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[Guest]

I own a copy of Windows XP Home SP1 it is installed on my desktop and I want
to install it on my sons computer. Do I have to buy another copy or can I
just buy another Licence.
I dont think I should have to spend another $150.00 for another copy.

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks

 

[kurttrail]

I own a copy of Windows XP Home SP1 it is installed on my desktop and
I want to install it on my sons computer. Do I have to buy another
copy or can I just buy another Licence.
I dont think I should have to spend another $150.00 for another copy.

Then don't. If your copy of XP is Retail or generic OEM and it's been
more than 120 days, then it should activate over the internet with no
problem.

If it has been less than 120 days, then you'll have to phone MS to
activate the instal on your son's computer, and come up with a
convincing story.

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[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You need to purchase a new Windows XP license for each
installation on a different computer. You cannot use the
same license (Product Key) if you install on different PCs.
Product Activation will not enable on a second installation
on a different PC if you use the same license.

Please read your End-User License Agreement by going
to Start > Run and type: WINVER , and hit enter. Then
click on "End-User License Agreement".

From the Windows XP EULA:

1.1 Installation and use. You may install, use, access,
display and run one copy of the Software on a single
computer, such as a workstation, terminal or other
device ("Workstation Computer"). The Software may not
be used by more than two (2) processors at any one
time on any single Workstation Computer.

If you already have a retail copy of Windows XP, you can obtain
additional licenses for another computer or laptop by visiting the
following Microsoft Web site:
http://shop.microsoft.com/special/wal/walinfo.asp

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

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| I own a copy of Windows XP Home SP1 it is installed on my desktop and I want
| to install it on my sons computer. Do I have to buy another copy or can I
| just buy another Licence.
| I dont think I should have to spend another $150.00 for another copy.
|
| Any help would be appreciated
|
| Thanks

 

[Guest]

Ok maybe I didn’t phrase it properly. I just want to know if I can install
windows on two computers. Can I buy a license for the second computer or do I
have to buy a new copy of windows.

 

[Guest]

Thank You for your quick response that’s what I wanted to know.

 

[CWatters]

I own a copy of Windows XP Home SP1 it is installed on my desktop and I want
to install it on my sons computer. Do I have to buy another copy or can I
just buy another Licence.
I dont think I should have to spend another $150.00 for another copy.

How about $1 for the extra copy on CD and $149 for the license? The CD costs
very little to make, The code on it costs a lot.

 

[Alias]

You need to purchase a new Windows XP license for each
installation on a different computer. You cannot use the
same license (Product Key) if you install on different PCs.
Product Activation will not enable on a second installation
on a different PC if you use the same license.

Please read your End-User License Agreement by going
to Start > Run and type: WINVER , and hit enter. Then
click on "End-User License Agreement".

From the Windows XP EULA:

1.1 Installation and use. You may install, use, access,
display and run one copy of the Software on a single
computer, such as a workstation, terminal or other
device ("Workstation Computer"). The Software may not
be used by more than two (2) processors at any one
time on any single Workstation Computer.

If you already have a retail copy of Windows XP, you can obtain
additional licenses for another computer or laptop by visiting the
following Microsoft Web site:
http://shop.microsoft.com/special/wal/walinfo.asp

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

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| I own a copy of Windows XP Home SP1 it is installed on my desktop and I
want
| to install it on my sons computer. Do I have to buy another copy or can
I
| just buy another Licence.
| I dont think I should have to spend another $150.00 for another copy.
|
| Any help would be appreciated
|
| Thanks

You can get OEM copies for less than that. Wallmarts has them for $119.98.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/prod...=3954&type=19&dept=3944&path=0:3944:3951:3954

Alias

 

[Asher_N]

#[email protected]:

And break the EULA in the process. Windows is licensed to be used on a
single computer at a time.

