Can you load XP onto 2 computers?

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mike chadwick

I have 2 computers at home - one is running windows 2000
the other XP Pro. I have the disc for XP Pro - can I
upgrade the PC running Windows 2000? I seem to remember
reading that you could only load the program once.
thanks
Mike
 
No, you must purchase a new license (Product Key) for the
second installation, otherwise Product Activation will fail.

Go to Start > Run and type: WINVER , and hit enter. Then click
on "End-User License Agreement" and read the license terms.

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

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


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I have 2 computers at home - one is running windows 2000
| the other XP Pro. I have the disc for XP Pro - can I
| upgrade the PC running Windows 2000? I seem to remember
| reading that you could only load the program once.
| thanks
| Mike
 
You can install XP as often as you want as long as it is on the same
computer. However, the EULA and the Activation scheme are specific tied to
one system as in one license, one computer.
 
thanks Michael
-----Original Message-----
You can install XP as often as you want as long as it is on the same
computer. However, the EULA and the Activation scheme are specific tied to
one system as in one license, one computer.

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Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
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