xp on 2 computers?

[dakine]

is it ok to install windows xp professional on 2 computers I wanted to put on
my laptop can or no can???

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dakine,
You will need the following:
1. Two (2) copies of XP Pro, with One (1) product key for each one.
OR
2. One (1) copy of XP Pro, with Two (2) valid product keys.

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"dakine" > wrote in message ...
is it ok to install windows xp professional on 2 computers I wanted to put on
my laptop can or no can???

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You must purchase a second license for Windows XP if
you wish to install Windows XP on a second computer.

You are only permitted to install one (1) copy of Windows XP
on one (1) computer using the Product Key (license). Additional
installations on a different PC require their own unique Product Key.

Please read your End-User License Agreement by going
to Start > Run and type: WINVER , and hit enter. Then
click on "End-User License Agreement".

If you already have a retail copy of Windows XP, you can obtain
additional licenses for another computer or laptop by visiting the
following Microsoft Web site:
http://shop.microsoft.com/special/wal/walinfo.asp

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"dakine" wrote:

| is it ok to install windows xp professional on 2 computers I wanted to put on
| my laptop can or no can???

[Ken Blake, MVP]

dakine wrote:

> is it ok to install windows xp professional on 2 computers I wanted
> to put on my laptop can or no can???


No. The rule is quite clear. It's one copy (or one license) for each
computer.

There's nothing new here. This is exactly the same rule that's been in
effect on every version of Windows starting with Windows 3.1. The only thing
new with XP is that there's now an enforcement mechanism.

If yours is a retail version, not an OEM one, you can buy extra licenses
(see <http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/addlic.asp>). But it's
not generally a good deal. The problem is that Microsoft sells additional
licenses at only a small savings over the list price. You're almost
certainly better off just buying a complete second copy from a discount
source.


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[Gordon]

"Ken Blake, MVP" > wrote in message


> The only thing new with XP is that there's now an enforcement mechanism.

Which doesn't neccesarily work. Recently I installed the same copy of Pro
using the same key on two entirely different machines - a Toshiba Tecra 9000
laptop and an Acer F1 desktop. Both instances of XP activated over the
internet, successfully, within 5 days of each other.

[Bruce Chambers]

dakine wrote:
> is it ok to install windows xp professional on 2 computers I wanted to put on
> my laptop can or no can???


You need to purchase a separate WinXP license for each computer on
which you install it.

Just as it has *always* been with *all* Microsoft operating
systems, it's necessary (to be in compliance with both the EULA and U.S.
copyright law http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/117.html), if not
technically) to purchase one WinXP license for each computer on which it
is installed. (Consult an attorney versed in copyright law to determine
final applicability in your locale.) 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)
multiple installations using a single license.

One can buy additional licenses, assuming one already has a retail
license. Naturally, Microsoft cannot sell additional OEM licenses. Be
aware, however, that you'll probably pay more this way than you would if
you were to buy a second copy of WinXP from a discount retailer;
Microsoft will only offer you a 15% discount off their MSRP.

Additional Licenses for Windows XP Home Edition
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/addlic.asp

Additional Licenses for Windows XP Professional
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/addlic.asp


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