Re: Can I activate on more than one machine with this version of XP?
From: jm (john_20_28_2000_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/30/04
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Date: 29 Aug 2004 18:51:32 -0700
CS <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<npk4j0tvfeelrllajh7jvh5uij94oe3s4g@4ax.com>...
> On 29 Aug 2004 10:51:51 -0700, john_20_28_2000@yahoo.com (jm) wrote:
>
> >"Tom" <noway@nothere.com> wrote in message news:<uyV#LMcjEHA.2544@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>...
> >> > 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.
> >
> >It is an OEM. I am upgrading my motherboard, cpu and harddrive.
>
> JM:
>
> All very good answers and points. But it's really up to you. If you
> like making Microsoft richer than they are, then by all means,
> purchase another copy of XP Pro and throw away your OEM copy.
>
> Some interesting reading here: www.microscum.com
" * Software as a Component of the Computer - Transfer. THIS
LICENSE MAY NOT BE SHARED,
TRANSFERRED TO OR USED CONCURRENTLY
ON DIFFERENT COMPUTERS. The SOFTWARE
is licensed with the HARDWARE as a single integrated
product and may only be used with the HARDWARE. If the
SOFTWARE is not accompanied by new HARDWARE, you may
not use the SOFTWARE. You may permanently transfer all
of your rights under this EULA only as part of a
permanent sale or transfer of the HARDWARE, provided
you retain no copies, if you transfer all of the SOFTWARE
(including all component parts, the media and printed
materials, any upgrades, this EULA and the Certificate
of Authenticity), and the recipient agrees to the terms
of this EULA. If the SOFTWARE is an upgrade, any
transfer must also include all prior versions of the
SOFTWARE. "
I'm not so sure it is saying that I can't upgrade the components of my
computer. For example, what if I originally bought the product with a
stick of memory? Does that mean everywhere I use that memory I can
legally use the XP software? I can change the motheraboard, CPU, hard
drive, etc., as long as I don't change the memory? It really is foggy
here. Not so much as to what this says as on what the product is sold
with.
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