Installing Windows XP on 2 PC's ???

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Gavin

I have two PC's and the other pc is running Windows 2000
and the main computer is runnign Windows XP, all i was
wondering is, can i install the Windows XP onto the two
computer ?? or is it against the Terms and Conditions ???

Thanks
Gavin
 
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.

Go to Start > Run and type: WINVER , and hit enter. Then click
on "End-User License Agreement" and read it.

Also, open XP's "Help and Support" and type: EULA
and click on "Questions and Answers about the
End-User License Agreement".

Additional licenses for Windows XP Professional
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/addlic.asp

How to Change the Product ID in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;321636


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I have two PC's and the other pc is running Windows 2000
| and the main computer is runnign Windows XP, all i was
| wondering is, can i install the Windows XP onto the two
| computer ?? or is it against the Terms and Conditions ???
|
| Thanks
| Gavin
 
Greetings --

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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