XP on two computers

[Al Rodemann]

I own a full version of XP Home. Today I was told by a
vendor that microsoft would allow me to load my XP on a
laptop/notebook which I own in addition to the main
desktop which I bought the XP for. This seemed to me to
be not true but he said that he found it somewhere in
microsofts policy statements. I would like to do this and
can see some reasoning behind allowing a laptop/notebook,
which is portable for away trips, to have the same
operating system as the prime desktop. Any thoughts or
information on this?

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

Al,

Yes - it is not true.
If you want to install Windows XP on your laptop you must purchase another
copy/license.

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"Al Rodemann" > wrote in message
...
> I own a full version of XP Home. Today I was told by a
> vendor that microsoft would allow me to load my XP on a
> laptop/notebook which I own in addition to the main
> desktop which I bought the XP for. This seemed to me to
> be not true but he said that he found it somewhere in
> microsofts policy statements. I would like to do this and
> can see some reasoning behind allowing a laptop/notebook,
> which is portable for away trips, to have the same
> operating system as the prime desktop. Any thoughts or
> information on this?

[Andrew Davidson]

"Al Rodemann" > wrote in message
...
> I own a full version of XP Home. Today I was told by a
> vendor that microsoft would allow me to load my XP on a
> laptop/notebook which I own in addition to the main
> desktop which I bought the XP for.

That's incorrect. You need one licence per machine for the OS. Your informant is
probably getting confused with Office XP which does allow loading of a second
copy to the owner's laptop (for full licence versions only).

--
Andrew Davidson

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

As 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. Further, WinXP differs from earlier versions of
Windows in 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.

End User License Agreement (EULA) FAQ's
http://www.microsoft.com/education/license/eula.asp


Bruce Chambers

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"Al Rodemann" > wrote in message
...
> I own a full version of XP Home. Today I was told by a
> vendor that microsoft would allow me to load my XP on a
> laptop/notebook which I own in addition to the main
> desktop which I bought the XP for. This seemed to me to
> be not true but he said that he found it somewhere in
> microsofts policy statements. I would like to do this and
> can see some reasoning behind allowing a laptop/notebook,
> which is portable for away trips, to have the same
> operating system as the prime desktop. Any thoughts or
> information on this?

[Don Cote]

If I wipe my hard drive clean, will I be able to re-install XP on the same
computer?
"Bruce Chambers" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings --
>
> As 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. Further, WinXP differs from earlier versions of
> Windows in 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.
>
> End User License Agreement (EULA) FAQ's
> http://www.microsoft.com/education/license/eula.asp
>
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> ----
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
> "Al Rodemann" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I own a full version of XP Home. Today I was told by a
> > vendor that microsoft would allow me to load my XP on a
> > laptop/notebook which I own in addition to the main
> > desktop which I bought the XP for. This seemed to me to
> > be not true but he said that he found it somewhere in
> > microsofts policy statements. I would like to do this and
> > can see some reasoning behind allowing a laptop/notebook,
> > which is portable for away trips, to have the same
> > operating system as the prime desktop. Any thoughts or
> > information on this?
>
>

[Luke]

Yes

"Don Cote" > wrote in message
...
> If I wipe my hard drive clean, will I be able to re-install XP on the same
> computer?
> "Bruce Chambers" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Greetings --
> >
> > As 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. Further, WinXP differs from earlier versions of
> > Windows in 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.
> >
> > End User License Agreement (EULA) FAQ's
> > http://www.microsoft.com/education/license/eula.asp
> >
> >
> > Bruce Chambers
> >
> > Help us help you:
> > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> > ----
> > You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> > having both at once. -- RAH
> >
> >
> > "Al Rodemann" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I own a full version of XP Home. Today I was told by a
> > > vendor that microsoft would allow me to load my XP on a
> > > laptop/notebook which I own in addition to the main
> > > desktop which I bought the XP for. This seemed to me to
> > > be not true but he said that he found it somewhere in
> > > microsofts policy statements. I would like to do this and
> > > can see some reasoning behind allowing a laptop/notebook,
> > > which is portable for away trips, to have the same
> > > operating system as the prime desktop. Any thoughts or
> > > information on this?
> >
> >
>
>

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Certainly. There's no limitation to the number of times you can
re-install the same license on the same PC.

Bruce Chambers

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"Don Cote" > wrote in message
...
> If I wipe my hard drive clean, will I be able to re-install XP on
the same
> computer?