New XP Professional Software- license issues

[Guest]

Please forgive me as I am a little technically challenged. I bought the XP
Pro from my school since I had bought a new computer and wanted to install it
on there. Here is my situation:

I go to my mothers house very frequently and her laptop only has XP Home
which is fine for her, but in order for me to do my schooling projects I put
my new software on my laptop there so I have it when I am traveling back and
forth to her house.

The other issue is that I bought a new pc in April, installed the XP Pro on
it and had to send it in to be fixed. The completely wiped everything off so
I had to start fresh again. During this time of not having my new pc hooked
up I had to install the XP Pro on our old pc to do my work and now to install
it again on the new pc it says I have already installed it three
times......so.. I have it on my pc in Duluth, on my old pc and it was
installed twice on the pc that I bought in April that has been wiped out
twice and I haven't been able to use it. How do I uninstall that so I have
two more available times to install XP on the new PC and on the laptop my
husband will have when he returns from overseas. I'm not sure how this
licensing goes other than I spent $200.00 and I would like to have it on the
PCs that are running and that I am using. Please email me at
(e-mail address removed) if you have any information. I am not sure I
even explained myself correctly :- ( Thank you!

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You need to purchase a new Windows XP license for each
installation on a different computer. You cannot use the
same license (Product Key) if you install on different PCs.

Please read your End-User License Agreement by going
to Start > Run and type: WINVER , and hit enter. Then
click on "End-User License Agreement".

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Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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| Please forgive me as I am a little technically challenged. I bought the XP
| Pro from my school since I had bought a new computer and wanted to install it
| on there. Here is my situation:
|
| I go to my mothers house very frequently and her laptop only has XP Home
| which is fine for her, but in order for me to do my schooling projects I put
| my new software on my laptop there so I have it when I am traveling back and
| forth to her house.
|
| The other issue is that I bought a new pc in April, installed the XP Pro on
| it and had to send it in to be fixed. The completely wiped everything off so
| I had to start fresh again. During this time of not having my new pc hooked
| up I had to install the XP Pro on our old pc to do my work and now to install
| it again on the new pc it says I have already installed it three
| times......so.. I have it on my pc in Duluth, on my old pc and it was
| installed twice on the pc that I bought in April that has been wiped out
| twice and I haven't been able to use it. How do I uninstall that so I have
| two more available times to install XP on the new PC and on the laptop my
| husband will have when he returns from overseas. I'm not sure how this
| licensing goes other than I spent $200.00 and I would like to have it on the
| PCs that are running and that I am using. Please email me at
| (e-mail address removed) if you have any information. I am not sure I
| even explained myself correctly :- ( Thank you!

 

[kurttrail]

Please forgive me as I am a little technically challenged. I bought
the XP Pro from my school since I had bought a new computer and
wanted to install it on there. Here is my situation:

I go to my mothers house very frequently and her laptop only has XP
Home which is fine for her, but in order for me to do my schooling
projects I put my new software on my laptop there so I have it when I
am traveling back and forth to her house.

The other issue is that I bought a new pc in April, installed the XP
Pro on it and had to send it in to be fixed. The completely wiped
everything off so I had to start fresh again. During this time of
not having my new pc hooked up I had to install the XP Pro on our old
pc to do my work and now to install it again on the new pc it says I
have already installed it three times......so.. I have it on my pc
in Duluth, on my old pc and it was installed twice on the pc that I
bought in April that has been wiped out twice and I haven't been able
to use it. How do I uninstall that so I have two more available
times to install XP on the new PC and on the laptop my husband will
have when he returns from overseas. I'm not sure how this licensing
goes other than I spent $200.00 and I would like to have it on the
PCs that are running and that I am using. Please email me at
(e-mail address removed) if you have any information. I am
not sure I even explained myself correctly :- ( Thank you!

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[andy smart]

Please forgive me as I am a little technically challenged. I bought the XP
Pro from my school since I had bought a new computer and wanted to install it
on there. Here is my situation:

I go to my mothers house very frequently and her laptop only has XP Home
which is fine for her, but in order for me to do my schooling projects I put
my new software on my laptop there so I have it when I am traveling back and
forth to her house.

Software is not an issue of the operating system usually - the version
of XP should not affect the programs you can install.

