installation on 2 different hard drives

[brian]

i have 2 hard drives on my computer...can i install and
activate the same copy of windows xp on each or must i buy
a separate copy for each hard drive? (note - i use these
hard drives independent of one another)

thanks

[Roger Abell [MVP]]

"brian" > wrote in message =
...
> i have 2 hard drives on my computer...can i install and=20
> activate the same copy of windows xp on each or must i buy=20
> a separate copy for each hard drive? (note - i use these=20
> hard drives independent of one another)
>=20
> thanks

For a full, complete and trustworthy answer you should=20
consult a lawyer. I only offer an opinion.

The understanding that I have is No. If you read the=20
EULA.txt file on your system, which same you accepted=20
during initial installation, it states that you may make=20
one installation on one machine. In other words, it does=20
seem to be quite specific about this. Thus, to dual boot=20
a machine with XP and XP requires two XP licenses.

--=20
Roger=20

[Roger Abell [MVP]]

"brian" > wrote in message =
...
> i have 2 hard drives on my computer...can i install and=20
> activate the same copy of windows xp on each or must i buy=20
> a separate copy for each hard drive? (note - i use these=20
> hard drives independent of one another)
>=20
> thanks

For a full, complete and trustworthy answer you should=20
consult a lawyer. I only offer an opinion.

The understanding that I have is No. If you read the=20
EULA.txt file on your system, which same you accepted=20
during initial installation, it states that you may make=20
one installation on one machine. In other words, it does=20
seem to be quite specific about this. Thus, to dual boot=20
a machine with XP and XP requires two XP licenses.

--=20
Roger=20