Using/Installing Wn XP on more than one computer

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Can one use/install Window XP on other than the computer it is registered
on? That is to say, if one aquires a second or third computer can one then
register/install the same XP OS on all ones computers? Thanks for your help.
 
firewire said:
Hi
Can one use/install Window XP on other than the computer it is registered
on? That is to say, if one aquires a second or third computer can one then
register/install the same XP OS on all ones computers? Thanks for your help.
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The End User License Agreement (EULA) doesn't allow this action so if you do
it , it won't be legal . One Windows for one Computer
 
firewire said:
Hi
Can one use/install Window XP on other than the computer it is registered
on? That is to say, if one aquires a second or third computer can one then
register/install the same XP OS on all ones computers? Thanks for your help.
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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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Hi

Thanks for your reply and information. Do the rules of activating just one
computer also apply if one purchased XP/Home for students and teachers
separately (OEM, under the student provision, built my own computer) and what
of the senario of the original computer going bad and using the OS on ones
next computer, not both? Thanks.
 
firewire said:
Hi

Thanks for your reply and information. Do the rules of activating just one
computer also apply if one purchased XP/Home for students and teachers
separately (OEM, under the student provision, built my own computer) and what
of the senario of the original computer going bad and using the OS on ones
next computer, not both? Thanks.
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You'll have to read the specific EULA that comes with your specific
license for a definitive answer.

If memory serves, I believe that the Academic (Student and Teacher)
license permits the simultaneous installation of the OS on up to 3
separate computers, so long as the student/teacher is the owner and
primary user of all 3 computers. The Academic license is also
transferable from one computer to another, so long as the license holder
still qualifies (iow, is still a student/teacher.) Naturally, the
Academic license "expires" once the student graduates/drops out, and
should be replaced by another license. (To my knowledge, Microsoft has
no way of enforcing this, and relies entirely upon the honesty of the
former student.)

Also, I've never heard of an OEM Student/Teacher license. Are you sure
that's what you purchased? If there really is such a license type,
you'll have to read the EULA.


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Hi
Thanks for the information. Your quite right I mixed the two; it was XP for
students and teachers. I will check out the various sources of information
you site, thanks for your help.
 
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