Can I install Windows XP using one manufacturer's CD on a different pc?

Hi, I have the laptop dell inspiron e1505, my problem is I not to have the dc original for repair windows xp, my problem is not conection the internet, Iam use now other computer for copy de software for repair my computer, de problem is this computer have windows vista my computer have windows xp, I need repair my computer and not undertend

i have changed modems from dell to hp. i lost my internet explorer on my dell pc(which i want to keep and use). how do i retrieve my internet explorer? i've tried restoring, all i get is the icon and this page can not be displayed. i have atnt(bell south) as my isp. i have run new disc that they sent, the original disc, when signed on with them as isp. nothing seems to work! i have masn on this hp modem and windowsme. i want my windowsxp and internet back on my dell pc modem. PLEASE HELP?

NO, you can't do this, even if you did, the WGA notifaction would fail. I used a Dell original reinstallation disc, and everything went smoothly. It had to download SP3 when I updated, but it was no problem, and the WGA passed with no problem as well. Look, you can find these reinstallition discs on eBay all the time for $10 to $20 for various brands. These are perfectly legal to use, and they are cheap. The only catch is when you use these discs, Windows knows the serial of your motherboard, so if it's a Dell, get the right one. Also, you can't upgrade from XP to Vista or vise versa with the disc. There are some (even on Leo's forum) that knocks these disks around, saying there no substitute for a backup, but just today I reinstalled a fresh copy of Windows XP Pro SP3 in 2 hours without a hitch. Yes, you have to start from scratch, but it beats paying full retail and it's not a illegal download. I have 3 of these disks and I wouldn't take twice the price that I paid for them.

I am working for a company that is throwing away thier extra dell winxp pro and winvista business reistallation disks from rite out of the box. So im saving them. A few of the other techs im working with installed these copies on thier machines. They said after the install register it and it works. Given they are dells they did it on i have my suspicions as to whether it will work on other machines besides dell. Come to find out a few of them did install on machines they built and it worked. The trick is registering it i guess. And of course getting the rite drivers for the non dell pcs.

You guys are [edited]. You can put any Del OEM onto any computer but you will just have to have a 25 COA that is not in Microsoft's data base as being used. You will get a Dell folder that you can delete. You can even activate with an HP 25 COA code. So this means you can take a Dell Oem CD of XP, put it on an HP and activate with a Sony. I have seen it done hundreds of times at a computer shop that I used to visit. You can do MS updates as well. Get real! Quit being scared of the MS cops.