oh!!.............bum.

thanks for your quick response
dawn

"Cari (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> Yes you will. If you read the EULA, it states that Windows XP can ony be
> installed on one single PC. Additionally since yours is an OEM copy, it is
> tied to the Dell PC on which it is first installed and activated and cannot
> be installed on any other PC, even if the Dell dies or is otherwise taken
> out of service.
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP)
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> "birdwoman" <birdwoman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9181FA25-36DA-44C0-8C8C-7431FFB7169B@microsoft.com...
> > hi ihave a home computer with xp pro on it, i have just got a second hand
> > computer for my daughters room, wiped it clean and have installed xp pro
> > on
> > it, the same software that came with my dell compute, when it has
> > installed
> > it says i have to go on line and finish the installation, but then it says
> > this saftware is already being used, will i have to buy a second edition
> > od
> > xp for my daughters "homework" computer???
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