Can winxp be installed on 2 computers?

12am · 07-15-03, 04:18 PM

Hi all, I have 3 computers in my house and I'm wondering if I could install winxp onto all 3 of them? I only ask because I've heard that you can only change hardware 5 times before you have to re buy the software? can anyone sort out this product activation stuff for me?

UnseenMenace · 07-15-03, 04:22 PM

Your problem is not the product activation but the fact that the EULA (End User Licence Agreement) for Windows XP actually forbids you from doing what you wish,... The only legal way around this situation is to buy additional licences from Microsoft or a Corporate Version of XP which has the appropiate licence.

Fightingpiper · 07-15-03, 04:23 PM

I Do believe if you have only 1 license you can only install it on one computer legally......

looks like menace beat to the send button.......

Crash893 · 07-15-03, 04:25 PM

do you mean install it

then remove it

and move on to another computer?

i think you can do that but dont quote me on that im not an expert

KraziKid · 07-15-03, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Crash893
do you mean install it

then remove it

and move on to another computer?

i think you can do that but dont quote me on that im not an expert

You can do that. You can only have one instance of a single Product Key on an active installation at any given time. This means that if you want to install it on a second computer, you must uninstall windows from the first computer. As previousely noted, you either need to buy multiple licenses, or a volume license.

12am · 07-15-03, 04:42 PM

so ethically I couldn't install it on more than one computer but the *EDIT*?

Crash893 · 07-15-03, 04:43 PM

yes its called pirateing and its not only unethicall but also becoming increasingly illgeal

LutaWicasa · 07-15-03, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by 12am
so ethically I couldn't install it on more than one computer but *EDIT*?

Not "ethically".......that's legally.
Discussion of illegal activities will not be tolerated at these forums.

07-15-03, 04:18 PM	Thread Starter #1
12am Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Calgary AB Canada	Can winxp be installed on 2 computers? Hi all, I have 3 computers in my house and I'm wondering if I could install winxp onto all 3 of them? I only ask because I've heard that you can only change hardware 5 times before you have to re buy the software? can anyone sort out this product activation stuff for me? __________________ Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.7Ghz (1.39 Vcore) Idle=34c Load=62c (Corsair H80 Watercooling) Gigabyte Z68 MA-DH2 8Gb Corsair Vengeance @ 1600mhz Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3Gb @ 1225/1700 (1.2v) Corsair Tx750 V2 Powersupply Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition Case 80" Sharp Lc80Le632u Tv

07-15-03, 04:22 PM	#2
UnseenMenace UnseenModerator Join Date: Apr 2001	Your problem is not the product activation but the fact that the EULA (End User Licence Agreement) for Windows XP actually forbids you from doing what you wish,... The only legal way around this situation is to buy additional licences from Microsoft or a Corporate Version of XP which has the appropiate licence. __________________ one M15x is never enough

07-15-03, 04:23 PM	#3
Fightingpiper Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: St. Paul, MN	I Do believe if you have only 1 license you can only install it on one computer legally...... looks like menace beat to the send button....... __________________ Isn't having a smoking section in a restaurant like having a peeing section in a swimming pool? MY HEATWARE

07-15-03, 04:25 PM	#4
Crash893 "The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed." Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: 22033	do you mean install it then remove it and move on to another computer? i think you can do that but dont quote me on that im not an expert __________________ My Prime95 stats Huzza 1004.793 Years total Noli turbare circulos meos! i'm moving to Theory, Everything works there ' I want to be the unwobbling pivot at the center of an ever-revolving universe; I want to be still.'

07-15-03, 04:42 PM	Thread Starter #6
12am Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Calgary AB Canada	so ethically I couldn't install it on more than one computer but the EDIT? __________________ Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.7Ghz (1.39 Vcore) Idle=34c Load=62c (Corsair H80 Watercooling) Gigabyte Z68 MA-DH2 8Gb Corsair Vengeance @ 1600mhz Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3Gb @ 1225/1700 (1.2v) Corsair Tx750 V2 Powersupply Thermaltake Level 10 GT Snow Edition Case 80" Sharp Lc80Le632u Tv

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07-15-03, 04:43 PM	#7
Crash893 "The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed." Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: 22033	yes its called pirateing and its not only unethicall but also becoming increasingly illgeal __________________ My Prime95 stats Huzza 1004.793 Years total Noli turbare circulos meos! i'm moving to Theory, Everything works there ' I want to be the unwobbling pivot at the center of an ever-revolving universe; I want to be still.'

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