XP Licensing?

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How many computers can windows xp be installed on? I thought I read
somewhere that it had changed to 2. Also, (OT) is OfficeXP the same?
 
It can only be installed on ONE computer per license, as stated clearly in
the EULA. Windows has always been licensed in this way since 1.0! :)

Some licenses of Office will allow you to install on a desktop and a laptop,
but only if both owned by the same person and not used at the same time.

Lorne
 
How many computers can
windows xp be installed on? I thought I read
somewhere that it had changed to 2. Also, (OT) is OfficeXP the same?
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You may install one copy of Windows XP to one machine per license you
purchase.
Office XP (Retail copy only) allows for one install to a PC and one to
another device that will be used by the owner of the PC but not at the same
time (e.g. a laptop that you use while away from your primary machine)

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Lorne Smith said:
It can only be installed on ONE computer per license, as stated clearly in
the EULA. Windows has always been licensed in this way since 1.0! :)

Some licenses of Office will allow you to install on a desktop and a laptop,
but only if both owned by the same person and not used at the same time.
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And you've read every EULA since 1.0? If you have a copy, please post
it, as I have yet to see any proof of this "always" supposition.

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Brandon S. said:
How many computers can windows xp be installed on? I thought I read
somewhere that it had changed to 2. Also, (OT) is OfficeXP the same?
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Office XP is the latest version of MS Office, a collection of
applications including a spreadsheet (Excel), word processor (Word),
email and calendar (Outlook), presentation maker (Power Point) and
database (Access). Office's EULA says that it can be installed on a
desktop and a laptop.

Windows XP is an operating system. It can be installed on ONE computer
only. Windows XP does not include Office XP, they are different
things.
 
Mike said:
Kurt,

The License Policy that we know today, about one copy per one machine
per one license, was introduced with Windows 3.1. Which for the
majority of users represents the start of mass market Windows usage.
It is detailed in Microsoft Knowledgebase article Q83926, which is
still available online at
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=83926
copied below for reference

Windows 3.1 Licensing Policy Allows for One Copy per License
The information in this article applies to:
a.. Microsoft Windows 3.1
b.. Microsoft Windows 3.11
This article was previously published under Q83926
SUMMARY
The licensing policy for the Microsoft Windows operating system
version 3.1 is different from the licensing policy for Windows 3.0.
The Windows 3.1 licensing agreement allows for only one installation
per license.
MORE INFORMATION
Under the licensing agreements for Microsoft applications software and
Windows 3.0, if the software is permanently installed on the hard
disk or other storage device of a computer (other than a network
server) and one person uses that computer more than 80 percent of the
time it is in use, then that person may also use the software on a
portable or home computer.

However, Windows 3.1 is considered systems software and therefore
follows the same licensing agreement as MS-DOS (that is, you must
purchase one copy of the software for each machine).

The following is a copy from Grant of License section of Windows 3.1
license card:
Grant of License. Microsoft grants to you the right to use one copy
of the enclosed Microsoft software program (the "SOFTWARE") on a
single computer. The SOFTWARE is in "use" on a computer when it is
loaded into temporary memory (i.e., RAM) or installed into permanent
memory (e.g., hard disk, CD-ROM, or other storage device) of that
computer. However, installation on a network server for the sole
purpose of distribution to one or more other computer(s) shall not
constitute "use" for which a separate license is required.

All Microsoft license agreements are version-specific, meaning that
they apply only to the version of the product that you acquired with
the license. If you upgrade from Windows 3.0 to Windows 3.1, you only
have one license for Windows. The Windows 3.1 license replaces the
Windows 3.0 license
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Thanks for clearing that up, Mike. That had been my understanding
through word of mouth [I started using Windows with version 3.11], but
many regulars around here tell people that the One Computer term has
"*ALWAYS*" been in Windows, and I had no definitive source to refute it.

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