No! I have no issues with it, and if I did I would work them out on my own.
I am just tired of dealing with my customers who do!

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"::Cory::" <no_ka_oii@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uMR071JEGHA.336@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Activation should not be causing issues. It has never for me for the legit
> copies of Windows XP that I manage.
>
> Are you having some issue with this process that you require assistance
> with?
>
> ::CORY::
>
> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:e5G7rmJEGHA.916@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> How about also loading it on 3 for your cousin and 2 for your uncle while
>> you're at it.
>>
>> One copy/license = one computer. It's because of many people doing as you
>> would like to do that we have this damn activation mess now!
>>
>>
>>
>> Richard Urban
>>
>> "Mike" <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6E276D19-9868-402E-9F92-10B6B847B46A@microsoft.com...
>>> While I believe I know the answer let me ask anyway. I just purchased
>>> Windows
>>> XP and loaded it onto my laptop. Does anyone know if I can also load it
>>> onto
>>> a desk top or two at home? I'm unable to find specific licensing
>>> information
>>> on the Microsoft web page.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mike
>>
>>
>
>

Mike wrote:

> While I believe I know the answer let me ask anyway. I just purchased
> Windows XP and loaded it onto my laptop. Does anyone know if I can
> also load it onto a desk top or two at home? I'm unable to find
> specific licensing information on the Microsoft web page.


No, you may not. 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.

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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::Cory:: wrote:

> You're right! Those evil bastards. </sarcasm>
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/...ney/360770.stm
>
> ::CORY::

Um, what Bill does with his money is irrevelant to the content
expressed. The only reason he peels off a buck or two for the poor and
sick is due to guilt, not his profit or "anti piracy" policies.

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>
> "Alias" <aka@[notme]maskedandanonymous.org> wrote in message
> news:uQwGz6JEGHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>
>>::Cory:: wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Windows does not allow this.
>>>
>>>However a copy of Microsoft Office is liscensed to your personal use. So
>>>you could put it on your main desktop computer and the same copy on your
>>>laptop (only like that) as it is assumed you will only be using one or
>>>the other. I wish the OS was like this too, but alas it is not.
>>>
>>>::CORY::
>>>
>>>"Mike" <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>news:6E276D19-9868-402E-9F92-10B6B847B46A@microsoft.com...
>>>
>>>
>>>>While I believe I know the answer let me ask anyway. I just purchased
>>>>Windows
>>>>XP and loaded it onto my laptop. Does anyone know if I can also load it
>>>>onto
>>>>a desk top or two at home? I'm unable to find specific licensing
>>>>information
>>>>on the Microsoft web page.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Mike
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>It'll get worse. You'll have to pay a subscription fee every month for
>>your licence to use their software. Can't have MS losing value in the
>>stock market due to unprofitable generosity, now can we?
>>
>>--
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>>
>>Use the Reply to Sender feature of your news reader program to email me.
>>Utiliza Responder al Remitente para mandarme un mail.
>
>
>

How do you know "why" he does it? (-:

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Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"Alias" <aka@[notme]maskedandanonymous.org> wrote in message
news:%23XqQIiKEGHA.644@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> ::Cory:: wrote:
>
>> You're right! Those evil bastards. </sarcasm>
>>
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/...ney/360770.stm
>>
>> ::CORY::
>
> Um, what Bill does with his money is irrevelant to the content expressed.
> The only reason he peels off a buck or two for the poor and sick is due to
> guilt, not his profit or "anti piracy" policies.
>
> --
> Alias
>
> Use the Reply to Sender feature of your news reader program to email me.
> Utiliza Responder al Remitente para mandarme un mail.
>
>>
>> "Alias" <aka@[notme]maskedandanonymous.org> wrote in message
>> news:uQwGz6JEGHA.524@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>::Cory:: wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Windows does not allow this.
>>>>
>>>>However a copy of Microsoft Office is liscensed to your personal use. So
>>>>you could put it on your main desktop computer and the same copy on your
>>>>laptop (only like that) as it is assumed you will only be using one or
>>>>the other. I wish the OS was like this too, but alas it is not.
>>>>
>>>>::CORY::
>>>>
>>>>"Mike" <Mike@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:6E276D19-9868-402E-9F92-10B6B847B46A@microsoft.com...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>While I believe I know the answer let me ask anyway. I just purchased
>>>>>Windows
>>>>>XP and loaded it onto my laptop. Does anyone know if I can also load it
>>>>>onto
>>>>>a desk top or two at home? I'm unable to find specific licensing
>>>>>information
>>>>>on the Microsoft web page.
>>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>Mike
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>It'll get worse. You'll have to pay a subscription fee every month for
>>>your licence to use their software. Can't have MS losing value in the
>>>stock market due to unprofitable generosity, now can we?
>>>
>>>--
>>>Alias
>>>
>>>Use the Reply to Sender feature of your news reader program to email me.
>>>Utiliza Responder al Remitente para mandarme un mail.
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Richard Urban wrote:

> How do you know "why" he does it? (-:
>

As I wrote the message, it is obviously my opinion. Call it an educated
guess if you like.

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Mike wrote:
> While I believe I know the answer let me ask anyway. I just purchased Windows
> XP and loaded it onto my laptop. Does anyone know if I can also load it onto
> a desk top or two at home?


If you've already installed the OS, then you've read and agreed to the
licensing terms. Therefore, you already know the answer to this question.

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 use 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

>I'm unable to find specific licensing information
> on the Microsoft web page.
>


You couldn't have looked very hard.

http://www.microsoft.com/legal/useterms/


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Alias wrote:
>
> Um, what Bill does with his money is irrevelant to the content
> expressed. The only reason he peels off a buck or two for the poor and
> sick is due to guilt, not his profit or "anti piracy" policies.
>
>

Uh, no. I have it on good authority that he does it for altruism,
compassion, and the fact that it's a mitzvah to practice t'zdeka.