Installing XP on multiple computers?

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Hey guys -

Got a copy of XP like 5 months ago. I have it installed
on my one computer, and the truth is, i would like to
install it on the new computer i just got. I heard when
you install it on a computer, it generates generates a
hash algothrim that is transmitted to microsoft utilizing
for exmple the mac address, cpu serial code, etc. that
would identify the computer by its hardware and would be
only activitated once. Is this true? I cant install it on
the two computers I have in my household ? I have to buy
software for each computer? Thnx for help.
 
Since Windows 3.1 you have only been able to install it on ONE PC. The same
still applies with Windows XP.
 
MAtt said:
Hey guys -

Got a copy of XP like 5 months ago. I have it installed
on my one computer, and the truth is, i would like to
install it on the new computer i just got. I heard when
you install it on a computer, it generates generates a
hash algothrim that is transmitted to microsoft utilizing
for exmple the mac address, cpu serial code, etc. that
would identify the computer by its hardware and would be
only activitated once. Is this true? I cant install it on
the two computers I have in my household ? I have to buy
software for each computer? Thnx for help.
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Yes - you have to buy/license the software of each PC in your household you
wish to run it on.
If you have Windows running on more then one PC you have to buy a
license/copy for each one you have in your household.


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Greetings --

Does your local department of motor vehicles allow you to drive
three cars on a single registration and 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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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


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| Hey guys -
|
| Got a copy of XP like 5 months ago. I have it installed
| on my one computer, and the truth is, i would like to
| install it on the new computer i just got. I heard when
| you install it on a computer, it generates generates a
| hash algothrim that is transmitted to microsoft utilizing
| for exmple the mac address, cpu serial code, etc. that
| would identify the computer by its hardware and would be
| only activitated once. Is this true? I cant install it on
| the two computers I have in my household ? I have to buy
| software for each computer? Thnx for help.
 
so if my computer crashed I have to buy a new copy of
windows to install on new system ??????
 
norm said:
so if my computer crashed I have to buy a new copy of
windows to install on new system ??????
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If you are using an OEM Windows XP CD and Product Key, then that is a "one
time" use license that may be installed to one device and is not
transferable to any other PC, even in the event of the failure or
replacement of the original device.

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Greetings --

That would be the case only if you have an OEM license. Retail
licenses can be transferred to subsequent computers once they've been
removed from the older computers, but OEM licenses are not
transferable.

Bruce Chambers

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I know there are certain versions
of certain Microsoft products which
allow multiple installs....like an
office suite on both a desktop and
a mobile/portable computer, I just
don't remember which ones. Also,
there is a difference among which
versions allow you to do multiple
installs up to five for an entire
household, the educational version
might be the one.

Anyone know where to find this information
out easily? Anyone know which versions
allow what?

Thanks,

Kar

SeriousQ
 
SeriousQ said:
I know there are certain versions
of certain Microsoft products which
allow multiple installs....like an
office suite on both a desktop and
a mobile/portable computer, I just
don't remember which ones. Also,
there is a difference among which
versions allow you to do multiple
installs up to five for an entire
household, the educational version
might be the one.

Anyone know where to find this information
out easily? Anyone know which versions
allow what?
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Call the nearest university. There are
academic or "site" or "lab" licenses which
allow an unlimited number of installations
at a particular site or lab. I'd imagine
they cost a bit more than a "few" single PC
licenses, though.

Tomas B.
 
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Simply read the EULA of any given product to determine what is
permitted.

Bruce Chambers

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