Win XP deployment

Posted: 11-09-2003, 04:07 AM
How many machines can I legally install the same copy of
Win XP on in a home network? Currently have 2, would like
a third
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Carey Frisch [MVP]
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Re: Win XP deployment
Posted: 11-09-2003, 04:14 AM
Go to Start > Run and type: WINVER , and hit enter. Then click
on "End-User License Agreement" and read it.

Also, open XP's "Help and Support" and type: EULA
and click on "Questions and Answers about the
End-User License Agreement".

Your license to use Windows XP permits you to
install one copy of Windows XP on one computer.
A second installation of Windows XP, installed on
another computer, will require another license.

Additional licenses for Windows XP Professional
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...buy/addlic.asp

How to Change the Product ID in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;321636


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| How many machines can I legally install the same copy of
| Win XP on in a home network? Currently have 2, would like
| a third
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Re: Win XP deployment
Posted: 11-09-2003, 05:41 PM
Greetings --

One.

Does your local department of motor vehicles allow you to drive
three cars on a single registration and set of license plates? So why
would you 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, one is 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.


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