Multiple PCs

[Giles Barrett]

Devastatingly simple question for you: I have a desktop
with XP installed, if I buy a laptop do I have to buy a
new copy of XP with it? Heres to hoping.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Yes, you'll have to purchase a new copy of Windows XP
since you have only one (1) license to install and activate
it on just one (1) computer.

Go to Start > Run and type: WINVER , and hit enter. Then click
on "End-User License Agreement" and read the license terms.

Also, open XP's "Help and Support" and type: EULA
and click on "Questions and Answers about the
End-User License Agreement".

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| Devastatingly simple question for you: I have a desktop
| with XP installed, if I buy a laptop do I have to buy a
| new copy of XP with it? Heres to hoping.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Of course. Multiple computers require multiple OS licenses, one
per machine. Unless, of course, you can qualify for one of
Microsoft's Volume Licensing plans. This is nothing new.

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) multiple installations using a single license.


Bruce Chambers

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[Michael Stevens]

Devastatingly simple question for you: I have a desktop
with XP installed, if I buy a laptop do I have to buy a
new copy of XP with it? Heres to hoping.

Yes according to the EULA you must agree to, to continue setup.
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Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
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