Windows XP Home OEM version - help!

I've got XP Home (OEM) installed on my MacBook and it works great. However, I think it would be smarter to put it on my stupid PC (which runs slooooowly) and put XP Pro on my MacBook. If I erase my XP Home partition, will I be able to install XP Home on the PC, or will it refuse to take that serial number because I've already installed it on my MacBook?
I know nothing about Windows (I don't even know what OEM means) but I've heard that OEM versions are trickier and pickier than the "regular" versions of Windows.
Thanks in advance!

laurie1020 wrote:
OEM stands for Original Equipment Manufacturer.
I have read (and been told) that OEM versions of Windows are for use on only one machine. You would have to purchase a separate disc for each install that you perform on a unique machine.
Good grief. The thing is, I only want to put it on one machine; I'm going to take it off this MacBook and put it on the PC. I'm only going to have it on one machine! Do you think if I called Microsoft they'd release the SN for installation on that other computer?
I got that PC from my Mom and it's really old. It was built to run Windows ME, but I'm forcing it to run XP Pro and it really doesn't like it. I think I'd do better to have Home on that PC and XP Pro on my MacBook. The XP Pro disk has a blanket installation SN for install on as many machines as you want (it's a perfectly legal copy; I bought it from my former place of employment for a song - it was an unbelievably great deal).
So, long story short (I know, too late!) can this be done?
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