Freeing up Windows XP product Key

**bellylea** · 27th October 2005

Quick question which is probably very easy to sort out, but I am non tech and have not got a clue.

I have dismantled and old laptop, and need to "free up" my Windows XP home product key, so that I can use it on another system. Any one know how I can do this.

I have searched on the forums and not found anything. Any help on this matter would be highly appreciated.

ta

**SatanicHare** · 28th October 2005

Google for magical jellybean, should sort you out

**BLUTO141** · 28th October 2005

Originally Posted by SatanicHare

Google for magical jellybean, should sort you out

how would that help him, as it is a legit coa he has, the reason i ask is I may well be in the same position, still checking

**Pegasus** · 28th October 2005

From a legal standpoint, you cannot re-use the copy of XP that was on the laptop on another machine.

From a practical standpoint, there is nothing to stop you simply re-installing the version of XP that came with the lappy (providing it isn't tied to the machine) and simply re-activating.

**SatanicHare** · 28th October 2005

Apologies, i misunderstood the question, thought you were trying to find out your serial no to re-use it. Ignore my earlier answer

**Chip2k** · 28th October 2005

if you need to remove the sticker from a plastic laptop base get a stanley knife, the kind you can change the blade so its really long, Heat the knife with a lighter and slip it under one end. Once you can pull the sticker heat the knife again and put it at the point of where the sticker is coming away from the laptop which will make it easyer to remove.

Chip

**ahleung** · 31st October 2005

Originally Posted by Pegasus Team

From a legal standpoint, you cannot re-use the copy of XP that was on the laptop on another machine.

From a practical standpoint, there is nothing to stop you simply re-installing the version of XP that came with the lappy (providing it isn't tied to the machine) and simply re-activating.

Yep, all laptops with Windows pre-installed are OEM products... They live and die with the laptop as with all microsoft products.

ahleung

**bellylea** · 1st November 2005

Thanks for the info guys....

**BLUTO141** · 4th November 2005

Originally Posted by ahleung

Yep, all laptops with Windows pre-installed are OEM products... They live and die with the laptop as with all microsoft products.

ahleung

hmm if you look at the stuff i sold on fleabay, one of them was a COA for xp home that came with my Tiny laptop that i am using right now, I sold it and it installed and registred firt time on the buyers system, looks like their is a loophole somewhere