Activation on more then one pc?

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Clinton Ruth

I just bought the windows xp upgrade. i have it all
installed and everything and have it all set up on my
moms computer and my laptop. the thing is i activated it
on my moms computer and can't activate it on my laptop
cause it would conflict with the other serial #. is is
possible to register that serial # for both my machines?
It seems really stupid that i'd have to buy a copy for
each of my machines, i can't afford to do that and it's
just plain cheating me out of my money. what can i do
with this? I've only got a week before my $1600 laptop
becomes totaly useless?
 
Clinton --

Did you read the writing on the side of your Windows XP
package? Did you read the End-User License Agreement?

The Windows XP End-User License Agreement (EULA) states you
can install one copy of XP on one computer. So you'll need
to purchase a second copy (Product Key - license) for a second
installation.

Read your Windows XP End-User License Agreement:

Start > Run and type: WINVER , and hit enter.

Also, open XP's "Help and Support" and type: EULA
and click on "Questions and Answers about the
End-User License Agreement".

To purchase an additional Windows XP license, visit:

Additional Licenses for Windows XP Home Edition
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/addlic.asp

Additional licenses for Windows XP Professional
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/addlic.asp

How to Change the Product ID in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321636

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Nicholas

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| I just bought the windows xp upgrade. i have it all
| installed and everything and have it all set up on my
| moms computer and my laptop. the thing is i activated it
| on my moms computer and can't activate it on my laptop
| cause it would conflict with the other serial #. is is
| possible to register that serial # for both my machines?
| It seems really stupid that i'd have to buy a copy for
| each of my machines, i can't afford to do that and it's
| just plain cheating me out of my money. what can i do
| with this? I've only got a week before my $1600 laptop
| becomes totaly useless?
 
It seems really stupid that i'd have to buy a copy for
each of my machines, i can't afford to do that and it's
just plain cheating me out of my money.
Click to expand...

It's cheating *you* out of money because you bought one copy and want to
install it on multiple computers - which is a direct violation of the EULA
that you obviously just clicked "I Agree" to without reading?

Sorry to break it to you, but the is the way that Windows has been licensed
since version 3.1 - One license per computer. If you've been doing anything
other than that in the past, any installation of any version of Windows that
doesn't have it's own unique license is illegal.

Aside from that, there's no reason that you *have* to install the upgrade on
each of your computers, anyway. You simply *want* to. If you want to bad
enough, you'll pay for the extra licenses.

In the future, you may want to read anything that you're required to agree
to, instead of just agreeing to them. You may also want to do some research
on any products you wish to buy so you'll know what you're getting into.

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Mike Kolitz MCSE 2000
MS-MVP - Windows Setup and Deployment

PATCH YOUR WINDOWS NT/2000/XP/2003 COMPUTERS!
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-026.asp
 
Greetings --

You're complaining about not being able to steal, and think
_you're_ the one being cheated?

What planet are you from? Does your local grocer let you walk out
of the market with three loaves of bread when you've paid for only
one? Can you drive three cars home if you've paid for only one? Does
your local clothier allow you to leave the shop with three shirts if
you've purchased only one? Have you noticed a trend, yet? Where in
the world did you ever get the absurd idea that software manufacturers
would sell their products any differently?

As it has *always* been with *all* Microsoft operating systems,
it's necessary (to be in compliance with both the EULA and copyright
laws, if not technically) to purchase one WinXP license for each
computer on which it is installed. The only way in which WinXP
licensing differs from that of earlier versions of Windows is that
Microsoft has finally added a copy protection and anti-theft
mechanism, Product Activation, to prevent (or at least make more
difficult) the sort of multiple installations you're asking about.

No one "expects" you to buy WinXP for every machine in the house.
If you want every computer to run the same operating system, that's
_your_ choice.

It's thieves like you who have made it necessary for Microsoft and
other software manufacturers to implement copy protection mechanisms
like Product Activation. You have no one to blame but yourself, and
others of your ilk.


Bruce Chambers

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