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I am considering upgrading to Win XP or Win 2000 from Windows 95
Please note, I will actually be purchasing the FULL version (not the upgrade version)
However, I have heard that XP comes with copy protection that refuses to allow XP to be installed more than once
I have no objection to MS protecting itself from piracy, but this rumor gives me a concern..
What if my hard drive crashes and I need to re-install Windows on a new drive (this has happened to me on more than one occasion -- Win 95 warns me about duplicate installs, but lets me complete the install)? If this happens, will I need to go out and buy a new copy of XP?
Even if Microsoft has a special key to ket me bypass the copy protection, I don't want to have to pay $250 for the "incident" to call their support number
Can someone tell me if the FULL version of XP will allow me to do multiple installs
Thank you
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Berni
(e-mail address removed)
Please note, I will actually be purchasing the FULL version (not the upgrade version)
However, I have heard that XP comes with copy protection that refuses to allow XP to be installed more than once
I have no objection to MS protecting itself from piracy, but this rumor gives me a concern..
What if my hard drive crashes and I need to re-install Windows on a new drive (this has happened to me on more than one occasion -- Win 95 warns me about duplicate installs, but lets me complete the install)? If this happens, will I need to go out and buy a new copy of XP?
Even if Microsoft has a special key to ket me bypass the copy protection, I don't want to have to pay $250 for the "incident" to call their support number
Can someone tell me if the FULL version of XP will allow me to do multiple installs
Thank you
-
Berni
(e-mail address removed)