XP Licence Query

[WR]

On my COA for Windows XP Pro it says 1 - 2 CPU, Can i
install this copy on my PC & Laptop hence 2 CPU's?????

 

[purplehaz]

One or two cpu's in a *single* computer. (dual cpu computers). According to
the ms eula one install/license per computer.
(note - cpu is not a computer. A computer is the whole deal, a cpu is the
central processing unit(processor))

 

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

On my COA for Windows XP Pro it says 1 - 2 CPU, Can i
install this copy on my PC & Laptop hence 2 CPU's?????

No, this relates to the use on a PC that has a mother board capable of
supporting dual CPUs, not 2 separate PCs

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[Guest]

THanks For Clearing That Up

-----Original Message-----
One or two cpu's in a *single* computer. (dual cpu computers). According to
the ms eula one install/license per computer.
(note - cpu is not a computer. A computer is the whole deal, a cpu is the
central processing unit(processor))




.

 

[purplehaz]

You're welcome.

THanks For Clearing That Up

 

[kurttrail]

On my COA for Windows XP Pro it says 1 - 2 CPU, Can i
install this copy on my PC & Laptop hence 2 CPU's?????

It all depends on who you think has the right to be the judge in the
privacy of your home, MS or you!

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[Tim]

What happens when it isn't activated?

 

[Steve C. Ray]

It will cease to operate after 30 days.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

How could you possibly have misinterpreted "2 CPUs" to mean "2
PCs"? There's quite a lot of differences between the two, you know.

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) the sort of multiple installations you're asking about.


Bruce Chambers

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[kurttrail]

Greetings --

How could you possibly have misinterpreted "2 CPUs" to mean "2
PCs"? There's quite a lot of differences between the two, you know.

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) the sort of multiple installations you're asking about.


Bruce Chambers

There are no US copyright laws that prohibit the installation of
software on more than one computer. Bruce has been called on this, yet
continues to post this FUD hundreds of times.

Bruce doesn't care about presenting truthful information, only want to
scare people into believing as he does.

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[Tim]

I put Home on a dual cpu because I had a license.
1. Will Pro auto-detect the 2 and use them?
2. If I use THIS Pro license for now, 2 PCs--1 license, can I use Windows
Update?
3. When I get another license, can I just change the key with regedit?

 

[Alex Nichol]

On my COA for Windows XP Pro it says 1 - 2 CPU, Can i
install this copy on my PC & Laptop hence 2 CPU's?????

No. that relates to a PC that may have two CPU chips on the motherboard
- allowed in Pro but not in Home. IT does not relate to two separate
machines. ANd the concession for retail copies of Office to have the
software on a desktop *and* on a laptop does not apply to Windows (and
never has)

 

[Gary Tait]

There are no US copyright laws that prohibit the installation of
software on more than one computer. Bruce has been called on this, yet
continues to post this FUD hundreds of times.

But, AFAIK, there is no specific law(s) that permit a person to
violate a EULA.

Also, AFIAK, copyright laws don't prohibit terms in an EULA that
permit installation of licensed software on only one PC.

 

[kurttrail]

But, AFAIK, there is no specific law(s) that permit a person to
violate a EULA.

There are no laws that prohibit the breaking of a contract, in & of
itself. Legally happens every day. Actually, UCITA, now virtually dead
in the water for the last few years, tried to make breaking a EULA a
violation of the law. Too bad for Brucey!

Also, AFIAK, copyright laws don't prohibit terms in an EULA that
permit installation of licensed software on only one PC.

No, but copyright law, Title 17 Chapter 1 Section 117, does give the
owners of a copy of software the right to infringe, and MS's EULA, which
is a shrinkwrap license, like all contracts cannot violate the law,
according to the Appellate decision in ProCD vs. Zeidenberg.

I can back up my words with both laws & court decisions. Bruce can't.

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