XP on two computers

[Ryan]

Yeah. I don't think you can do that. You can have it for
30 days but after that you'll be required to 'Activate'
Windows, which you probably won't be able to do. My
suggestion is to contact Microsoft and see if you can
purchase multiple liscense of some sort so that you can
install it on both PCs.

Ryan


>-----Original Message-----
>Sure, you can install it. Try and activate that second
>copy though. :-) That is exactly the type of situation
>that activation was created for, to keep people from
>installing one copy of Windows on multiple systems.
>
>John Siler
>
>>-----Original 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?
>>.
>>
>.
>

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

Ryan,

The fact that you have a number of days to activate does not mean you can
break the license agreement for that time period.
Regardless of production activation - you may not install Windows XP on more
then one machine if you only have one license

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Mike
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"Ryan" > wrote in message
...
> Yeah. I don't think you can do that. You can have it for
> 30 days but after that you'll be required to 'Activate'
> Windows, which you probably won't be able to do. My
> suggestion is to contact Microsoft and see if you can
> purchase multiple liscense of some sort so that you can
> install it on both PCs.
>
> Ryan
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Sure, you can install it. Try and activate that second
> >copy though. :-) That is exactly the type of situation
> >that activation was created for, to keep people from
> >installing one copy of Windows on multiple systems.
> >
> >John Siler
> >
> >>-----Original 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?
> >>.
> >>
> >.
> >

[LVTravel]

At one time I believe MS allowed Microsoft OFFICE to be installed on a
desktop and a laptop with one license as long as the desktop and laptop were
not used at the same time. I wonder if this is what the "vendor" was
referring to. I would hope that a computer vendor would know the difference
between the application and the OS.


"Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" > wrote in message
...
> Ryan,
>
> The fact that you have a number of days to activate does not mean you can
> break the license agreement for that time period.
> Regardless of production activation - you may not install Windows XP on
more
> then one machine if you only have one license
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Mike
> --
> Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights
>
> Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions.
> Please use these newsgroups
>
> "Ryan" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Yeah. I don't think you can do that. You can have it for
> > 30 days but after that you'll be required to 'Activate'
> > Windows, which you probably won't be able to do. My
> > suggestion is to contact Microsoft and see if you can
> > purchase multiple liscense of some sort so that you can
> > install it on both PCs.
> >
> > Ryan
> >
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >Sure, you can install it. Try and activate that second
> > >copy though. :-) That is exactly the type of situation
> > >that activation was created for, to keep people from
> > >installing one copy of Windows on multiple systems.
> > >
> > >John Siler
> > >
> > >>-----Original 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?
> > >>.
> > >>
> > >.
> > >
>
>

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Partially true.
Generally only true for Retail Office, not Teachers or OEM.
Read the specific EULA for details of your specific version.

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"LVTravel" > wrote in message
...
> At one time I believe MS allowed Microsoft OFFICE to be installed on
a
> desktop and a laptop with one license as long as the desktop and
laptop were
> not used at the same time. I wonder if this is what the "vendor"
was
> referring to. I would hope that a computer vendor would know the
difference
> between the application and the OS.
>
>
> "Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" > wrote in
message
> ...
> > Ryan,
> >
> > The fact that you have a number of days to activate does not mean
you can
> > break the license agreement for that time period.
> > Regardless of production activation - you may not install Windows
XP on
> more
> > then one machine if you only have one license
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Mike
> > --
> > Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
> >
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no
> > rights
> >
> > Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions.
> > Please use these newsgroups
> >
> > "Ryan" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Yeah. I don't think you can do that. You can have it for
> > > 30 days but after that you'll be required to 'Activate'
> > > Windows, which you probably won't be able to do. My
> > > suggestion is to contact Microsoft and see if you can
> > > purchase multiple liscense of some sort so that you can
> > > install it on both PCs.
> > >
> > > Ryan
> > >
> > >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >Sure, you can install it. Try and activate that second
> > > >copy though. :-) That is exactly the type of situation
> > > >that activation was created for, to keep people from
> > > >installing one copy of Windows on multiple systems.
> > > >
> > > >John Siler
> > > >
> > > >>-----Original 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?
> > > >>.
> > > >>
> > > >.
> > > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

Yes - I think the vendor was confusing Windows with the Retail Office
Licenses which allows for an additional install to another device owned by
the same person and not used concurrently with the primary device the
software is initially installed on.

--
Regards,

Mike
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"LVTravel" > wrote in message
...
> At one time I believe MS allowed Microsoft OFFICE to be installed on a
> desktop and a laptop with one license as long as the desktop and laptop
were
> not used at the same time. I wonder if this is what the "vendor" was
> referring to. I would hope that a computer vendor would know the
difference
> between the application and the OS.
>
>
> "Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Ryan,
> >
> > The fact that you have a number of days to activate does not mean you
can
> > break the license agreement for that time period.
> > Regardless of production activation - you may not install Windows XP on
> more
> > then one machine if you only have one license
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Mike
> > --
> > Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
> >
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > rights
> >
> > Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions.
> > Please use these newsgroups
> >
> > "Ryan" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Yeah. I don't think you can do that. You can have it for
> > > 30 days but after that you'll be required to 'Activate'
> > > Windows, which you probably won't be able to do. My
> > > suggestion is to contact Microsoft and see if you can
> > > purchase multiple liscense of some sort so that you can
> > > install it on both PCs.
> > >
> > > Ryan
> > >
> > >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >Sure, you can install it. Try and activate that second
> > > >copy though. :-) That is exactly the type of situation
> > > >that activation was created for, to keep people from
> > > >installing one copy of Windows on multiple systems.
> > > >
> > > >John Siler
> > > >
> > > >>-----Original 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?
> > > >>.
> > > >>
> > > >.
> > > >
> >
> >
>
>