upgrade XP home

[Jawahar Rajan]

I have an OEM versio of XP Homeon my LapTop. I also have my own copy of XP
Rofff on my Desk Top. If Want to install the XP Proff on my Lap top do I
need toget an additional licence from MS how much will it cost?

Thanks
Jawahar

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Installation on two computers would require that you own two
licenses.

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.

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

Bruce Chambers

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[Mike Kolitz]

Yes. You'll need one license for each computer on which you want to install
XP Professional. You can get the additional license here:
http://shop.microsoft.com/Referral/Productinfo.asp?siteID=10798

Because you're upgrading to XP Pro, you can get the version upgrade license,
which is available for USD$184.00.

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MS-MVP - Windows Setup and Deployment

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and apply the patches marked as Critical!
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com

 

[Ken Blake]

In

I have an OEM versio of XP Homeon my LapTop. I also have my own copy
of XP Rofff on my Desk Top. If Want to install the XP Proff on my
Lap top do I need toget an additional licence from MS how much will
it cost?

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.

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.

Why do you want to do this? Are you aware that XP Home and
Professional are identical except that Professional includes a
few features (mostly related to security and networking) missing
from Home? Most home users don't need and would never use these
extra features and will see no benefits by upgrading.

 

[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!"

<Hypocrite Alert!>

Bruce Chambers drooled, knocked over his beer, and was only one of
a million monkeys to randomly hit the keys of the keyboard:

As it has always been with all Microsoft operating systems,
it's necessary (to be in compliance with the EULA, if not technically)
to purchase one WinXP license for each computer on which it is
installed. - http://tinyurl.com/hhjj

"And from what accredited American and Canadian universities did you
obtain your law degrees? What specific case law and court decisions can
you cite to support your interpretation of the relevant laws? Until you
can offer such credentials and documentation, your opinions carry no
more weight than anyone else's." - Bruce to Ian Merrithew, in the
thread, "Product Re-Activation."

So don't you think that Bruce is a hypocrite for asking someone else,
"What specific case law and court decisions can you cite to support your
interpretation of the relevant laws," when Bruce can't even come up with
the specific "relevant laws" that backs up his own opinion, let alone
come up with "specific case law and court decisions" on top of that?

</Hypocrite Alert!>

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