Loading Win XP OEM?

[ncsailors]

With a new computer, I purchased and received Windows
XP Home OEM Version, new from Microsoft. I paid fully for
it. Then "computer PC" itself turned out to be a dud, which
I returned to store. THEY WOULD NOT TAKE BACK "XP OEM"
software. I then built a computer, with this forum's help,
currently loaded with Windows ME. IS THERE ANY WAY I
CAN LOAD THE PURCHASED COPY OF WINDOWS XP on my
PC? I've tried searching Microsoft's help and customer
service sites - with no luck! Seems like if I purchased this
OEM version of XP HOME OS, I should be able to use it???

[Confused]

Yes it is very easy. Most of us here use OEM versions.

You state that you have ME currently. Do you want to do a fresh install of XP? If so put your XP CD in tray and change BIOS to boot from CD ROM as first boot device.

It will see that you have a copy of ME running and give you to option to install XP to it's own partition and have a dual boot system or do a fresh install.

Personally I would back up data and do a fresh install since you will have to reload all programs that you wish to run under XP anyway.
Chas

[Tuf]

If it's the generic oem version you can use it with no problems. If the disk is branded with a computer makers name you probably can't. I would think since they wouldn't allow you to return it that it would be the generic one.

PS- That is a store I wouldn't deal with anymore.