Re: Dual boot operating system

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From: Michael Stevens (mstevens_at_bogusmvps.org)
Date: 01/22/05 

Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 05:56:47 -0800

steve wrote:
> I am doing this so one hard drive is clean for games and internet use
> and the other
> is for all my programs. Cant play games with certain software
> emulaters. could you explain more on the license part. I did make
> the mistake of useing the same licence on 2 computers and had to
> call in and explain which is when I realized that I had used the same
> license on to computers. Will I have the same problem since it is on
> to different hard drives but the same computer. Can they detect I am
> using to harddrives ? Is it more of just hardware detection which
> would be the same regaurdless of which harddrive I boot from ?
>
>
>

I thought what I said was very clear. I can't really think how I could
elaborate on it. 

-- 
Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
>
>
> Michael Stevens" wrote:
>
>> steve wrote:
>>> Hello  I would like to do a dual boot operating system but with 2
>>> hard drives. I would like to use xp home on both hard drives. Can I
>>> use the same licence for both harddrives since it is still one
>>> computer ? Do I need to purchase a nother license ?
>>> The hard drives are different in size and one is a serial ata drive.
>>> If I did a dual boot on the same harddrive would I also need  a
>>> nother license ?
>>>
>>> Is there a reccomended  dual boot software ? will partition magic
>>> 8.0 work ?
>>>
>>>
>>> orchirdchild
>>
>> Technically yes, but activation doesn't care and will allow both. XP
>> is licensed for one concurrent install at a time and all other
>> installs should be removed to be in compliance with the EULA.
>> A dual boot system should never be installed to the same partition,
>> especially when they are the same OS.
>> If you want to do this for backup purposes, you should consider
>> imaging software as a better solution.
>> --
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