Re: Windows XP and its License..

Ted Gervais wrote:
I have been told that we can only use WindowsXP once. That is, we can install it on one computer and that is it. We can't format the drive and start over. No. I am told that once you put it on, than that is it. No more.

I found all this out when I bought a new copy of XP (home) a couple of weeks ago and installed it on a new computer I built. Everything went fine. I activated it and registered the software etc., and life was great.

And than, I decided to make some changes so I formated the drive and started again.
When I tried to activate it, I was told 'NO' ! The software can only be used ONCE.

I called the phone number supplised and the person told me the same thing but eventually gave me a new serial number. This new number is referenced over to the orginal number and I can never uninistall my windowsXP software with that serial number again. Only once but maybe twice , if one talks nice.

Has anyone had this experience before? I thought you were restricted to using the software you bought on ONE machine only. But could uninistall it and reinstall it 100 times if you wanted. As long as it was on that same machine. Wrong!!




There's no limit to the number of times you can reinstall and activate the same WinXP license on the same PC. Nor is there ever a charge. Nor does a Product Key (so long as it's not an evaluation license) ever expire. If it's been more than 120 days since you last activated that specific Product Key, you'll most likely be able to activate via the Internet without problem. If it's been less, you might have to make a 5 minute phone call.

Here are the facts pertaining to activation:

Piracy Basics - Microsoft Product Activation
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/

Windows Product Activation (WPA)
http://www.aumha.org/a/wpa.htm


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