Re: Activation Policy

From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospam.cableone.net)
Date: 06/07/03 

Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2003 12:29:13 -0600

Greetings --

    Only if you have credit card in hand when you call to activate the
second installation.

    As 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. Further, WinXP differs from earlier versions of
Windows in 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.

End User License Agreement (EULA) FAQ's
http://www.microsoft.com/education/license/eula.asp

Bruce Chambers

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"kyle" <hurrikane36@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:015601c32d20$e2877f40$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> I recently purchased Windows XP for a newly-built
> computer. I have another computer in my home that is
> capable of running Windows XP. I wish to install XP on
> both systems, but recently learned of the product
> activation policy. It is not convenient for myself to go
> out and purchase another copy of Windows XP. My question
> is, is there a possibility that microsoft would allow me
> to activate Windows XP on both systems?

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