Activation Querry

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?)

Mike;
You will need to buy three copies of Windows if you want to install
Windows on 3 computers.

Also see this link for the differences between Home and Professional:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp [...] sing2.mspx

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"EmJay" <emj@y.com.invalid> wrote in message
newsV1M$1QrEHA.1272@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi folks.
> Please excuse if this has been asked before only I have heard & read
> so many
> different answers on this one.
> I am thinking of a new (custom) built machine with a genuine
> purchased copy
> of XP (Home or Pro, not sure which yet) and also a laptop plus my
> original
> machine on a network. The question as you have probably guessed by
> now is
> this, ....... 'can I use my XP disc in all 3 machines' ? and if so,
> what is
> all this activation lark ?. I know I live in the dark ages using W98
> se but
> I think it's time to come out in the light a bit now, hence the lack
> of XP
> knowledge ;-))
>
> TIA.
> Regards.
> Mike.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?)

EmJay wrote:
> Hi folks.
> Please excuse if this has been asked before only I have heard & read
> so many different answers on this one.
> I am thinking of a new (custom) built machine with a genuine
> purchased copy of XP (Home or Pro, not sure which yet) and also a
> laptop plus my original machine on a network. The question as you
> have probably guessed by now is this, ....... 'can I use my XP disc
> in all 3 machines' ? and if so, what is all this activation lark ?.
> I
> know I live in the dark ages using W98 se but I think it's time to
> come out in the light a bit now, hence the lack of XP knowledge ;-))
>
> TIA.
> Regards.
> Mike.


Just as it says, right on the box, you'll need to purchase a
separate WinXP license for each computer on which you install it.

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.

You can buy additional licenses, assuming you have 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 [...] addlic.asp

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

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