Re: Legality of OEM Win XP 1-2 CPU

From: Jim Macklin (p51mustang[threeX12)
Date: 06/03/04 

Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 18:52:52 -0500

Wrong on several accounts. All versions of Windows are
licensed for installation on one (1) computer. Certain
versions support more than one CPU in that computer.
W98 does not support a motherboard with more than one CPU.
Windows XP Home does not support 2 physical CPUs, but does
support multithreaded CPUs which will appear as two logical
processors.

Windows XP Pro supports two physical processors which would
show as 4 logical processors.

To use more processors, you buy a server version of Windows.

But even a server version of Windows is licensed for one
server unless you buy a volume license. 

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"Greg R" <webworm12@yes.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:92dvb0dq9cb4i9644uic1c7e01puvoo7pd@4ax.com...
| I reallly don't know if this is possible.  I suppose if
you add a
| third cpu.   You couldn't use xp at all.  Even the retail
version.
| You would have to get windows 98se or me it does not have
the cpu
| Restrictions.
|
|
| >On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 23:21:41 GMT, "none" <none@none.com>
wrote:
|
| >Nice creative thinking. To bad what you have done is
illegal.
| >
| >NT, W2K pro, XP Pro all support dual processors (2 CPUs
on the same mother
| >board)
| >
| >
| >"Ashley" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
| >news:17d1801c449b7$cb500b80$a301280a@phx.gbl...
| >> Hey guys, does anyone know what is meant by the sticker
on
| >> OEM copies of WIN XP that say "1-2CPU"?  I always have
| >> taken it to mean that you can install that copy on up
| >> to "2 CPU's", as in my laptop and my desktop.
| >
|

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