Rod Speed wrote:

>> Assuming the version of XP Pro you have is a full retail version then that
>> will be fine. If it's an OEM licence then you cannot transfer it to a new PC -
>> it sucks, but it's the rules.
>
> That is just what MS claims, he never signed up to any such 'rule'

I don't want to get in to another "is this legally enforceable or not"
thread. Fact is this has never been tried in court, and you are very
very unlikely to be prosecuted for it - however, in Microsoft's eyes you
are not licensed if you use an OEM licence on a different PC.

What the OP chooses to do about that is his business - I'm just flagging
up the issue.

Alex