Installing XP Home on two computers

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I recently puchased XP Home for my laptop which is currently running ME. I also have an old desktop which is running on 98SE. How can I install XP Home on both machines without having problems from the "activation" process? I am the primary user of both machines.
 
Marty N. said:
I recently puchased XP Home for my laptop which is currently running ME.
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I also have an old desktop which is running on 98SE. How can I install XP
Home on both machines without having problems from the "activation" process?
I am the primary user of both machines.

Buy another copy of Windows XP at the very least another license.
You have never been able to install the same copy/license on more then one
machine since Windows 3.11.


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Marty N. said:
I recently puchased XP Home for my laptop which is currently running ME.
Click to expand...
I also have an old desktop which is running on 98SE. How can I install XP
Home on both machines without having problems from the "activation" process?
I am the primary user of both machines.
 
Greetings --

As it has *always* been with *all* Microsoft operating systems,
it's necessary (to be in compliance with both the EULA, 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) multiple installations
using a single license.


Bruce Chambers

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Marty N. said:
I recently puchased XP Home for my laptop which is currently running
Click to expand...
ME. I also have an old desktop which is running on 98SE. How can I
install XP Home on both machines without having problems from the
"activation" process? I am the primary user of both machines.
 
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