Re: WindowsXP Professional

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From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 02/16/04 

Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 20:12:21 +0000

Thu Pham wrote:

>I bought a WindowsXP Professional from a retailer store
>and installed to my Desktop and I just bought a Laptop
>recently. Can I use the same Production Key to load
>WindowsXP Professional to my Laptop?

No. Windows is licensed on a basis of one copy - one machine. It is
MSOffice that has a 'desktop plus laptop' concession.

>If not, What should I do?

Buy another copy. 

-- 
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K.  Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)

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