Can I move my Vista license to another machine and remove the original?

New operating system installed, same key, different Machine

I currently have Vista running on my laptop but I'm the upgrade/transition to a desktop computer. I plan also scratching my laptop / Linux loading it and wait for the computer to finally die. Can I install Vista on my new desktop PC and use the product key, I used for my laptop to Vista installation? If Yes, where can I find the key?

Edit: The laptop came with XP and I've upgraded to Vista

Hello

The retail license can be transferred to another machine

but you have a problem that you only have a license to upgrade to vista

you need an operating system that is installed to upgrade

If you have received the upgrade to vista from your manufacturer of computers as part of the purchase transaction, it is related to the original computer

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