windows xp pro. installation

[Dark Star]

I have more then on computer and would like to have xp
pro on each one. but only have one copy of the cd can it
be installed on more then one computer in my home.

 

[Chris Lanier]

Greetings

Since Windows 3.1 you have been licenced to install Windows on one PC. That
still stands with Windows XP.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Of course not. Two computers require two OS licenses. This is
nothing new.

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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[Gary Tait]

I have more then on computer and would like to have xp
pro on each one. but only have one copy of the cd can it
be installed on more then one computer in my home.

Provided you buy additional licences you can.

 

[Gary Tait]

Of course not. Two computers require two OS licenses. This is
nothing new.

Correct me if I am wrong, but the license is the COA, not the media,
so if you can acquire another license, you can use the same install
media to install the OS on multiple PCs.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

You're correct. However, Microsoft sells additional licenses for
only 15% less than their MSRP. It's usually to lot less expensive to
buy another CD at a discount retail outlet.

Bruce Chambers

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