Re: Installation of XP OS on more than one computer. Please Help

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From: Michael D. Alligood (michael_at_noemail.com)
Date: 08/01/04 

Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2004 15:26:11 -0400

"...running at the same time". Do you mean powered on at the same time or "I
installed Windows XP on one computer, but I am not using it anymore..." If
you purchased a retail windows xp cd, you can install this on as many
computers you want, but only one computer can be in operation at any given
time. OEM cds and upgrade windows xp cds installed on OEM copies are tied to
each other and can only be installed on the computer the OEM cd came with. 

-- 
Best of luck!
Michael D. Alligood
MCSA, MCP, CCNA, A+,
Network+, i-Net+, CIW A, CIW CI
"Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
news:uet%23Lv$dEHA.3680@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> In news:O%23rv2Y$dEHA.3212@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl,
> Michael J. Gregg <yomama@myhouse.com> typed:
>
> > I heard that you could install the OS on a Desktop and Laptop
> as long
> > as they are your machines, and only one is running at a time.
>
>
> Sorry, you heard wrong. That's true of Microsoft Office, but it's
> *not* true of Windows.
>
> -- 
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>

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