Windows XP Home Edition

[Sharon]

I am planning to upgrade from Windows 98 SE to XP Home
Edition. Can I only use the software once? Or is it
possible to use the Windows XP CD on two computers?
Thanks

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

You can only install XP onto one PC per CD. If you have two computers, then
you will either have to purchase a second copy of XP or purchase an
additional License:

"Additional Licenses for Windows XP Home Edition"
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/addlic.asp

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| I am planning to upgrade from Windows 98 SE to XP Home
| Edition. Can I only use the software once? Or is it
| possible to use the Windows XP CD on two computers?
| Thanks

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
I am planning to upgrade from Windows 98 SE to XP Home
Edition. Can I only use the software once? Or is it
possible to use the Windows XP CD on two computers?
Thanks
.
xp disk will only be activated 2-3 times after this you

will need to talk to microsoft for a new activation code
i.e changed old hardrive to a new one

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
I am planning to upgrade from Windows 98 SE to XP Home
Edition. Can I only use the software once? Or is it
possible to use the Windows XP CD on two computers?
Thanks
.
if you have only activated xp once then you will be able

to do it again {limited about of activations. 2-3 times
if lucky.give it a go.} what do you have to loose

 

[Miss Perspicacia Tick]

to do it again {limited about of activations. 2-3 times
if lucky.give it a go.} what do you have to loose

You are an idiot (and it's spelt "lose"). Windows has always been 1 licence
*PER SYSTEM* since at least 3.1. Suggest you read the EULA.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

You need to have one license for each machine on which you install
WinXP.

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.

You can buy additional licenses, assuming you have 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


Bruce Chambers
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[Tom]

to do it again {limited about of activations. 2-3 times
if lucky.give it a go.} what do you have to loose

You are wrong, and you need to learn how Product Activation works. There is
no limit to how many times a retail version can be installed on *A* PC
system (note *A*), as there are no limits. There are however, limits to an
OEM version. By the way, it is not "loose" in your attempt at applying the
use of the word "lose".

 

[Alex Nichol]

I am planning to upgrade from Windows 98 SE to XP Home
Edition. Can I only use the software once? Or is it
possible to use the Windows XP CD on two computers?

Windows is only provided under a license to use on a single computer
(though you may *move* a retail copy to another). So you need two
copies of XP. And ought to have had two separate copies of 98
previously.

 

[PCyr]

Miss Perspicacia Tick (a.k.a Amethyst, Cassandra, and many other aliases),
your posts are extremely rude, and counter-productive.

1) This is a Microsoft newsgroup designed to help people with questions
about Microsoft products.
2) People have a right to ask questions and make mistakes.
3) This is not English class. (Especially since you make MANY spelling and
grammar errors yourself)
4) Not everyone here speaks fluent English
5) If someone isn't following USENET etiquette, politely inform them of
their error if you expect them to listen. Calling them a moron is just
going to cause them to label you as a jacka**, and they will not listen.
6) This is a newsgroup to help
(http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=help) people, not criticise them
and be demeaning towards them.
7) If they post something off-topic, politely ask them to post in the
correct newsgroup.
8) If someone posts an incorrect solution, politely correct them.

-Being rude and demeaning as you are, only makes yourself appear
unintelligent, immature, insecure, and just plain isn't nice.

-If you are as intelligent as you try to appear to be, you would understand
that attacking people, is a very inferior thing to do. Are you so insecure
in life that you have to resort to attacking people about trivial things in
a Microsoft newsgroup? Are you so insecure that you can't stop and say to
yourself, "OK, this person just did something wrong. Why did they do it?
Was it on purpose?" and then respond politely. Are you so insecure that you
have to attack people who already are struggling with computer, and belittle
them even more, thus making yourself feel like some wolf that's establishing
its dominance? Are you so insecure that you have to act like some wild
animal, and belittle people, to make yourself feel dominant and superior?

Why do you feel the need to insult people? Nothing good comes of it. There
is no need for it. If you can think of a single reason for why we should
insult people, please tell us.