Re: Install pre-installed XP on other computers in same household?

From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 12/14/04


Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 14:01:15 +0000

jennifer wrote:

>Please advise if Microsoft allows intall of XP OS installed on a Dell
>purchased machine on another machine in the same household (son has 2 PCs).

No it does not. A: no version may be installed to more than one
machine, and B: one that came on that DEL is tied to that machine, dies
with it and may not even be transferred

>Otherwise, any problems related with upgrading from Windows 95 to XP?

You can't upgrade a win95 to XP, though you can use a 95 CD as evidence
of eligibility in doing a clean install with an XP Upgrade CD. But a 95
machine is unlikely to come anywhere near sensible specs for running XP

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


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