Can I Install XP On All My PC's?

[NokmusWolf]

Can I install my one copy of Windows XP on more than one
computer? We have 3 computers and only one copy of XP.

 

[Norm]

You can install XP on as many as you want but after 30 days only 1 will
work.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You'll need to purchase a new Product Key (license) for each installation
of Windows XP installed on a different computer.

Whenever you have a question regarding the Windows XP
End User License Agreement (EULA), its best to go ahead
and read the EULA itself.

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

Your license to use Windows XP permits you to
install one copy of Windows XP on one computer.
A second installation of Windows XP, installed on
another computer, will require another license.

In order to successfully activate Windows XP for the second
installation, 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.

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

 

[Bastet]

Can I install my one copy of Windows XP on more than one
computer? We have 3 computers and only one copy of XP.

Yes of course you can - you just need to purchase two additional licences.
That's assuming it's retail of course - you can't use an OEM CD in another
system.

FYI, you have *NEVER* been legally allowed to install Windows on more than
one system - of course, in the past it was easy, but it was still a
violation of the EULA - now WPA enforces the restriction.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Does your local department of motor vehicles allow you to drive
three cars on a single set of license plates? So why would you 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, one is 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.


Bruce Chambers

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