Using XP on two computers

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I have XP on my PC, kids PC had error screen for all icons
(Explorer Error) wouldn't even open MY COMPUTER. They were
running on Windows 98, cannot find disc. Loaded XP into
their PC and working great but has 30 day period to
registor. Can I run my XP on both of my PC's or and how?
Or have I permitted some MICROSOFT CRIME by loading the
program into both of my computers. How can I run on both
without buying another program. Thank you.
 
T said:
I have XP on my PC, kids PC had error screen for all icons
(Explorer Error) wouldn't even open MY COMPUTER. They were
running on Windows 98, cannot find disc. Loaded XP into
their PC and working great but has 30 day period to
registor. Can I run my XP on both of my PC's
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No you can't.

or and how?
Or have I permitted some MICROSOFT CRIME by loading the
program into both of my computers. How can I run on both
without buying another program. Thank you.
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You can't. You can buy another licence - you'll find it cheaper actually to
buy a copy at a discount vendor...
 
You many install Windows on one computer. if you wish to install and un it
on that second PC you need to buy another copy. This is nothing new, it has
always been this way with Windows.
 
Greetings --

Let's apply a little common sense to the question, shall we? 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 two cars home if
you've paid for only one? Does your local clothier allow you to leave
the shop with two shirts if you've purchased only one? Have you
noticed a trend, yet? So where in the world did you ever get the idea
that software manufacturers would sell their product licenses any
differently? In real life, it doesn't matter whether the product
being purchased is a physical item, a service, or a software license -
if all you buy is one, that's all you get.

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.


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Bill Gates would be proud of you guys :-) I know I am for standing up for
something that you believe in!!! Go get em boys...keep up the good work!
 
I have XP on my PC, kids PC had error screen for all icons
(Explorer Error) wouldn't even open MY COMPUTER. They were
running on Windows 98, cannot find disc. Loaded XP into
their PC and working great but has 30 day period to
registor. Can I run my XP on both of my PC's or and how?
Or have I permitted some MICROSOFT CRIME by loading the
program into both of my computers. How can I run on both
without buying another program. Thank you.
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What about the fact that if you've instapped WIndows XP (Home Edition)
on one system and then at a later time due to some hardware crash you
had to reinstall it again, what kind of problem do one have to go
through th reinstall Windows XP on the smae machine it was originally
installed on?
 
Bruce Chambers said:
Greetings --

Let's apply a little common sense to the question, shall we? 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 two cars home if
you've paid for only one?
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Does the BBC make you buy two TV licences if you have two TV's ?
 
Robert Bodling said:
What about the fact that if you've instapped WIndows XP (Home Edition)
on one system and then at a later time due to some hardware crash you
had to reinstall it again, what kind of problem do one have to go
through th reinstall Windows XP on the smae machine it was originally
installed on?
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I've just had a hard drive failure and had to do a re-install. Activation
worked just fine and as far as I can tell it was the same proceedure as the
original installation I did 18 months ago.
 
Every four months the MS server deletes the history of older
activations, so unless you try to re-activate in more often
than 120 days, it is not a problem. When less than 120 days
have passed into the past, you will need to make a phone
call to the number that will pop-up when activation detects
that there is a question. It is a toll-free call in most
parts of the world and takes just a few minutes.


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| > What about the fact that if you've instapped WIndows XP
(Home Edition)
| > on one system and then at a later time due to some
hardware crash you
| > had to reinstall it again, what kind of problem do one
have to go
| > through th reinstall Windows XP on the smae machine it
was originally
| > installed on?
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| I've just had a hard drive failure and had to do a
re-install. Activation
| worked just fine and as far as I can tell it was the same
proceedure as the
| original installation I did 18 months ago.
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Greetings --

There's no limit to the number of times you can reinstall and
activate the same WinXP license on the same PC. If it's been more
than 120 days since you last activated that specific Product Key,
you'll most likely be able to activate via the Internet without
problem. If it's been less, you might have to make a 5 minute phone
call.

Here are the facts pertaining to activation:

Piracy Basics - Microsoft Product Activation
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/

Windows Product Activation (WPA)
http://www.aumha.org/a/wpa.htm


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Greetings --

Well, I haven't lived in the UK since the early '80's and had only
one TV at that time. I do remember that in the mid '70's it was
necessary to have a license for each television in a house. I don't
know what the current rules are.

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No, it's one license per household in the UK.

The whole microsoft licensing thing is a farse... people
like you are just encouraging what is already a huge money
grabbing (almost) monopoly
 
Greetings --

If you don't like Microsoft's licensing terms, simply use a
different OS. There are plenty of alternatives. And you're right; I
do believe that any business is entitled to sell its own product the
way it likes (as long as it's not breaking any laws or hurting
people). If consumers don't like it, they can always shop elsewhere.


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Bruce said:
Greetings --

If you don't like Microsoft's licensing terms, simply use a
different OS. There are plenty of alternatives. And you're right; I
do believe that any business is entitled to sell its own product the
way it likes (as long as it's not breaking any laws or hurting
people). If consumers don't like it, they can always shop elsewhere.


Bruce Chambers
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That's all very nice in theory, have you ever tried to BUY a PC with an OS
ready installed that is NOT windows? VERY hard to come by. Yes you can
install your own, but the vast majority of Joe Public either can't or don't
want to be bothered with it. That is called "near monopoly" and is open to
all sorts of abuse whether intentional or otherwise.
 
Well Gordon,
They can order from Sam's Club (Div of Wal-Mart) a Desktop system w/o monitor with Linux installed for about US $400.00 w/o monitor (shipping extra).
www.samsclub.com

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Gordon Burgess-Parker said:
Greetings --

If you don't like Microsoft's licensing terms, simply use a
different OS. There are plenty of alternatives. And you're right; I
do believe that any business is entitled to sell its own product the
way it likes (as long as it's not breaking any laws or hurting
people). If consumers don't like it, they can always shop elsewhere.


Bruce Chambers
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That's all very nice in theory, have you ever tried to BUY a PC with an OS
ready installed that is NOT windows? VERY hard to come by. Yes you can
install your own, but the vast majority of Joe Public either can't or don't
want to be bothered with it. That is called "near monopoly" and is open to
all sorts of abuse whether intentional or otherwise.
 
Rich/rerat said:
Well Gordon,
They can order from Sam's Club (Div of Wal-Mart) a Desktop system w/o
monitor with Linux installed for about US $400.00 w/o monitor
(shipping extra).
www.samsclub.com
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Well that's probably 1% of all the computer vendors.
 
Greetings --

I can spend a few minutes on the Internet and order a PC with
nearly any OS I want. I can go to a local discount chain and buy a PC
with Lindows. (Not that I would; I've always -- well except for the
very first one, many years ago -- built my own PCs.)

If Joe Public "can't or don't want to be bothered" to look for
alternatives to Windows, it's certainly not Microsoft's fault.
Microsoft has no control over the intellectual laziness of mass-market
consumers, but they're just as entitled to take advantage of it as is
any other business. That's what we call "free enterprise."


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Bruce said:
Greetings --

I can spend a few minutes on the Internet and order a PC with
nearly any OS I want. I can go to a local discount chain and buy a PC
with Lindows. (Not that I would; I've always -- well except for the
very first one, many years ago -- built my own PCs.)
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Unfortunately, Joe public (in the UK at least) wander in to PC World, or
Dixons or Curries, or (heaven forbid) Time, and get...... a WINDOWS machine!
There just aren't the outlets for anything else in the UK unless you know
what you are doing. And Joe Public doesn't KNOW to search the internet for
machines with anything else on. :-(
 
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