Re: XP Home install on multiple computers.

No. A preinstalled OEM version of Windows XP cannot
be transferred nor activated on a different computer. Its
license is exclusively tied to the manufacturer's computer.

Additionally, each installation of Windows XP, installed
on different computers, requires its own unique license.

Please read your End-User License Agreement by going
to Start > Run and type: WINVER , and hit enter. Then
click on "End-User License Agreement".

In order to upgrade your other computer, you'll have to
purchase a conventional "Retail Upgrade Version" of
Windows XP.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"Matt" wrote:

| Hi,
| I bought a computer with XP home addition on it and i want to also install
| it on my computer in the living room. I know that with XP it started making
| you register to avoid using one disk to install on many computers but i
| thought there was a low # (like 3) which your OEM XP Home addition could be
| installed on.
|
| could you please let me know if this is correct or what the options may be.
| I know i could buy more licenses but i don't want to do that if i am allowed
| to install a few times. How much would an extra license run usually?
|
| Thank You, Matt

.

Relevant Pages

  • RE: Windows XP Service Pack1 problem with activation
    ... Windows XP Service Pack1 problem with activation ... all neatly logged by microsoft's install log on the site. ... > benefits of owning their valid license. ... If Windows XP needed to be activated before applying SP1, ...
    (Vuln-Dev)
  • Re: Transfer XP to different computer
    ... deactiviate so that I can install on other computer. ... The versions of Windows XP include: ... - BIOS Locked OEM version ... Volume License version ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.setup_deployment)
  • Re: multiple installation
    ... wish to install Windows XP on other PC's, you'll have to purchase a new license ... Once you purchase another license (Product Key), you may install ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Windows XP Desktop & Laptop Same CD
    ... installed in my desktop computer and I would like to know if I can use the same activation for my laptop that I used this cd to format and install windows on. ... You need to purchase a separate WinXP license for each computer on which you install it. ... As long as you have multiple identical licenses, it doesn't matter if you use the same CD for the installations, as long as you use a different license on each installation. ... The only way in which WinXP licensing differs from that of earlier versions of Windows is that Microsoft has finally added a copy protection and anti-theft mechanism, Product Activation, to prevent multiple installations using a single license. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: How to add a user with very limited rights
    ... The Windows Server 2003 External Connector license is an optional ... An EC license is not applicable to Web Edition or Windows Small Business ... For more information about External Connector License, ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)