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I have a small busness and was talked into getting xp professional I dident know you can only up grade 1 computor I have a laptop and a desktop wanted to up grade both I bought the full version what I would like to know is there any way to install xp on both of my computors without haveing to by a second license? at thease prices I could allmost bye a new computor which I cant afford
 
No, you could contact MS and ask about another licence which may be cheaper.
But when you purchased the full version you only purchased one licence.
Neil
Tom S said:
I have a small busness and was talked into getting xp professional I
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dident know you can only up grade 1 computor I have a laptop and a desktop
wanted to up grade both I bought the full version what I would like to know
is there any way to install xp on both of my computors without haveing to by
a second license? at thease prices I could allmost bye a new computor which
I cant afford
 
You are only permitted to install one (1) copy of Windows XP
and just one (1) computer. A second installation requires a new license
(Product Key). Otherwise, Product Activation will fail.

Go to Start > Run and type: WINVER , and hit enter.
Then click on "End-User License Agreement" for clarification.

You can also open XP's "Help and Support" and type: EULA
and hit enter. Click on "Questions and answers about the EULA".

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


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Windows XP - Shell/User

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http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| I have a small busness and was talked into getting xp professional I dident know you can only up grade 1
computor I have a laptop and a desktop wanted to up grade both I bought the full version what I would like to
know is there any way to install xp on both of my computors without haveing to by a second license? at thease
prices I could allmost bye a new computor which I cant afford
 
Greetings --

No, of course not.

As it has *always* been with *all* Microsoft operating systems,
it's necessary (to be in compliance with both the EULA, 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) multiple installations
using a single license.


Bruce Chambers

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Tom S said:
I have a small busness and was talked into getting xp professional I
Click to expand...
dident know you can only up grade 1 computor I have a laptop and a
desktop wanted to up grade both I bought the full version what I would
like to know is there any way to install xp on both of my computors
without haveing to by a second license? at thease prices I could
allmost bye a new computor which I cant afford
 
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