A technical question about MS lincensing

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Tony Luxton

Hello group, thanks for reading.

I have a desktop machine with XP home (with a proper MS CD), and I'm
thinking of buying a laptop.

If it comes with a generic installation of XP with a recovery disk, which
I'd prefer not to have, can I use my existing CD to do a "proper"
installation on the laptop?

What I'm getting at is, would the generic licence be the same, er, format,
as my desktop licence, and therefore work?

TIA Tony.
 
One and only answer: NO! XP (any version) is licensed for use on one computer
at a time. However, if you have a RETAIL version (not bundled with a PC or
other hardware) you can transfer the XP Home to the new laptop. However, you
will need to format your Desktop in order to remove it from there.

You should also not that several laptop manufacturers may void the laptop's
warranty if you are not using the included version of XP that they provide.
 
Tony said:
Hello group, thanks for reading.

I have a desktop machine with XP home (with a proper MS CD), and I'm
thinking of buying a laptop.

If it comes with a generic installation of XP with a recovery disk, which
I'd prefer not to have, can I use my existing CD to do a "proper"
installation on the laptop?

What I'm getting at is, would the generic licence be the same, er, format,
as my desktop licence, and therefore work?

TIA Tony.
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From the licensing perspective, the answer is no. But if the
opportunity presents when ordering the new laptop, always request
and pay for a copy of the Windows XP installation cdrom...not a
recovery cdrom.
 
Why not read the EULA ?

No, you need a separate licence for every computer you own.
 
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