on two computers, but only one connected to the internet.

 

[peterhuang913]

I believe the OEM allows for 5 or so activations, before you have to call in, to get an activation number. So it's not a one time thing. I've installed and activated my OEM on two computers, but only one connected to the internet.

Exactly. Vernong, with two years difference, there is alot more you can learn: like how to activate a whole mess of computers on one license and how to find the right number to talk to the right person at microsoft for easy activations