Using Win XP on more than one home computer

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Hi, i have one copy of XP and recently installed on my
new computer, but i still want to use it on my old
computer(needs installing)

Are you allowed to do this by Microsoft or do you have to
get some sort of permission?
 
1 XP operating system per computer. If you want to install XP on your old
computer, you have to purchase another copy. If you don't its called
piracy. :)
 
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MrT said:
Hi, i have one copy of XP and recently installed on my
new computer, but i still want to use it on my old
computer(needs installing)

Are you allowed to do this by Microsoft or do you have to get
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some sort of > permission?


No. The rule is quite clear. It's one copy (or one license) for
each computer.
There's nothing new here. This is exactly the same rule that's
been in effect on every version of Windows starting with Windows
3.1. The only thing new with XP is that there's now an
enforcement mechanism.

If yours is a retail version, not an OEM one, you can buy extra
licenses (see
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/addlic.asp). But
it's not generally a good deal. The problem is that Microsoft
sells additional licenses at only a small savings over the list
price. You're almost certainly better off just buying a complete
second copy from a discount source.
 
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