XP License

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Hi
I have been told by a Microsoft technician that I am unable to install and
register my purchased copy of XP on my desktop as well as a new laptop that I
have just bought. He say that the license only allows me to use the software
on one computer only and that if I want to install it onto my laptop as well
then I need to purchase another copy to get the license.

Is this correct?? I can understand the restrictions on muli- installations
but it Seems a bit mean not to allow someone to use it on just two machines.

Regards
 
chesjak said:
Hi
I have been told by a Microsoft technician that I am unable
to install and register my purchased copy of XP on my
desktop as well as a new laptop that I have just bought. He
say that the license only allows me to use the software on
one computer only and that if I want to install it onto my
laptop as well then I need to purchase another copy to get
the license.

Is this correct?? I can understand the restrictions on
muli- installations but it Seems a bit mean not to allow
someone to use it on just two machines.

Regards
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The information you were given is correct. Open up Windows
Explorer and click on the Help menu at the top of the screen.
From the menu that drops down click on "About Windows". In the
box that pops up click on "End-User License Agreement". From
the first paragraph of the EULA is the following:

"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 ("Workstation
Computer")."

The keywords in the above statement are "one copy" and "single
computer". The bottom line is that you need a separate license
for Windows for each computer on which it is installed.

Nepatsfan
 
Hi
I have been told by a Microsoft technician that I am unable to install and
register my purchased copy of XP on my desktop as well as a new laptop that I
have just bought. He say that the license only allows me to use the software
on one computer only and that if I want to install it onto my laptop as well
then I need to purchase another copy to get the license.

Is this correct?? I can understand the restrictions on muli- installations
but it Seems a bit mean not to allow someone to use it on just two machines.

Regards
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It is correct for the operating system.

Maybe you were thinking of the license for MS Office? That license allows
for two installations (on a desktop and a portable pc) that will be used by
the same person.
 
chesjak said:
Hi
I have been told by a Microsoft technician that I am unable to
install and register my purchased copy of XP on my desktop as well as
a new laptop that I have just bought. He say that the license only
allows me to use the software on one computer only and that if I want
to install it onto my laptop as well then I need to purchase another
copy to get the license.

Is this correct?? I can understand the restrictions on muli-
installations but it Seems a bit mean not to allow someone to use it
on just two machines.
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Hmm..
"..a bit mean not to allow someone to use it on just two machines."

Life. Reality.

The same is true for most other software as well - in case you wondered.
Microsoft or not.
 
chesjak said:
I have been told by a Microsoft technician that I am unable to
install and register my purchased copy of XP on my desktop as well as
a new laptop that I have just bought. He say that the license only
allows me to use the software on one computer only and that if I want
to install it onto my laptop as well then I need to purchase another
copy to get the license.

Is this correct??
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Yes. 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.


I can understand the restrictions on muli-
installations but it Seems a bit mean not to allow someone to use it
on just two machines.
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I think most of us would like Microsoft to let us use a single copy on two
machines--it's always nice to get more for less money--but it's their call,
not ours. Our choice is to buy it if the terms are acceptable, or not if we
don't like the terms.

By the way, licensing software for a single computer is not limited to
Windows. With some exceptions, most software is licensed this way.
 
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