I currently have 2 installations of Windows XP Professional on 2
different computers on the same LAN. Will this cause an activation
problem? (Since they are obviously in the same household, I should
think not, but I wouldn't want to risk voiding the first license.) I
have one copy fully registered, and the other one freshly installed
from the same CD. It is in fact an official Microsoft Windows XP disc,
as I bought it from a legitimate online store. The fact is that I would
just wait for Vista... but alas, my trial period is soon to expire. Any
help? (Also, I'm not very familiar with the MS EULA, coming from a heavy
linux background, so please have mercy on my intellect)


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If the license allows it to be installed on one (1) machine (i.e., it's not
a Volume License), it may only be installed on one (1) machine.

Windows XP Product Activation:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ctivation.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/activation.mspx

Microsoft Product Activation: Volume Licensing Activation - Software Piracy
Protection:
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/activation_volume.mspx

How to activate Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...07890&sd=techh
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Fearan wrote:
> I currently have 2 installations of Windows XP Professional on 2
> different computers on the same LAN. Will this cause an activation
> problem? (Since they are obviously in the same household, I should
> think not, but I wouldn't want to risk voiding the first license.) I
> have one copy fully registered, and the other one freshly installed
> from the same CD. It is in fact an official Microsoft Windows XP disc,
> as I bought it from a legitimate online store. The fact is that I would
> just wait for Vista... but alas, my trial period is soon to expire. Any
> help? (Also, I'm not very familiar with the MS EULA, coming from a heavy
> linux background, so please have mercy on my intellect)

Fearan wrote:

> I currently have 2 installations of Windows XP Professional on 2
> different computers on the same LAN. Will this cause an activation
> problem? (Since they are obviously in the same household, I should
> think not, but I wouldn't want to risk voiding the first license.) I
> have one copy fully registered, and the other one freshly installed
> from the same CD. It is in fact an official Microsoft Windows XP
> disc, as I bought it from a legitimate online store. The fact is
> that I would just wait for Vista... but alas, my trial period is soon
> to expire. Any help? (Also, I'm not very familiar with the MS EULA,
> coming from a heavy linux background, so please have mercy on my
> intellect)


Being on the same LAN is irrelevant Being in the same household is
irrelevant. You are in violation of the EULA.

The rule is quite clear. It's one copy (or one license) for each computer.

There's nothing new here. This is exactly the same rule that's been in
effect on every version of Windows starting with Windows 3.1. The only thing
new with XP is that there's now an enforcement mechanism, which you will
likely run into when you try to activate the second installation.

If yours is a retail version, not an OEM one, you can buy extra licenses
(see http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...uy/addlic.asp). But it's
not generally a good deal. The problem is that Microsoft sells additional
licenses at only a small savings over the list price. You're almost
certainly better off just buying a complete second copy from a discount
source.


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Fearan wrote:

> I currently have 2 installations of Windows XP Professional on 2
> different computers on the same LAN. Will this cause an activation
> problem? (Since they are obviously in the same household, I should
> think not, but I wouldn't want to risk voiding the first license.) I
> have one copy fully registered, and the other one freshly installed
> from the same CD. It is in fact an official Microsoft Windows XP disc,
> as I bought it from a legitimate online store. The fact is that I would
> just wait for Vista... but alas, my trial period is soon to expire. Any
> help? (Also, I'm not very familiar with the MS EULA, coming from a heavy
> linux background, so please have mercy on my intellect)
>
>

Do you mean you have installed the same version of XP with the same CD
key on two different computers, both operating? If so that's a
violation of the EULA. One computer, one license.

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On 30/12/2005 Fearan <Fearan.20vb20@helpfeeds.com> wrote:
>
>I currently have 2 installations of Windows XP Professional on 2
>different computers on the same LAN. Will this cause an activation
>problem? (Since they are obviously in the same household, I should
>think not, but I wouldn't want to risk voiding the first license.) I
>have one copy fully registered, and the other one freshly installed
>from the same CD. It is in fact an official Microsoft Windows XP disc,
>as I bought it from a legitimate online store. The fact is that I would
>just wait for Vista... but alas, my trial period is soon to expire. Any
>help? (Also, I'm not very familiar with the MS EULA, coming from a heavy
>linux background, so please have mercy on my intellect)
>
>

As with EVERY version of Windows (since version 3.xx), Windows was always
licensed for ONE computer at a time. If you have a legitimate Microsoft
Retail CD Key, you can only "officially" activate it ONCE. You will need to
get a second CD key in order to license XP on the second computer correctly,
with product activation. Microsoft was selling just the CD key, directly
from their web site (with a phone number.)

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Fearan wrote:
> I currently have 2 installations of Windows XP Professional on 2
> different computers on the same LAN. Will this cause an activation
> problem? (Since they are obviously in the same household, I should
> think not, but I wouldn't want to risk voiding the first license.) I
> have one copy fully registered, and the other one freshly installed
> from the same CD. It is in fact an official Microsoft Windows XP disc,
> as I bought it from a legitimate online store. The fact is that I would
> just wait for Vista... but alas, my trial period is soon to expire. Any
> help? (Also, I'm not very familiar with the MS EULA, coming from a heavy
> linux background, so please have mercy on my intellect)
>
>


You need to purchase a separate WinXP license for each computer on
which you install it. (As long as you have two identical licenses, it
doesn't matter if you've used the same CD for the installations.)

Just 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.

One can buy additional licenses, assuming one already has 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/h...buy/addlic.asp

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


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Thanks for your help, all, but I think I'll just buy the x64 version
separately, since my new computer has an AMD Athlon 64. Though I must
say that even the 32-bit WinXP runs very smoothly here, too!


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BEFORE you plunge into 64bit XP make VERY SURE there are 64 bit drivers
for ALL the hardware you want to use.

Fearan wrote:

> Thanks for your help, all, but I think I'll just buy the x64 version
> separately, since my new computer has an AMD Athlon 64. Though I must
> say that even the 32-bit WinXP runs very smoothly here, too!
>
>