windows xp on multiple computers

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Can I put XP on my desktop and laptop and have both computer download
updates? I tried it, but I can only activate XP once... so how can I use it
on both computers?
 
You can't.
One license, one computer, the way it has been since at least Windows 95.

If you want Windows XP on a second computer, you need to buy another.

Read the EULA for more details.
 
desertirish said:
Can I put XP on my desktop and laptop and have both computer download
updates? I tried it, but I can only activate XP once... so how can I
use it on both computers?
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You can't--not legally.

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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