The EULA allows for one installation on one machine, as is covered by the
use of the word 'install' in the very first line of the quoted paragraph.
This has nothing to do with the number of hard drives.
However, there is nothing that will prevent a user from creating and
activating multiple installations with the same product key on the same pc.
It's the same hardware, so the hash used for activation will be the same.
You can activate and reactivate on the same hardware as often as you please,
though an excessive number of activations in a short time period will result
in them needing to be phoned in.
To answer the OP's question: Technically, this is not in accordance with the
licensing as interpreted above (but I'm not a lawyer, nor do I intend to
become one). However, frankly, there is nothing to prevent it from being
done. Many consider parallel installations a legitimate use of the product
for means of backup and recovery. It's a gray area, and no arguement is 100%
correct.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
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"Don Burnette" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Don't think so.
>
> I thought you said the motherboard defined the new computer? Now you are
> saying the hard drives within the same computer do as well???
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> Don Burnette
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> Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
>> It is a breach of the Windows XP End-User License Agreement
>> to use the license more than once on a single PC, regardless of how
>> many drives are installed. If a customer expresses a desire to
>> install Windows XP on other drives within the same PC, then he must
>> purchase
>> a separate Windows XP license for each additional installation.
>>
>>
>>> I am vikrant and m from microsoft product activation center.. i have
>>> serched various knowledge source available with microsoft (
>>> eg.support.microsoft.com etc ) to know the same that "if a customer
>>> have three hard drive or any end no of hard drive on his single
>>> Computer and he has his single copy of windows xp which he wana
>>> activate on all three of them , is he allowed to do so?..
>>>
>>> Here by one computer i mean that customer has three hard drive on a
>>> single mother board..... what do w mean when w say single computer.
>>>
>>> i would also like to quote a part of
>>> END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT ..which tells nothing about the above
>>> concern.
>>>
>>> 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. The SOFTWARE may not
>>> be used by more than two (2) processors at any one time
>>> on the COMPUTER, unless a higher number is indicated
>>> on the Certificate of Authenticity. You may permit a
>>> maximum of ten (10) ("Connection Maximum") computers
>>> or other electronic devices (each a "Device") to connect
>>> to the COMPUTER to utilize the services of the SOFTWARE
>>> solely for File and Print services, Internet Information
>>> services, and remote access (including connection sharing
>>> and telephony services). The ten (10) Connection Maximum
>>> includes any indirect connections made through
>>> "multiplexing" or other software or hardware which pools
>>> or aggregates connections. Except as otherwise permitted
>>> below, you may not use the Device to use, access, display
>>> or run the SOFTWARE, the SOFTWARE's
>>> User Interface or other executable software residing
>>> on the COMPUTER.
>>>
>>> Kindly suggest as soon as possiable pl
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