How many times can you install Windows XP?

[Guest]

How many computers can you Install Windwos XP on? I am not sure if it
deactivates its self after the first installation. (Also, it is legal to
install an opearting system on more than one computer in your own house,
because i have 2)

If anyone has an answer to this please respond,
Adam

 

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

How many computers can you Install Windwos XP on? I am not sure if it
deactivates its self after the first installation. (Also, it is legal to
install an opearting system on more than one computer in your own house,
because i have 2)

If anyone has an answer to this please respond,
Adam

You may install each license for Window XP on ONE machine only.
So if you have 2 PCs in your house you can only install Windows XP on both
of them if you buy 2 copies/licenses for Windows XP.

You may only MOVE a license from one PC to another if it is a Retail
license.

Read the End User License Agreement (EULA) on the link on Start .... Run ...
winver



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[sick of it]

Run through the messages in the newsgroup. When you see a
thread many miles long, no matter what the subject is, you
will find your answer within.
It is the biggest f'n boondoggle on this group and I am
beginning to believe anyone who asks the question is just
doing it to start a mile long thread.

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Computergeek" <[email protected]>

| How many computers can you Install Windwos XP on? I am not sure if it
| deactivates its self after the first installation. (Also, it is legal to
| install an opearting system on more than one computer in your own house,
| because i have 2)
|
| If anyone has an answer to this please respond,
| Adam

It can be installed on only ONE coputer at at a time. It can be removed and reinstalled on
theat computer an infinite numbers of time. It can be installed on an infinite number of
computers as well *if* and only if it is removed from any/all previous computers such that
that licensed version of the OS is running on only ONE computer.

If you have two physical computers and you want XP on both, you need two XP licenses.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

In case you overlooked it:

On the back of the Windows XP box, please read the statement­:

"For installation and use on one computer"
(see License Agreement for license terms).

Go to Start >Run box type: WINVER , and hit enter. Then c­lick on the
"End-User License Agreement" and read it. Your answer
lies in that agreement.

Direct quote from the EULA:

1. GRANT OF LICENSE.
Microsoft grants you the following rights provided that
you comply with all terms and conditions of this EULA:

1.1 Installation and use. You may install, use, access,
display and run one copy of the Software on a single
computer.....

You can also open XP's "Help and Support" and type: EULA
and hit enter. Click on "Questions and answers about the EU­LA".

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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.mspx

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| How many computers can you Install Windwos XP on? I am not sure if it
| deactivates its self after the first installation. (Also, it is legal to
| install an opearting system on more than one computer in your own house,
| because i have 2)
|
| If anyone has an answer to this please respond,
| Adam

 

[Richard Urban]

You're a computer geek and you need this answer?

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[Leythos]

They also know, that most who would really read it, would probably seek
alternatives.

You've got to be kidding - most people do read the licensing agreements
for ANY software, even with it's included as a printed copy inside the
box. Not only that, but most people buy the software because they NEED it
for one reason or another and don't even care about licensing and if they
did read it they would ignore it like most people that have read it do.

 

[Tom]

Again, like Bruce, you have to install it to agree to it; so how can one
agree to terms without installing it. Why doesn't MS supply the actual
agreement with the purchase for the customer to review. We know why they
don't, as they hoodwink people into keeping the software, especially after
going through all the setup processes to use it. They also know, that most
who would really read it, would probably seek alternatives. It's really a
sad tactic that MS makes the agreement for review only after the fact of
sale, and install.

 

[Leythos]

You've got to be kidding - most people do read the licensing agreements
for ANY software, even with it's included as a printed copy inside the
box. Not only that, but most people buy the software because they NEED it
for one reason or another and don't even care about licensing and if they
did read it they would ignore it like most people that have read it do.

sorry - should have read "most people DO NOT read"....

 

[sick of it]

-----Original Message-----
Again, like Bruce, you have to install it to agree to it; so how can one
agree to terms without installing it. Why doesn't MS supply the actual
agreement with the purchase for the customer to review. We know why they
don't, as they hoodwink people into keeping the software, especially after
going through all the setup processes to use it. They also know, that most
who would really read it, would probably seek alternatives. It's really a
sad tactic that MS makes the agreement for review only after the fact of
sale, and install.

And they're off and running.....

 

[Ken Blake]

In

How many computers can you Install Windwos XP on? I am not sure
if it
deactivates its self after the first installation. (Also, it is
legal
to install an opearting system on more than one computer in
your own
house, because i have 2)

No. The rule is quite clear. It's one copy (or one license) for
each computer, and having multiple computers in a single house
makes no difference.

There's nothing new here. This is exactly the same rule that's
been in effect on every version of Windows starting 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.

 

[Guest]

my xp is retail. how do i take it off a computer, so i can put it on another 1?
(i no im a computergeek asking a computer question but im a little outta
date

 

[Ken Blake]

In

my xp is retail. how do i take it off a computer, so i can put
it on
another 1? (i no im a computergeek asking a computer question
but im
a little outta
date

Just format the drive.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

How many computers can you Install Windwos XP on? I am not sure if it
deactivates its self after the first installation. (Also, it is legal to
install an opearting system on more than one computer in your own house,
because i have 2)

If anyone has an answer to this please respond,
Adam

You'll need to purchase a separate WinXP license for each computer
on which you install it.

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.

It is permissible to use the same CD on two computers, assuming it
is a retail CD and you've purchased an additional license for the second
computer. You can buy additional retail licenses. 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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[Bruce Chambers]

my xp is retail. how do i take it off a computer, so i can put it on another 1?
(i no im a computergeek asking a computer question but im a little outta
date

The normal way to "uninstall" any operating system is to format
the hard drive and install a new OS of your choice.

Only if you performed an upgrade from Win98/Me, elected to backup
the old system files, and didn't convert the partition to NTFS, can
you then boot into Safe Mode and click Start > Control Panel

Add/Remove Programs. All of these conditions must be met for the

uninstall option to be available.


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[Tom]

sorry - should have read "most people DO NOT read"....

The MS apologist is so revealing in you. So what! the fact the agreement is
not outside of the box, or on a separate hardcopy, makes the agreement
easier to break. If people actually ignored it, though the terms were
actually available to them as I suggested, then that is on them. But saying
that (the way) you do, doesn't make the terms acceptable because it isn't
available outside the box.