Can I install XP on two computers?

I'd like to install XP Home Edition (full program, not
upgrade) on two seperate machines. Will XP allow me to do
so? Thanks in advance.

Andy

Andy B <> wrote:

> I'd like to install XP Home Edition (full program, not
> upgrade) on two seperate machines. Will XP allow me to do
> so? Thanks in advance.

Technically - installation is no problem.
Activation will either require two licenses or a lot of lying on your part.

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You would need a separate product key for the second installation per the
EULA.

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"Andy B" <abodner@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> I'd like to install XP Home Edition (full program, not
> upgrade) on two seperate machines. Will XP allow me to do
> so? Thanks in advance.
>
> Andy

Greetings --

Let's apply a little common sense to the question, shall we? Does
your local grocer let you walk out of the market with three loaves of
bread when you've paid for only one? Can you drive two cars home if
you've paid for only one? Does your local clothier allow you to leave
the shop with two shirts if you've purchased only one? Have you
noticed a trend, yet? So where in the world did you ever get the idea
that software manufacturers would sell their product licenses any
differently? In real life, it doesn't matter whether the product
being purchased is a physical item, a service, or a software license -
if all you buy is one, that's all you get.

As it has *always* been 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. 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) the sort of multiple installations you're asking about.


Bruce Chambers

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"Andy B" <abodner@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> I'd like to install XP Home Edition (full program, not
> upgrade) on two seperate machines. Will XP allow me to do
> so? Thanks in advance.
>
> Andy