Re: XP Home install on multiple computers.

In news:5B79F86D-D07D-4B77-8368-BE39C9C62EF7@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Teo <Teo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> typed:

> 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


Activate, not register. Activation is required. Registration is
optional.



> 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.


Well, yes, it's a low number, but that number is one.
The rule is quite clear. It's one copy (or one license) for each
computer.

There's nothing new here. This is exactly the same rule that's
been in effect on every version of Windows starting with Windows
3.1. The only thing new with XP is that there's now an
enforcement mechanism.


> could you please let me know if this is correct or what the
> options
> may be.


Sorry, three is not correct.


> 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?


Actually you could not buy extra licenses. If yours were a retail
version, not an OEM one, you could buy extra licenses (see
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/addlic.asp). But
since your copy of XP came pre-installed on your computer, it's
an OEM version and you don't qualify for it.


But it's not generally a good deal anyway. The problem is that
Microsoft sells additional licenses at only a small savings over
the list price. You'd almost certainly be better off just buying
extra copies from a discount source.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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