 

[Alias]

Prices on Carey's link:

Windows XP additional license pricing
Version Additional License Price
Windows XP Professional-full version $269.00
Windows XP Professional-version upgrade $184.00
Windows XP Home Edition-full version $184.00
Windows XP Home Edition-version upgrade $84.00


Walmart is cheaper.



Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition OEM Version
$119.98





Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition OEM Version
$198.98





Alias

 

[Alias]

#[email protected]:

And break the EULA in the process. Windows is licensed to be used on a
single computer at a time.

Course, one hasn't agreed to the EULA until it's too late to get your money
back, so should such a scam be honored and respected?

Alias

 

[kurttrail]

Ok maybe I didn't phrase it properly. I just want to know if I can
install windows on two computers. Can I buy a license for the second
computer or do I have to buy a new copy of windows.

If you want to subsidize MS, then buying a second license directly from
them is more expensive than buying another copy from a 3rd party vendor,
and MS will get more money from you.

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[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

If you have a "Retail Version" Windows XP CD, you can use the same CD
to install on a different computer, providing you purchase a second license.
http://shop.microsoft.com/special/wal/walinfo.asp

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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| Ok maybe I didn’t phrase it properly. I just want to know if I can install
| windows on two computers. Can I buy a license for the second computer or do I
| have to buy a new copy of windows.

 

[Alias]

Walmart's cheaper

Alias

 

[Ghostrider]

CWatters wrote:

How about $1 for the extra copy on CD and $149 for the license? The CD costs
very little to make, The code on it costs a lot.

No, the code does not cost a lot considering that it took
just a team of programmers to write a product that has sold
several hundred millions of copies. The cost is in the license
and it is typically an arbitrary number.

 

[Asher_N]

Course, one hasn't agreed to the EULA until it's too late to get your
money back, so should such a scam be honored and respected?

Alias

Because it's a contract that you have agreed to.

 

[kurttrail]

Because it's a contract that you have agreed to.

No, it is a post-sale shrink-wrap license.

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[Asher_N]

No, it is a post-sale shrink-wrap license.

And by acepting it and installing the software, you are bound by it.

 

[Winux P]

| |
| > Asher_N wrote:
| >
| >> Because it's a contract that you have agreed to.
| >
| > No, it is a post-sale shrink-wrap license.
| >
|
| And by acepting it and installing the software, you are bound by it.

Crap! Not even the Ministry of Sh!t (MS) is avenging 'infringers' of EULA.
Because it can't, unless you're spinless enough to let them suck you in.

- Winux P

 

[Guest]

First I live in Canada and the best price I can find is $125.00, I can't
understand why Microsoft Charges so much if they lowered the price to 75 or
85 dollars most people would buy windows. There would be allot less illegal
copies of XP around and they would end up making more money in the long run.
Here I went out and bought XP and now I want to install it on a second
computer in my house and it's going to cost me another $150. And Microsoft
wonders why there are so many Pirate copies of windows.

Thanks to all that replied

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I own a copy of Windows XP Home SP1 it is installed on my desktop and I want
to install it on my sons computer. Do I have to buy another copy or can I
just buy another Licence.

You'll need to purchase a separate WinXP license for each computer
on which you install it.

Just as it has *always* been with *all* Microsoft operating
systems, it's necessary (to be in compliance with both the EULA and U.S.
copyright law http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/117.html), if not
technically) to purchase one WinXP license for each computer on which it
is installed. (Consult an attorney versed in copyright law to determine
final applicability in your locale.) 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.

One can buy additional licenses, assuming one already has a retail
license. Naturally, Microsoft cannot sell additional OEM licenses. Be
aware, however, that you'll probably pay more this way than you would if
you were to buy a second copy of WinXP from a discount retailer;
Microsoft will only offer you a 15% discount off their MSRP.

Additional Licenses for Windows XP Home Edition
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/addlic.asp

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

I dont think I should have to spend another $150.00 for another copy.

Sounds like you already knew the answer before you posted.


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