Legality regarding XP

[Gercha]

Hi there!

Is it legal, or even possible to use a someone else's copy of XP, if you enter your own Product ID. I have a legal copy of XP pre-installed, with Product ID, but such as it is nowadays, no CD disc.

Any Ideas?
Many Thanks!

[NHH]

Hi...

It should be OK to do just that. If you go out and buy a copy of Windows in your local shop what you're really paying for is not only the package but also a single-user licence to run Windows on your PC.
If you install Windows from a disc of the same version as your license (i.e. your Product ID) then there won't be a problem.

In a corporate environment for example, the same Windows source files are used across all of their client PC's, what is payed for is the multi-user licence to cover all of the installations.

Hope that helps

[Gercha]

Cheers, that helps alot