The other issue is that I bought a new pc in April, installed the XP Pro on
it and had to send it in to be fixed. The completely wiped everything off so
I had to start fresh again. During this time of not having my new pc hooked
up I had to install the XP Pro on our old pc to do my work and now to install
it again on the new pc it says I have already installed it three
times......so.. I have it on my pc in Duluth, on my old pc and it was
installed twice on the pc that I bought in April that has been wiped out
twice and I haven't been able to use it. How do I uninstall that so I have
two more available times to install XP on the new PC and on the laptop my
husband will have when he returns from overseas.

OK, so as I understand it you have one copy of XP pro? This means you
can install it on one machine. If you want it on a workstation and a
laptop you need to by a second XP pro licence. If You're saying that the
issue is that you can't activate the new copy due to the number of times
it's been activated already - you'll need to ring MS activation and
explain it to them.

I'm not sure how this

licensing goes other than I spent $200.00 and I would like to have it on the
PCs that are running and that I am using. Please email me at
(e-mail address removed) if you have any information. I am not sure I
even explained myself correctly :- ( Thank you!

NEVER put your real email address on newsgroup postings - it's the best
way on Earth to get spam. You can now sit back and enjoy numerous offers
to help get money out of Nigeria, buy online pharaceuticals, etc etc etc

 

[Guest]

Oh great! I told you I am technically challenged! haha

Yes, I bought one copy of XP PRO from school. In one of those pamphlets
that came with the software, it says I can install it on up to three PCs in
my home. So I have it on the laptop I bring to my moms, my old pc and I did
have it installed two times on the new pc but it got sent back to HP to be
completely erased. So I would like to take it off this old pc and put it on
the new one that just came back from the second time from HP. So then in
theory I would have it installed on two home PCs. If I just spent $200 on
software I cannot use I am going to be very ******* off! Then I will see why
my ex quit working at Microsoft :- )

 

[andy smart]

Oh great! I told you I am technically challenged! haha

Yes, I bought one copy of XP PRO from school. In one of those pamphlets
that came with the software, it says I can install it on up to three PCs in
my home. So I have it on the laptop I bring to my moms, my old pc and I did
have it installed two times on the new pc but it got sent back to HP to be
completely erased. So I would like to take it off this old pc and put it on
the new one that just came back from the second time from HP. So then in
theory I would have it installed on two home PCs. If I just spent $200 on
software I cannot use I am going to be very ******* off! Then I will see why
my ex quit working at Microsoft :- )


:

OK, so you have 'official documentation' which says you can put it on
multiple machines? IANOL (I am not a lawyer) but that might be a defence
mightn't it? Can you tell us more about the pamphlet, who produced it etc!

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

If you encounter a problem with activation via the internet,
then simply choose the alternative option to "activate by phone".

How to activate Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307890

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

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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| Oh great! I told you I am technically challenged! haha
|
| Yes, I bought one copy of XP PRO from school. In one of those pamphlets
| that came with the software, it says I can install it on up to three PCs in
| my home. So I have it on the laptop I bring to my moms, my old pc and I did
| have it installed two times on the new pc but it got sent back to HP to be
| completely erased. So I would like to take it off this old pc and put it on
| the new one that just came back from the second time from HP. So then in
| theory I would have it installed on two home PCs. If I just spent $200 on
| software I cannot use I am going to be very ******* off! Then I will see why
| my ex quit working at Microsoft :- )

 

[David Candy]

MS has deals with lots of education institutions. Some deals are as described by this person. Everyone who attends the institution can install Windows at home for free (well the institution pays). MS have pulled their press releases (they are criminal where data storage is concerned) about it (at least for Morton TAFE).

PS you need to learn how to spell anonymous.

 

[Guest]

I can guarantee you didn't read that you could install Windows XP Pro on 3
machines in any pamphlet from Microsoft. You may have Office for Students and
Teachers 2003, which you can install on up to 3 machines and it would say
that in the pamphlet for that. However, as everyone has already said, you
have one license, therefore that entitles you to install on one computer.

 

[kurttrail]

I can guarantee you didn't read that you could install Windows XP Pro
on 3 machines in any pamphlet from Microsoft.

You can?

You may have Office for
Students and Teachers 2003, which you can install on up to 3 machines
and it would say that in the pamphlet for that. However, as everyone
has already said, you have one license, therefore that entitles you
to install on one computer.

You don't know what deal MS made with the school for its academic
license of XP. Unless you are going to her school and have bought the
same package, you really are just guessing.

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"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"

 

[andy smart]

PS you need to learn how to spell anonymous.

Thanks, I hadn't noticed it was wrong


(though actually as PS is stands for something don't you really need to
do p.s. - this is a joke, there is no need for this newsgroup to have
another long involved grammar debate