Win XP Licensing Issues

[RK]

My work desktop PC was just upgraded (the hardware). At the same time, my
operating system was upgraded from Win 95 (Yes!!) to Win XP Pro. My employer
paid the full software price (& not just the upgrade fee) as the vendor told
us that Win 95 is too old to qualify for the upgrade fee. Is this true?

Also, can I (legally) install my work Win XP Pro into my home PC? Only one
PC will be used at any one time (either work or home). If yes, how do I
activate the product, as it has been already activated from my work PC.

Thanks.

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

According to the MS web site Win 95 does not qualifying:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/upgrading/matrix.asp

You will have to purchase a 2nd copy of XP to install onto a 2nd machine - one copy of XP per machine.

 

[David Candy]

The vendor is correct and the answer is only one computer. Your boss could have got an OEM version (supplied only with a new computer) which is about 1/2 price.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/pricing.asp

 

[wayne]

No OEM is only for NEW computers. HE could have purchased licenses which
would have cost less! OR he could have found Win98 then upgraded!

Wayne


The vendor is correct and the answer is only one computer. Your boss could
have got an OEM version (supplied only with a new computer) which is about
1/2 price.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/pricing.asp

 

[Freddy Flares]

The vendor is correct and the answer is only one computer. Your boss could
have got an OEM version (supplied only with a new computer) which is about
1/2 price.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/pricing.asp
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My work desktop PC was just upgraded (the hardware). At the same time, my
operating system was upgraded from Win 95 (Yes!!) to Win XP Pro. My employer
paid the full software price (& not just the upgrade fee) as the vendor told
us that Win 95 is too old to qualify for the upgrade fee. Is this true?

Also, can I (legally) install my work Win XP Pro into my home PC? Only one
PC will be used at any one time (either work or home). If yes, how do I
activate the product, as it has been already activated from my work PC.

Thanks.

What happens if I try and install a copy of Windows XP on another computer
using the same product key?

Thanks, FF.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

That's correct, Win95 is not a qualifying product for an upgrade
to WinXP.

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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[David Candy]

MS will refuse to activate it and it will stop working after 30 days.

 

[RK]

I don't think MS will refuse to activate it. Lots of folk upgrade the
hardware & migrate the o/s to the new PC. MS will probably allow 2-3
activations (I'm not sure). I think just allowing just 1 activation is not
fair as some people (incl. me) reformat the hard-disk & reinstall
applications every 2-3 years to clean up the registry & speed up the PC. So
far, I've not had any problems with this.

MS will refuse to activate it and it will stop working after 30 days.

 

[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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