two computers?

[Guest]

can I put one copy of windows XP on both of my computers?

thank yall

 

[Chris Lanier]

Hi, No

 

[purplehaz]

No, if you want to follow the ms eula. Yes, if you dont care about the eula.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Yes, once you purchase another license (Product Key) for the
second installtion. Otherwise you won't be able to activate the
second installation using the same license (Product Key).

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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[Guest]

Not to mention, committing an illegal offence.

 

[purplehaz]

Illegal? Can you site case law that says it illegal to install on more than
one machine? The ms eula is not a law. At the worst it is a breach of
contract, which is not a criminal act, but you can be sued over it.

 

[Ken Blake]

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can I put one copy of windows XP on both of my computers?

No. 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.

 

[kurttrail]

"By the act of scrolling this post on your computer, and/or printing or
replying to this post, you agree that I am your everlasting Lord &
Saviour. Breach of this term will result in you burning in hell for
ever and ever! Amen!"

Not to mention, committing an illegal offence.

Illegal! LOL! At most it's just a simple contract dispute. And how do
logically you sue someone, to enforce the terms of the FUD-ULA, if they
pay with cash and never register with MS? Remember, "Activation is
completely anonymous." MS can't even prove that someone even bought XP,
let alone whether they breeched the FUD-ULA or not!

All I know is, if I were offering consumers a real license for my
copyrighted material, I'd find out who the hell they were *before* they
got a hold of a copy, so I could logically & legally enforce my license
terms by pursuing legal action, if that ever became necessary.

The MS's post-sale retail FUD-ULA's usage terms are nothing more than a
vapor-license. All words, and no substance. And PA is just some more
smoke and mirrors to try to magically fool people into thinking that the
post-sale "vapor-license" is a real binding contract. Vapor-contract
enforcement for a "vapor-license."

Can Anyone say that "the Emperor has no clothes?"

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[kurttrail]

By the act of scrolling this post on your computer, and/or printing or
replying to this post, you agree that I am your everlasting Lord &
Saviour. Breach of this term will result in you burning in hell for
ever and ever! Amen!"

In (e-mail address removed)



No. 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.

And if you break the "rules," then Ken is gonna send you to the Penalty
Box!

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Self-anointed Moderator
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"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"