Windows Copy Protection?

[Guest]

I am considering upgrading to Win XP or Win 2000 from Windows 95

Please note, I will actually be purchasing the FULL version (not the upgrade version)

However, I have heard that XP comes with copy protection that refuses to allow XP to be installed more than once

I have no objection to MS protecting itself from piracy, but this rumor gives me a concern..

What if my hard drive crashes and I need to re-install Windows on a new drive (this has happened to me on more than one occasion -- Win 95 warns me about duplicate installs, but lets me complete the install)? If this happens, will I need to go out and buy a new copy of XP?

Even if Microsoft has a special key to ket me bypass the copy protection, I don't want to have to pay $250 for the "incident" to call their support number

Can someone tell me if the FULL version of XP will allow me to do multiple installs

Thank you

-
Berni
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

What you've heard is a gross distortion of the facts. WPA is
intended to prevent a single WinXP license from being installed upon
multiple PCs simultaneously.

There's no limit to the number of times you can reinstall and
activate the same WinXP license on the same PC. If it's been more
than 120 days since you last activated that specific Product Key,
you'll most likely be able to activate via the Internet without
problem. If it's been less, you might have to make a 5 minute phone
call.

Here are the facts pertaining to activation:

Piracy Basics - Microsoft Product Activation
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/

Windows Product Activation (WPA)
http://www.aumha.org/a/wpa.htm


Bruce Chambers
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[kurttrail]

I am considering upgrading to Win XP or Win 2000 from Windows 95.

Please note, I will actually be purchasing the FULL version (not the
upgrade version).

However, I have heard that XP comes with copy protection that refuses
to allow XP to be installed more than once.

I have no objection to MS protecting itself from piracy, but this
rumor gives me a concern...

What if my hard drive crashes and I need to re-install Windows on a
new drive (this has happened to me on more than one occasion -- Win
95 warns me about duplicate installs, but lets me complete the
install)? If this happens, will I need to go out and buy a new copy
of XP?

Even if Microsoft has a special key to ket me bypass the copy
protection, I don't want to have to pay $250 for the "incident" to
call their support number.

Can someone tell me if the FULL version of XP will allow me to do
multiple installs?

Thank you.

On the same machine yes. On multiple machinse no. But MS copy protection
code screws up as much as the rest of their code, and is of no useful
purpose to you the End User.

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"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"

 

[DL]

Before considering you might want to check that yr sys is actually able to
support Win2K or WinXP - if yr using Win95 it suggests that it may be a tad
old.
Later versions of Win2K, no longer available I believe, and WinXP come with
an online registration process. This basically means you cannot install it
on multiple m/c's. You can remove it from one to install on a new pc. You
may have to use telephone activation to do this - its not a problem.
David

I am considering upgrading to Win XP or Win 2000 from Windows 95.

Please note, I will actually be purchasing the FULL version (not the upgrade version).

However, I have heard that XP comes with copy protection that refuses to

allow XP to be installed more than once.

I have no objection to MS protecting itself from piracy, but this rumor gives me a concern...

What if my hard drive crashes and I need to re-install Windows on a new

drive (this has happened to me on more than one occasion -- Win 95 warns me
about duplicate installs, but lets me complete the install)? If this
happens, will I need to go out and buy a new copy of XP?

Even if Microsoft has a special key to ket me bypass the copy protection,

I don't want to have to pay $250 for the "incident" to call their support
number.

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----


On the same machine yes. On multiple machinse no. But MS copy protection
code screws up as much as the rest of their code, and is of no useful
purpose to you the End User.

--
Peace!
Kurt
Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
http://microscum.com
"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"


.
Me a hardware junkie is always upgrading my pc there

were a quite a few times that I had to reinstall windows
xp, after about the 5th or 6th time you may have to
activate it by phone, which is free I had to do it about
3 or 4 times by phone with no problems, because i change
my hardware so many times

 

[Alex Nichol]

I am considering upgrading to Win XP or Win 2000 from Windows 95.

Please note, I will actually be purchasing the FULL version (not the upgrade version).

However, I have heard that XP comes with copy protection that refuses to allow XP to be installed more than once.

I have no objection to MS protecting itself from piracy, but this rumor gives me a concern...

Please read www.aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.htm to find out how exaggerated
that is.

You do not need to buy the Full version, provided you retain your Win95
CD to show as evidence of a qualifying product during setup.

And make sure you have adequate hardware. It is frankly very unlikely
that a machine that has been running Win95 is any where near enough.

 

[anonymous]

winxp is on a cdrom (rom- read only) how will it write info on cd to warn of
future installs?

I am considering upgrading to Win XP or Win 2000 from Windows 95.

Please note, I will actually be purchasing the FULL version (not the upgrade version).

However, I have heard that XP comes with copy protection that refuses to

allow XP to be installed more than once.

I have no objection to MS protecting itself from piracy, but this rumor gives me a concern...

What if my hard drive crashes and I need to re-install Windows on a new

drive (this has happened to me on more than one occasion -- Win 95 warns me
about duplicate installs, but lets me complete the install)? If this
happens, will I need to go out and buy a new copy of XP?

Even if Microsoft has a special key to ket me bypass the copy protection,

I don't want to have to pay $250 for the "incident" to call their support
number.