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Baltimoron
Onto how many PCs can I load my genuine version of XP? Can I load the same
disc onto my PC at work and at home?
disc onto my PC at work and at home?
G
Gordon
Baltimoron said:
You can install on as many machines as you like from the same CD - PROVIDED
that you have a separate Windows Licence for each installation - in other
words if you have ONE licence only, then you can ONLY install on ONE
machine...
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Bjarke Andersen
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crashed Echelon writing
No, not without a volume license.
crashed Echelon writing
No, not without a volume license.
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Alias
Gordon said:
You mean "may", not "can".
That's one of the good things about Ubuntu, no restrictions like
Microsoft, no WPA, no WGA. Get it at www.ubuntu.com
Alias
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Patrick Keenan
Baltimoron said:
One, with the exceptions described below.
You can use the same disc but not the same license key. You will need a
second license key for the second install. You can buy a key only, but
that isn't a lot cheaper and it's not a bad idea to have two copies of the
CD if you have two systems in different locations.
The issue is activation. When you attempt to activate the second system
with the same key, activation will fail and not too long afterwards (at most
30 days) Windows will cease to function.
The exceptions to this are some OEM versions that are pre-activated, but
those tend to check for a signature in the BIOS, so you can't installl a
Dell version on an HP system; and the Volume License version. VL installs
use the same disc and the same key, and do not require activation. Volume
Licensing is available starting at five licenses or "seats".
VL price savings aren't large at low numbers of seats; the savings are in
time and appearwhen a large number of systems have to have XP installed, in
that unattended installs or images can be used and activation isn't needed.
HTH
-pk
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Gordon
Alias said:
Nope, "can" is perfectly apposite in this scenario - the licence has nothing
to do with the physical media...
G
Gordon
Bjarke Andersen said:
Doesn't need a volume licence specifically - just a separate licence for
each machine.
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Bjarke Andersen
In those terms yes, but I understood OP as he would like to you use the
same license on several PCs.
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Alias
Gordon said:
OK, conceded. What I was saying is you can install XP on as many
computers as you like with the same license if you activate them 120
days apart and only use Auto Update and never allow WGA to download.
Alias
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Colin Barnhorst
That is out of compliance with the EULA. The 120 days may apply to
activation over the internet, but the license is clear enough that
installation is one machine at a time.
activation over the internet, but the license is clear enough that
installation is one machine at a time.
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Colin Barnhorst
He can purchase additional licenses from MS. He can also purchase a volume
license, but purchasing additional licenses is not necessarily volume
licensing.
license, but purchasing additional licenses is not necessarily volume
licensing.
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Alias
Colin said:
Hence the difference between "can" and "may".
Yep, clear as day. Course, if MS ever grows the balls to sue someone for
breaching the scam called an EULA, we'll now what's what but, so far,
they haven't the balls.
Alias
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Colin Barnhorst
They sue the pirates (who facilitate violation of the EULA by others) but
use education and persuasion with end user casual copiers.
use education and persuasion with end user casual copiers.
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Alias
Colin said:
That's not what we're talking about.
Break-dancing with the back pedal two step, are ya? No one has been
taken to court for violating an EULA. The reason is that the EULA is so
unconscionable that MS knows it will be thrown out of court. Instead, MS
instituted the famous WPA and WGA which only inconvenience paying
customers and do nothing to stem piracy. It will be their downfall and
MS will join the ranks of AOL, Enron and the rest.
Alias
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Jonty
Hi,
Is it an OEM Version (Does it say on CD "DFor distrobution with a new PC
only") or is it one you bought from a shop/online etc?
If its OEM = 1 PC
Non OEM = 3 I think.
Hope this helps
Jonty.
Is it an OEM Version (Does it say on CD "DFor distrobution with a new PC
only") or is it one you bought from a shop/online etc?
If its OEM = 1 PC
Non OEM = 3 I think.
Hope this helps
Jonty.
G
Gordon
Jonty said:
Not quite correct - if OEM then one machine but the install STAYS on
that first machine, i.e. you CANNOT remove it from that machine and
install on another.
Incorrect. You can install Windows Retail on as MANY machines as you
like - BUT - you need a separate licence for each install.
K
Ken Blake, MVP
No. The rule is quite clear. It's one copy (actually one license, not
one disk) for each computer.
There's nothing new here. This is exactly the same rule that's been in
effect on every version of Windows starting at least with Windows 3.1.
The only thing new with XP is that there's now an enforcement
mechanism.
If yours is a retail version, not an OEM one, you can buy extra
licenses (see
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/addlic.asp). But it's
not generally a good deal. The problem is that Microsoft sells
additional licenses at only a small savings over the list price.
You're almost certainly better off just buying a complete second copy
from a discount source.
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Bruce Chambers
Baltimoron said:
No, you may not. You need to purchase a separate WinXP license for
each computer on which you install it. As long as you have multiple
identical licenses, it doesn't matter if you use the same CD for the
installations, as long as you use a different license (Product Key) on
each installation.
Just as it has *always* been with *all* Microsoft operating
systems, it's necessary (to be in compliance with both the EULA and U.S.
copyright law http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/117.html), if not
technically) to purchase one WinXP license for each computer on which it
is installed. (Consult an attorney versed in copyright law to determine
final applicability in your locale.) 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)
multiple installations using a single license.
One can buy additional licenses, assuming one already has a retail
license. Naturally, Microsoft cannot sell additional OEM licenses. Be
aware, however, that you'll probably pay more this way than you would if
you were to buy a second copy of WinXP from a discount retailer;
Microsoft will only offer you a 15% discount off their MSRP.
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
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Bjarke Andersen
Yes, but then it would not be the same license (same license key)
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Colin Barnhorst
Correct. I should have also noted that the purchase is actually made from a
Microsoft partner, but one starts the process at
http://www.microsoft.com/products/info/editorial/22/promotions/wal/#qualify.
Microsoft partner, but one starts the process at
http://www.microsoft.com/products/info/editorial/22/promotions/wal/#qualify.