windows xp

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i recently purchased windows xp for my home computer. i
would like to know if i am also able to install xp on my
childrens pc. if so, do i need to purchase another copy,
or am i allowed two installations off the cd. the eula for
xp isnt very precise on this issue. any help would be a
thanks.
aaron
 
aaron said:
i recently purchased windows xp for my home computer. i
would like to know if i am also able to install xp on my
childrens pc. if so, do i need to purchase another copy,
or am i allowed two installations off the cd. the eula for
xp isnt very precise on this issue. any help would be a
thanks.
aaron
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The EULA isn't very precise?! Below is a direct quote from the Windows XP
EULA

"Installation and use. You may install, use, access, display and run one
copy of the Product on a single computer, such as a workstation, terminal or
other device."

How much more precise can it be?! I cannot see how it can possibly be any
clearer.
 
Greetings --

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.

And, unless you're trying to read the French portion of the EULA,
it's very clear on this point.


Bruce Chambers

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Beg to differ. Don't recall the one installation per PC requirement on
previous versions of windows. That was not the exact verbage used. The use
of one copy of the "SOFTWARE PRODUCT" (Windows 9X/ME) on one PC was the
verbage used. The term "one" was not used as a modifier on the word
"install".

In addition, there is no alternative multiple licensing offered in the EULA
for multiple instances of past Windows operating system on one PC. Separate
licenses were suggested for multiple "COMPUTERS" in the EULAs of the past.
Otherwise stated as "different" computers in the EULAs of past.

As far as XP and the need for another license on the same computer as
another install, or a different computer, you are correct even though you
did not know this EULA difference. The latter was implied.
Dave
 
Greetings --

Does anyone else find this first paragraph self-contradictory?
The exact words used may differ from those of the WinXP EULA, but the
meaning is still crystal clear. You need an individual license for
each computer on which you want to install the OS.

Bruce Chambers

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Bruce said:
Greetings --

Does anyone else find this first paragraph self-contradictory?
The exact words used may differ from those of the WinXP EULA, but the
meaning is still crystal clear. You need an individual license for
each computer on which you want to install the OS.

Bruce Chambers
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Not me - I'm right with you Bruce...;o)
 
i recently purchased windows xp for my home computer. i
would like to know if i am also able to install xp on my
childrens pc. if so, do i need to purchase another copy,
or am i allowed two installations off the cd. the eula for
xp isnt very precise on this issue.
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Not precise? Perhaps you didn't read it. Let's examine it again. Here are
some excerpts:
SOFTWARE PRODUCT LICENSE

The term "COMPUTER" as used herein shall mean the HARDWARE, if
the HARDWARE is a single computer system, or shall mean the
computer system with which the HARDWARE operates, if the
HARDWARE is a computer system component.

1. GRANT OF LICENSE. Manufacturer grants you the following
rights, provided you comply with all of the terms and
conditions of this EULA:

* Installation and Use. Except as otherwise expressly
provided in this EULA, you may install, use, access,
display and run only one (1) copy of the SOFTWARE on
the COMPUTER.
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This says you may run only one copy on any given computer.
* Software as a Component of the Computer - Transfer. THIS
LICENSE MAY NOT BE SHARED,
TRANSFERRED TO OR USED CONCURRENTLY
ON DIFFERENT COMPUTERS. The SOFTWARE
is licensed with the HARDWARE as a single integrated
product and may only be used with the HARDWARE. If the
SOFTWARE is not accompanied by new HARDWARE, you may
not use the SOFTWARE.
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This is quite clear in stating that you may use the software on exactly ONE
computer. What is imprecise about these statements?
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Brian said:
Not precise? Perhaps you didn't read it. Let's examine it again.
Here are some excerpts:


This says you may run only one copy on any given computer.


This is quite clear in stating that you may use the software on
exactly ONE computer. What is imprecise about these statements?
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Brian,

Although the inference is the same, the licence you posted is from an OEM
version of Windows and could serve to confuse this thread further. For
reasons of clarity, it's best to stick to the same EULA (the retail version
can be transferred, of course).
 
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