Re: New XP Professional Software- license issues

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Bonnie J wrote:
> Oh great! I told you I am technically challenged! haha
>
> Yes, I bought one copy of XP PRO from school. In one of those pamphlets
> that came with the software, it says I can install it on up to three PCs in
> my home. So I have it on the laptop I bring to my moms, my old pc and I did
> have it installed two times on the new pc but it got sent back to HP to be
> completely erased. So I would like to take it off this old pc and put it on
> the new one that just came back from the second time from HP. So then in
> theory I would have it installed on two home PCs. If I just spent $200 on
> software I cannot use I am going to be very ******* off! Then I will see why
> my ex quit working at Microsoft :- )
>
>
> "andy smart" wrote:
>
>
>>Bonnie J wrote:
>>
>>>Please forgive me as I am a little technically challenged. I bought the XP
>>>Pro from my school since I had bought a new computer and wanted to install it
>>>on there. Here is my situation:
>>>
>>>I go to my mothers house very frequently and her laptop only has XP Home
>>>which is fine for her, but in order for me to do my schooling projects I put
>>>my new software on my laptop there so I have it when I am traveling back and
>>>forth to her house.
>>
>>Software is not an issue of the operating system usually - the version
>>of XP should not affect the programs you can install.
>>
>>
>>>The other issue is that I bought a new pc in April, installed the XP Pro on
>>>it and had to send it in to be fixed. The completely wiped everything off so
>>>I had to start fresh again. During this time of not having my new pc hooked
>>>up I had to install the XP Pro on our old pc to do my work and now to install
>>>it again on the new pc it says I have already installed it three
>>>times......so.. I have it on my pc in Duluth, on my old pc and it was
>>>installed twice on the pc that I bought in April that has been wiped out
>>>twice and I haven't been able to use it. How do I uninstall that so I have
>>>two more available times to install XP on the new PC and on the laptop my
>>>husband will have when he returns from overseas.
>>
>>OK, so as I understand it you have one copy of XP pro? This means you
>>can install it on one machine. If you want it on a workstation and a
>>laptop you need to by a second XP pro licence. If You're saying that the
>>issue is that you can't activate the new copy due to the number of times
>>it's been activated already - you'll need to ring MS activation and
>>explain it to them.
>>
>>I'm not sure how this
>>
>>>licensing goes other than I spent $200.00 and I would like to have it on the
>>>PCs that are running and that I am using. Please email me at
>>>bonnie.jeannotte@xxxxxxxxxxxxx if you have any information. I am not sure I
>>>even explained myself correctly :- ( Thank you!
>>
>>NEVER put your real email address on newsgroup postings - it's the best
>>way on Earth to get spam. You can now sit back and enjoy numerous offers
>>to help get money out of Nigeria, buy online pharaceuticals, etc etc etc
>>

OK, so you have 'official documentation' which says you can put it on
multiple machines? IANOL (I am not a lawyer) but that might be a defence
mightn't it? Can you tell us more about the pamphlet, who produced it etc!
.

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