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I have another hard drive in my computer that I want to install XP on but
I've already used the XP installation on my main hard drive to upgrade to
Vista. Will I be able to install XP on the other hard drive and activate it
with no problems or will my other activation mess up the other installation
on the second hard drive?
 
huntingbear said:
I have another hard drive in my computer that I want to install XP on but
I've already used the XP installation on my main hard drive to upgrade to
Vista. Will I be able to install XP on the other hard drive and activate it
with no problems or will my other activation mess up the other installation
on the second hard drive?
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The license of Windows XP, in this instance has been used to justify the
installation of Vista Upgrade. IOW, the license is no longer "free" but
is "in use".
 
I disagree with Ghostrider, although I can't find any documentation to
support my view. I would think XP is no longer tied to the original
installation once Vista is installed on top of it. I believe that you
*would* be able to install XP on a different machine once Vista is in place,
and the XP version *is not* an OEM version. An OEM version is forever tied
to the original machine it was installed on.

Depending on how long ago the original version was activated, you may have
to activate the new installation by phone.

I hope someone with the documentation or credentials happen by to give a
definitive answer.

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Curt

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Curt said:
I disagree with Ghostrider, although I can't find any documentation to
support my view. I would think XP is no longer tied to the original
installation once Vista is installed on top of it.
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That is exactly wrong. Which ever specific older license is used as a
qualifying product for an Upgrade license cannot be used anywhere else,
as it becomes subsumed by the upgrade.

I believe that you
*would* be able to install XP on a different machine once Vista is in place,
and the XP version *is not* an OEM version.
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Technically, perhaps. Legitimately, definitely not.





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Curt said:
I disagree with Ghostrider, although I can't find any documentation to
support my view. I would think XP is no longer tied to the original
installation once Vista is installed on top of it. I believe that you
*would* be able to install XP on a different machine once Vista is in
place, and the XP version *is not* an OEM version. An OEM version is
forever tied to the original machine it was installed on.

Depending on how long ago the original version was activated, you may
have to activate the new installation by phone.

I hope someone with the documentation or credentials happen by to
give a definitive answer.
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Sorry, but Ghostrider is correct. When you do an upgrade, the qualifying
product gets tied to the license of the new product and is not available to
be used on its own. That's the reason the Upgrade is less expensive that the
Full version.
 
Thank you Bruce for setting me straight. I'm amazed by those "rules", and I
actually had *no* doubt I was correct. Oh well, won't be the first time I
had to be set straight.

And Ghostrider, my apologies.

"I thought I was wrong once, but I found out I was mistaken".

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HTH,
Curt

Windows Support Center
http://aumha.org/
 
huntingbear said:
I have another hard drive in my computer that I want to install XP on but
I've already used the XP installation on my main hard drive to upgrade to
Vista. Will I be able to install XP on the other hard drive and activate
it
with no problems or will my other activation mess up the other
installation
on the second hard drive?
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You should read the Vista license agreement to see the conditions. It
states that the qualifying OS cannot be installed at the same time as the
Vista upgrade is installed. In other words the XP license is subsumed into
the Vista license when it's the basis for using an upgrade version of Vista.
If you want to dual boot XP and Vista in agreement with the license you need
to use a full version of Vista or if it's an upgrade version , you need to
have two XP licenses, one for the upgrade and one for the dual boot. The
same is true in upgrades from an older OS to XP using an upgrade version of
XP.
 
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