how many computers can i install XP on?

[pumpkin]

Hi,

Know this is an easy one, but if I have 2 computers, one
laptop, and one Pc? That is only 2 not 4.

How do I install and get activation code for the laptop
if I originally installed it on the PC?

thanks in advance

pumpkin

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

In order to successfully activate Windows XP on the second
computer, you'll need to purchase a second license (Product Key).
The Windows XP license agreement only permits one installation
of Windows XP on one computer with each Product Key.

Read your Windows XP End-User License Agreement:

Start > Run and type: WINVER , and hit enter.

Also, open XP's "Help and Support" and type: EULA
and click on "Questions and Answers about the
End-User License Agreement".

To purchase an additional Windows XP license, visit:

Additional Licenses for Windows XP Home Edition
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/addlic.asp

Additional licenses for Windows XP Professional
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/addlic.asp


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| Hi,
|
| Know this is an easy one, but if I have 2 computers, one
| laptop, and one Pc? That is only 2 not 4.
|
| How do I install and get activation code for the laptop
| if I originally installed it on the PC?
|
| thanks in advance
|
| pumpkin

 

[Chris Lanier]

You buy and install another copy.

 

[Evil Homer]

Actually, you can purchase a second license that allows you to use the same
install CD on different computers. It's a little cheaper than buying a
second copy.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Let's apply a little common sense to the question, shall we? Does
your local grocer let you walk out of the market with three loaves of
bread when you've paid for only one? Can you drive two cars home if
you've paid for only one? Does your local clothier allow you to leave
the shop with two shirts if you've purchased only one? Have you
noticed a trend, yet? So where in the world did you ever get the idea
that software manufacturers would sell their product licenses any
differently? In real life, it doesn't matter whether the product
being purchased is a physical item, a service, or a software license -
if all you buy is one, that's all you get.

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.

Additional Licenses for Windows XP Home Edition
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/addlic.asp

Additional Licenses for Windows XP Professional
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/addlic.asp



Bruce Chambers

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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Actually, you can usually buy a copy of the OS in any almost any
discount retail outlet for significantly less than Microsoft charges
for an additional license.

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[Evil Homer]

Greetings --

Let's apply a little common sense to the question, shall we? Does
your local grocer let you walk out of the market with three loaves of
bread when you've paid for only one? Can you drive two cars home if
you've paid for only one? Does your local clothier allow you to leave
the shop with two shirts if you've purchased only one? Have you
noticed a trend, yet? So where in the world did you ever get the idea
that software manufacturers would sell their product licenses any
differently? In real life, it doesn't matter whether the product
being purchased is a physical item, a service, or a software license -
if all you buy is one, that's all you get.

Let's apply a little MORE common sense here. Can you go to your local
grocer, get a loaf of bread, give it to three people, and all thre can eat a
complete loaf of bread?? Can you buy one car, give it to two people and each
has their own car?? No, you can't. Just like you can NOT compare Windows XP
(or ANY software for that matter) to a physical object. You can physically
install the same cop Windows on a thousand computer, but you can't give a
thousand people a litre of Pepsi, and expect all thousand people to be able
to drinka complete litre!

I am in no way saying that copy software, or install Windows onto multiple
computers should be done, but get a little more real with the comaprisons.
Compare apples to apples, not to oranges.

 

[David]

Let's apply a little MORE common sense here. Can you go to your local
grocer, get a loaf of bread, give it to three people, and all thre can
eat a complete loaf of bread?? Can you buy one car, give it to two
people and each has their own car?? No, you can't. Just like you can
NOT compare Windows XP (or ANY software for that matter) to a physical
object. You can physically install the same cop Windows on a thousand
computer, but you can't give a thousand people a litre of Pepsi, and
expect all thousand people to be able to drinka complete litre!

I am in no way saying that copy software, or install Windows onto
multiple computers should be done, but get a little more real with the
comaprisons. Compare apples to apples, not to oranges.

You know. A lot of people get on Bruce for his analogies. Yet, NOOONE
has shown a better analogy of example to help people ubderstand that they
are not allowed to install one copy of Windows on more then one system

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[Patrick J. LoPresti]

That is because there isn't any good analogy. The licensing terms are
purely Microsoft's invention.

Why does Bruce feel the need to waste paragraphs spewing nonsense?
The question can be answered in a single sentence.

"How many licenses do I have to purchase?"

You have to buy one license for each computer.

"Why?"

Because Microsoft says so.

There is no other reason. No "common sense", no analogy with your
grocer, no reason beyond Microsoft's profit margins.

Bruce's analogies are stupid and tiresome, but they do provide a
useful excuse for pointing out his idiocy.

- Pat

 

[Patrick J. LoPresti]

How many times are you going to post these idiotic analogies?

Even Microsoft does not sell all of their software like bread, or
clothes, or cars. For example, go to
<http://www.microsoft.com/office/faq.asp> and search for "laptop". Or
consider site licenses.

If Microsoft wanted to, they could sell Windows with a "household
license" which allowed multiple installations under one roof. Or with
a license more like Office.

This might hurt their monopoly-driven profit margins, but it would in
no way violate "common sense".

Please stop posting drivel.

- Pat

 

[Ron Martell]

How many times are you going to post these idiotic analogies?

Even Microsoft does not sell all of their software like bread, or
clothes, or cars. For example, go to
<http://www.microsoft.com/office/faq.asp> and search for "laptop". Or
consider site licenses.

If Microsoft wanted to, they could sell Windows with a "household
license" which allowed multiple installations under one roof. Or with
a license more like Office.

This might hurt their monopoly-driven profit margins, but it would in
no way violate "common sense".

Please stop posting drivel.

How many computers in your definition of a "household"?
2?
3?
5?
10?
37?
101?
8,714?

Let's say it is 5. Would a person who only had one computer have to
pay the same license fee as someone with 5? And what happens when
the person with 5 computers buys computer number 6? Would they not
want to stretch their license to cover the 6th?

How many cars can you use the same license plate on? That might be a
closer analogy.


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."

 

[Patrick J. LoPresti]

How many computers in your definition of a "household"?
2?
3?
5?

Any number greater than one would do.

Sigh. Is it so hard to read and think before writing?

To repeat myself, again, go to
<http://www.microsoft.com/office/faq.asp> and search for "laptop".

There is no particular reason for Microsoft to license Windows
differently than Office, nor any reason for users to expect them to.
For the fifth time, THAT is the point.

Let's say it is 5. Would a person who only had one computer have to
pay the same license fee as someone with 5? And what happens when
the person with 5 computers buys computer number 6? Would they not
want to stretch their license to cover the 6th?

Blah blah blah. Irrelevant. Thanks for playing.

How many cars can you use the same license plate on? That might be
a closer analogy.

Or how many cars you can drive with one license. Or how many angels
can dance on Bruce Chamber's head. Or how many seconds the average
attention span is around here.

Besides, running Windows is more like reckless driving than legal
driving. But less exciting and with more crashes.

- Pat

 

[Ron Martell]

There is no particular reason for Microsoft to license Windows
differently than Office, nor any reason for users to expect them to.
For the fifth time, THAT is the point.

There is also no particular reason for them not to license Windows
differently than Office. It is Microsoft's product and it is their
right to include whatever terms or conditions they want in the
licenses they sell. It is then the customer' right to decide whether
or not these terms and conditions are acceptable and to either
purchase or not purchase that product.


Windows is an operating system and Office is an application program.
The licensing terms have always been different for these two
categories of product.


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."