Re: Can I activate on more than one machine with this version of XP?

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From: Tom (noway_at_nothere.com)
Date: 08/29/04 

Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 08:23:49 -0400

> Microsoft needs to rethink this policy. Lets say your computer is fried by a
> lightening strike. You go out and buy a new computer, maybe even one
> identical to the one that was destroyed. Why can't you use the same copy of
> Windows XP?

You can activate it on another PC, as long as the disk is a retail version (not OEM), and using the scenario you posted as just one example of that possibility.