On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 17:15:01 -0800, army boy <army
i reformatted a hard drive for my other computer and when i went to reinstall
(and use the product key that is on the sticker on my case) it said the
product key was invalid (or somthing to that nature) anyone know what i need
to do? post or call me @ 321-537-9555 thank you
Your post isn't clear. Are you trying to put a single copy of Windows
XP on two computers?
If so, you can't do that. 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.
