Is it possible to sell a desktop without OS?

Question

i want to sell just my desktop and keep the OS for a different computer(i will format my hard drive with a different computer first)... vista makes you register the computer after you are done installing the OS, does that mean i can only install vista on that hard drive? will it give me a "cd key used too many times" thing that microsoft office gave me when i tried to install my friend's copy of office if i install vista on a different computer? do they give you that(same as above) if you re-install the same OS on the same hard drive too many times?

any ideas? please and thanks

Answer 1

yes of course it`s possible.why not ? she/he  they can buy a new os but whith OS you can sell it more better.anyway you can sell it without is no problem.

Answer 2

My advice? Put linux on it. I'd go with Ubuntu seeing as it's easy to install and use, and if they don't like it, they can just buy windows and install it themselves.

Oh, and by the way, it's illegal to resell a computer with windows on it unless you're a certified reseller. See section 8 of the EULA:

8. NOT FOR RESALE SOFTWARE. Product identified as “Not for Resale” or “NFR,” may not be resold,

transferred or used for any purpose other than demonstration, test or evaluation.

Then there's section 1, bullet point 1 saying that you may only run the copy on one machine at a time:

*You may install, use, access, display and run one copy of the Product on a single computer,

such as a workstation, terminal or other device (“Workstation Computer”).

Answer 3

take off your windows coa and install ubuntu

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download or sell with out some one will jump  

Answer 4

Illegal, smeagol. It's your property and you can do whatever you want with it, run it, sell it, toss it. If you have to call to activate, the standard excuse is that your "motherboard burned" and since they have no way of protesting your assertion they will happily activate you over the phone.