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Hi I've heard that if I bought 1 copy of XP Pro that I could install it on 5
HOME pcs? Is this correct?

Thanks
 
No, that is not correct. If you have one license,
you can only install and activate it on just one computer.
Each additional installation, on a different computer,
requires a new license.

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.

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".

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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| Hi I've heard that if I bought 1 copy of XP Pro that I could install it on 5
| HOME pcs? Is this correct?
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| Thanks
 
Treggeee said:
Hi I've heard that if I bought 1 copy of XP Pro that I could install it on 5
HOME pcs? Is this correct?

Thanks
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Wouldn't that be nice? Sorry, but MS wants you to pay for each XP you
put on each computer, regardless of whether it is Home or Pro.

Alias
 
Treggeee said:
Hi I've heard that if I bought 1 copy of XP Pro that I could install
it on 5 HOME pcs? Is this correct?
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No, you heard wrong.

The rule is quite clear. It's one copy (or one license) for each computer.

There's nothing new here. This is exactly the same rule that's been in
effect on every version of Windows starting with Windows 3.1. The only thing
new with XP is that there's now an enforcement mechanism.

If yours is a retail version, not an OEM one, you can buy extra licenses
(see http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/addlic.asp). But it's
not generally a good deal. The problem is that Microsoft sells additional
licenses at only a small savings over the list price. You're almost
certainly better off just buying a complete second copy from a discount
source.
 
Ken Blake said:
Treggeee wrote:
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The rule is quite clear. It's one copy (or one license) for each computer.
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I believe it's even more restrictive than that. Ideally I'd like to have
two boot partitions on a single computer both with XP. Even though it is
impossible to boot more than one copy on that computer at any given time,
the license does not allow you to do this without buying a second copy of
XP. Sometimes I need to use or test software which isn't the most stable
and ideally I'd rather not put that software on my main work partition and
therefore the desire for this type of setup.
 
I believe it's even more restrictive than that. Ideally I'd like to have
two boot partitions on a single computer both with XP. Even though it is
impossible to boot more than one copy on that computer at any given time,
the license does not allow you to do this without buying a second copy of
XP. Sometimes I need to use or test software which isn't the most stable
and ideally I'd rather not put that software on my main work partition and
therefore the desire for this type of setup.
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wow this is crazy. That other OS is Definitley fast becoming the wave of the
future.
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get a Live CD and give it a whirl. You can install one copy on as MANY
machines as you like......
 
Treggeee said:
Hi I've heard that if I bought 1 copy of XP Pro that I could install it on 5
HOME pcs? Is this correct?

Thanks
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No, it's not correct, although it certainly would be nice if Microsoft
were to offer some sort of Household Licensing plan. As things now
stand, you need to purchase a separate WinXP license for each computer
on which you install it. (As long as you have multiple identical
licenses, it doesn't matter if you use the same CD for the
installations, as long as you use a different license each time.)

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


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rosco said:
I believe it's even more restrictive than that. Ideally I'd like to have
two boot partitions on a single computer both with XP. Even though it is
impossible to boot more than one copy on that computer at any given time,
the license does not allow you to do this without buying a second copy of
XP. Sometimes I need to use or test software which isn't the most stable
and ideally I'd rather not put that software on my main work partition and
therefore the desire for this type of setup.
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Actually, depending upon how one reads the EULA, dual-booting is
allowed. Specifically, the EULA says "... Except as otherwise expressly
provided in this EULA, you may install, use, access, display
*and* run only one (1) copy of the SOFTWARE on the COMPUTER." The
operative word in the above is "and," and the emphasis is mine.
Regardless of how many installations of the OS exist on the computer,
only one of them can be running at any given time.

By the same token, however, this clause does preclude the license
within a virtual machine (VirtualPC or VMWare, fore example), because
one could then have two copies of the same license running simultaneously.



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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
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for me, give me liberty, or give me death! -Patrick Henry
 
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