Installing XP on multiple computers

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I just purchased a new Dell computer and of course it came with XP. I have a older Dell Latitude with 98se. Can I legally update my laptop with XP and is there a limit to the amount of times I go though XP activation process

Thanks

Ed L
 
No. You'll have to go out and purchase a "retail upgrade version"
of Windows XP in order to upgrade the other computer.

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

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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| Hi,
|
| I just purchased a new Dell computer and of course it came with XP. I have a older Dell Latitude with 98se.
Can I legally update my laptop with XP and is there a limit to the amount of times I go though XP activation
process.
|
| Thanks,
|
| Ed L
 
As with all windows OS's - 1 license (Product Key) 1 computer, only XP has a
means to enforce it. Also, OEM license is born, lives and dies on the same
computer, not to mention OEM license can't upgrade, they can only do a clean
install.

Ed L. said:
Hi,

I just purchased a new Dell computer and of course it came with XP. I have
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a older Dell Latitude with 98se. Can I legally update my laptop with XP and
is there a limit to the amount of times I go though XP activation process.
 
You can install on another but why,in 30 days it expires,not to
mention getting the activation pop-up every other 5 mins.
 
Ed said:
Hi,

I just purchased a new Dell computer and of course it came with XP. I
have a older Dell Latitude with 98se. Can I legally update my laptop
with XP and is there a limit to the amount of times I go though XP
activation process.

Thanks,

Ed L
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Ed,
The answer is your new computer was supplied with an OEM CD that is bios
locked and forever tied to the original computer, according to the EULA
licensed it is also for use on one computer per license. There is no limit
on the number of times you can activate on your original hardware.
Your Dell OEM CD will require a phone call activation if used on any system
where the bios is not recognized.
To be in compliance with the OEM CD that came with your new computer, you
will need to purchase a new CD key.
It would probably be cheaper to purchase a retail XP Home or Pro upgrade.

Click on the links below, or copy and paste the links into the address box
if using the web based newsgroup.
OEM
http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#can3
OEM clarification.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/oemeula.htm
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Greetings --

You need to have one license for each computer.

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.

Further, the WinXP CD that came with your Dell is an OEM version.
OEM versions must be sold with a piece of hardware (normally a
motherboard or hard drive, if not an entire PC, although Microsoft has
greatly relaxed the hardware criteria for WinXP) and are _permanently_
bound to the first PC on which they are installed. An OEM license,
once installed, is not legally transferable to another computer under
_any_ circumstances.


Bruce Chambers

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Ed L. said:
Hi,

I just purchased a new Dell computer and of course it came with XP.
Click to expand...
I have a older Dell Latitude with 98se. Can I legally update my laptop
with XP and is there a limit to the amount of times I go though XP
activation process.
 
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