Can I sell my unused software

epicurus

The hard drive on my laptop died recently and a friend put in a new hard disk and set me up with a 'temporary' copy of Windows XP and Open Office as I bought the laptop second hand and didn't have the original disks.

I bought a copy of Office 2003 Pro and Windows XP but have decided to just buy a new laptop and haven't used the software and it's still in the original packaging.

I was wondering if I am allowed to sell the software on ebay. One of the disks is OEM and another is the retail version. I see that there is loads of software on Ebay but I wanted to make sure that this is perfectly legal. Given that I bought a license rather than a product, do I have the right to sell the licence?

Any advice much appreciated.

busenbust

and set me up with a 'temporary' copy of Windows XP

Slightly confused by this.

As for the rest, take a look perhaps at what the terms and conditions say on eBay

Andy_L

The OEM software cannot be sold on, it "lives & dies" with the machine it's first installed on. The retail version can be sold

-TangleFoot-

Andy_L wrote: »

The OEM software cannot be sold on, it "lives & dies" with the machine it's first installed on.

What if it was never installed in the first place?

epicurus

busenbust wrote: »

Slightly confused by this.

By 'temporary' He must have used another disc that he had but Windows Genuine advantage keeps popping up on my screen!

robt_2

I think 'pirate' is a more appropriate word then.

busenbust

By 'temporary' He must have used another disc that he had but Windows Genuine advantage keeps popping up on my screen!

Oh, that's alright then