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Chris
I have XP Pro on my one desktop and I want to put it on
my other desktop. Can I do that using my same license.
my other desktop. Can I do that using my same license.
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Manda Luyong
NO. One license per PC.
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Bruce Chambers
Greetings --
Of course not. 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.
Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH
Of course not. 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.
Bruce Chambers
--
Help us help you:
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH
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Malvern
Chris said:I have XP Pro on my one desktop and I want to put it on
my other desktop. Can I do that using my same license.
NO way. Second install will fail to activate. BE LEGAL ; Go out and BUY a
second XP CD.
Malv
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Andras
Use Linux for free.
OR give a shit about being legal and making reach M$ - download a keymaker.
Hello, Malvern!
You wrote in conference microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers on 22 Jul 2003
03:16:04 GMT:
M> NO way. Second install will fail to activate. BE LEGAL ; Go out
M> and BUY a second XP CD.
M> Malv
OR give a shit about being legal and making reach M$ - download a keymaker.
Hello, Malvern!
You wrote in conference microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers on 22 Jul 2003
03:16:04 GMT:
M> NO way. Second install will fail to activate. BE LEGAL ; Go out
M> and BUY a second XP CD.
M> Malv
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Alex Nichol
Chris said:I have XP Pro on my one desktop and I want to put it on
my other desktop. Can I do that using my same license
No. The license for Windows is strictly for one machine only per copy.
You must get another (you can get a discount on a 'second license
purchase' but it usually turns out cheaper to buy retail at a discount
store)