Re: License unfairness ? Rant...

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Slip Kid wrote:
Last fall I bought a new machine. I came with XP Pro sans SP2 (OEM). I upgraded it within a few weeks with SP2.

Since then I installed a new(er) version of XP (with SP2) for an older machine.

But, I can't install the 'newer' version on the newer machine. Two machines, two OS's - and the one that is six months old is 'useless' on the newer machine? 

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